CDT Components are they as good as some people say??

[DejaWiz 5,000+ posts]

Ahh, the Revelators and the Owls, eh?

I know the OW1's are rated for 100W RMS, but how much power would you personally run them or have seen them take without problems? Thanks HH.

What do you think of the Scan D2905?

 

[Hebrew Hammer 10+ year member]

Ahh, the Revelators and the Owls, eh?
I know the OW1's are rated for 100W RMS, but how much power would you personally run them or have seen them take without problems? Thanks HH.

What do you think of the Scan D2905?

on the Ow1's you have the option to get them with ferro fluid...this aids in the ability to run them a little lower and give them a little more power....

also for a few extra dollars...I'd rather get the 3004/6600...way better tweeter

http://www.madisound.com/catalog/product_info.php?manufacturers_id=148&products_id=1738

and in regards to power...I always over power everything...I got 480 watts per going to my tweeters....so it's all in how you install/tune etc....

 

[WhoSayWho? 5,000+ posts]

the cheapest set I can put together is in the 600-650 range....

Fair enough.

 

[Eugenics 5,000+ posts]

Well if someone didn't mind settling for inferior sound or just couldn't cough up 600 dolars.... what would you suggest?

 

[DejaWiz 5,000+ posts]

Well if someone didn't mind settling for inferior sound or just couldn't cough up 600 dolars.... what would you suggest?

Peerless Exclusives and Seas Neos.

 

[Babs 10+ year member]

Maybe something like these??

Not sure if that's the correct "class" of SEAS tweet or not...

http://www.madisound.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=45_245_313&products_id=1466

http://www.madisound.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=1604

Looks like a beefy mid driver for sure.. Though what impedence would you want in separate drivers in a car setup? 4ohm for each for running active channels to each?

 

[CrazedCat 10+ year member]

I just wanna get this to 100+ replies

 

[DejaWiz 5,000+ posts]

Ok, I'll help.

 

[Babs 10+ year member]

Maybe something like these??Not sure if that's the correct "class" of SEAS tweet or not...

http://www.madisound.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=45_245_313&products_id=1466

http://www.madisound.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=1604

Looks like a beefy mid driver for sure.. Though what impedence would you want in separate drivers in a car setup? 4ohm for each for running active channels to each?

me too.. So were these the correct drivers you recommend?

I'm considering a simple active setup with 2 way upfront and sub in a Forester.

Thinking about stepping up considerably from my last setup which were Kappa's.

 

[DejaWiz 5,000+ posts]

100 posts!

yep, those are the drivers.

Here's the metal dome tweeters:

http://www.madisound.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=633

 

[Babs 10+ year member]

101!

Thanks.. yeah appears you have a choice from them.. Given the price (which ain't bad at all compared to typical car audio retail sites for usual car audio brands).. Are these really a good OR superior alternative to the usual suspects like kicker/polk/boston/mbq/etc that are probably outsourced tweeters/woofers anyway?

... did I just answer my own question in that question?? hehehe //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[DejaWiz 5,000+ posts]

I wouldn't say one is better than the other, however the price differences surely can't be ignored. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[Babs 10+ year member]

The cheap pricetag makes me suspicious.. especially when cruising the car retail sites at tweeters in upwards of $100 - $200

One example the JL Audio XR100-CT for $120.. compared to $30 (I guess x 2) = $60ish from Madisound for the Seas aluminum dome.

I guess a good bit of it is the typical car-brand-name hype verses a little tweet waiting on the shelf at a DIY store.

 

[DejaWiz 5,000+ posts]

The cheap pricetag makes me suspicious.. especially when cruising the car retail sites at tweeters in upwards of $100 - $200
One example the JL Audio XR100-CT for $120.. compared to $30 (I guess x 2) = $60ish from Madisound for the Seas aluminum dome.

I guess a good bit of it is the typical car-brand-name hype verses a little tweet waiting on the shelf at a DIY store.

The cheap prices are a direct result of non-advertised brand image.

Which name would you almost expect to see when walking into a well-established car audio store - JL Audio or Seas?

The prices are cheap because the consumer is simply getting a quality product, not a quality product from a company trying to recoup millions of dollars spent on advertising as well as brand recognition premiums.

 

[Babs 10+ year member]

I can believe it.

Just for giggles, are there any bumps up from that particular tweeter in Seas or any other similar brands you could point me to? Morel, etc.. something relatively available in a car tweet setup?

Or given about a $400ish budget, should I even bother?? just get the Seas and be happy I guess.