Dayton Reference Drivers? XO Points?

[mavster 10+ year member]

Tweeter; http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/pshowdetl.cfm?&Partnumber=275-135&scqty=2

Mid; http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/pshowdetl.cfm?&Partnumber=285-020&scqty=2

Woofer; http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/pshowdetl.cfm?&Partnumber=295-366&scqty=2

Would a Crossover point between Woofer/Mid @ 600hz & Mid/Tweeter @ 3700hz....Be ok?

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[RAM_Designs 5,000+ posts]

.....yes. You could go a little higher on the mid/tweet crossover...4-5k will work too, just depends on how much info you want your midrange to play.

 

[mavster 10+ year member]

well its a 12db slope...

 

[RAM_Designs 5,000+ posts]

well its a 12db slope...

are you using the pre-made dayton 3-ways?...if so, stick with the 3.7k

 

[mavster 10+ year member]

actually no...

this one

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=360013075258&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=023

I need Bi-amp capabilities...

 

[mavster 10+ year member]

bump any other input?

 

[BrianChia 10+ year member]

I would never use a generic crossover with those drivers.

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

Especially with their breakup characteristics...I'd want a tweet that could play lower than that...

 

[BrianChia 10+ year member]

Especially with their breakup characteristics...I'd want a tweet that could play lower than that...

I think he'll be fine with that tweeter since he's also using the midrange. But yeah there will still be some peaks that need to be tamed.

 

[mavster 10+ year member]

I was trying to go with a generic crossover, didn't feel like building one //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif...

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

Like I said in Lemans' thread...going cheap does not equal 3-way //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[mavster 10+ year member]

Like I said in Lemans' thread...going cheap does not equal 3-way //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

not really cheap, its just I don't have the time to research the XO...assembly wouldn't take me long...

So anyone mind designing me the crossover?

 

[PV Audio 5,000+ posts]

Take it from me, you MUST spend money on your crossover with those speakers. Seriously. Not only that, a 2nd order slope really isn't sufficient. I ran a 2-way setup using a L-R 2nd order slope. Sounded pretty good, I'll admit. Then I started noticing some serious flaws and knew the enclosure was good and the drivers were **** good too. Made a 4th order L-R and it was truly night and day. The RS line has SERIOUS breakup issues and major comb filtering problems. Also, most importantly if you are going to run the RS high: baffle step. Make sure that you design your enclosure to take it into account, otherwise, as they get into their breakup nodes, you'll be able to tell they should have more/different output. Either that, or keep them close to the walls of the room, which also has it's ups and downs.

 

[PV Audio 5,000+ posts]

Oh, and honestly, the dayton 15 dollar soft dome tweeter sounds better than the one you posted. It really isn't all that fantastic. Look into Seas prestige tweets for good cost/performance ratios.

 

[BrianChia 10+ year member]

Check out Zaph's latest project, by the way. Dayton RS woofers and mid with the Aurasound rear mount dome. Might be along the lines of what you are trying to build (but with a highly perfected crossover).