CDT..DLS..or Rainbow Audio...Who to choose??

[xdavieexx 10+ year member]

I think what I'll do is work my way to an active setup...but for now do passive. and with my 125x2 I should be able to get alot of juice to the mid.

only question is...how I'm going to mount a 3 way set into my door.....

the stock speaker is a 6x9...so I should have a nice big hole to work with. Could use some MDF board and make an adapter to fit the 6 1/2 and the 3 inch mid...and hopefully squeeze in the tweeter. But...I would really like to some how angle the tweeter and the 3 inch mid up towards the dome light...don't know how I do that.

Use that amp now for passive. When you go 3 way, buy another 4 channel amp. Because the tweeter and the MIdbass go on the same amp. You would use the 2 channel for the midrange. The 8455 is an awesome choice. I have the same deck by the way.

 

[orangeblast 10+ year member]

Hey talk to me about your eclipse CD8455. How do you like it...and how are the features on it. I found the chromish look kind of tacky an the idea of all the stupid Pioneer like graphics on the screen. But how is the SQ and feature list. Do you really feel protected with the whole ESN secuirty stuff? How much of a difference can I expect by going to the eclipse from my current Clarion HX-D10.

thanks!

 

[supa_c 5,000+ posts]

One good think about the Eclipse's is that they arent as recognizable as something from pioneer or alpine.

My mom has a JVC KD-sh55 in her car and she doesnt even thing twice about removing the faceplate even though the H/U cost $400.

Its just not very distinct.

Most theives will prob do a quick glance, see its not something "popular" and keep walking.

 

[xdavieexx 10+ year member]

Hey talk to me about your eclipse CD8455. How do you like it...and how are the features on it. I found the chromish look kind of tacky an the idea of all the stupid Pioneer like graphics on the screen. But how is the SQ and feature list. Do you really feel protected with the whole ESN secuirty stuff? How much of a difference can I expect by going to the eclipse from my current Clarion HX-D10.
thanks!

eclipse 8455 i don't think look tacky at all. At night it really looks great. ESN works great. At the shop whenever they disconnect my battery, i have to punch in the code everytime or else the HU won't work. And eclipse has a 1 year replacement if it ever gets stolen so thats another great thing. SQ is amazin i went from my really nice pioneer p900r that costed like 600 buck in the days with 6 volt preouts and 13 band graphic eq. And i noticed a lot of different, less noise, less distortion because the gain on the amp is turned down lower. Mp3 feature is really nice. You can't go wrong with eclipse thats for sure.

 

[bikejunkie223 10+ year member]

I'm switchin my 860 out for an 8454 this weekend, should be a nice upgrade.I'll post the differences IMO. Also, a removable face is kinda retarded IMO. Most people don't remove them, and if they do, they just put it in the glove box or the center console, so how much security is that?

 

[3.5Max6spd 10+ year member]

They all use the same general tweeter.

Actually the Iridium and Ultimate tweeters are different...now the lower line MS6 and UP6 use the same tweeter...

 

[djdilliodon 10+ year member]

For the es's 100x4 or as low as 60x4 active is more than enough for them. The reason why youll start seeing the es's fall in price is cause the tw25s tweeters are no longer made and the mids are going to be improved for the new year, so cdt is pawning them off on dealers super cheap to make room for the new design coming. The mids will still be yellow but from the front they will look totally different and some other changes will be made as well. The vifa mg uses the exact same frame as the es driver maybe even same cone material but are they the same no. The ts parameters for both drivers are totally different.

 

[supa_c 5,000+ posts]

Actually the Iridium and Ultimate tweeters are different...now the lower line MS6 and UP6 use the same tweeter...

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[bikejunkie223 10+ year member]

Actually the Iridium and Ultimate tweeters are different...now the lower line MS6 and UP6 use the same tweeter...

That is a new tweeter for the iridium, they used the UP1C tweeter (same as up6's) until recently- as I was not aware they made a change until now.

 

[stevcha 10+ year member]

looks like I'm headed in the direction of a set of DLS Iridium 6.3's and an Eclipse CD8455 HU. This is good becuase in the long run I won't have to buy a new amp to power the CDT ES620s I was thinking of getting in the first place. Was reading that the RMS of the Iridiums are 100 wats....and my DEI can do 125x2@4ohms...so that should work out great!!!
What do you guys think?

and also...is stinger wire still the good place to go or are there better wires now-adays?

You'll love the DLS 6.3s!! I just made the change to 3way and love it. I'm running my 6.3s passive for now and using a 8455. I think the 8455 is a great deck. It gives you quite a bit of control and the features are useful. I'm not crazy about the movie displays so I just don't use them. I'm using an Arc 4150 bridged to power the 6.3s. The Arc 4150 per specs puts out 320x2 @ 4ohm. The Iridiums have taken everything I've thrown at them. You won't have any problem with 125x2. Good luck!!