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Changing my entire front stage.
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<blockquote data-quote="gckless" data-source="post: 8056293" data-attributes="member: 635756"><p>[quote name='neo_styles']Of course I wouldn&#39;t say that lol! But as far as piecing out a system with individual drivers, I would consider Dayton before CDT on the cost side of things. Obviously, that requires having active-capable crossovers which you could get if you upgraded the amp to something like the PPI Black Ice/Phantom lines or something similar. If you can only do passive, though, I&#39;d say the HDs would suit you fine. No sense in the extra coin for the ES if you&#39;re not really going to be able to enjoy it.</p></blockquote><p></p><p>Here&#39;s the issue with the lower-end CDT&#39;s, from what I have seen anyway: they don&#39;t like to handle being crossed lower at bigger power. The ES&#39;s will take a larger amount of power for sure, can be crossed lower, and will sound better doing it. Maybe [USER=628688]@trumpet[/USER] ; can confirm or deny this.</p><p>[/QUOTE]</p>
[QUOTE="gckless, post: 8056293, member: 635756"] [quote name='neo_styles']Of course I wouldn't say that lol! But as far as piecing out a system with individual drivers, I would consider Dayton before CDT on the cost side of things. Obviously, that requires having active-capable crossovers which you could get if you upgraded the amp to something like the PPI Black Ice/Phantom lines or something similar. If you can only do passive, though, I'd say the HDs would suit you fine. No sense in the extra coin for the ES if you're not really going to be able to enjoy it.[/QUOTE] Here's the issue with the lower-end CDT's, from what I have seen anyway: they don't like to handle being crossed lower at bigger power. The ES's will take a larger amount of power for sure, can be crossed lower, and will sound better doing it. Maybe [USER=628688]@trumpet[/USER] ; can confirm or deny this. [/QUOTE]
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