DIY 3way setup

[RidnClean 5,000+ posts]

well once my CDTs sell, i'm thinkin about making a DIY 3way setup

not really set on a price limit, but would like to keep it $200 & under.

here are some speakers im looking at

Midbass:

Mach 5

ID OEMs

Vifa

Daytons

Peerless

Seas

Tweeters:

Seas Neos

Vifa

-any other good tweeters you can think of.

Now here is where I'm stuck, I have no clue whats good midrange

could use alot of help there.

so if you got a good 3way combo, post it up and let me know how you liked it.

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[audiobahnuser18 5,000+ posts]

For tweeters look into snoopy he's selling some hertz tweeters $50 that's a good deal & some real nice equipment,

 

[bball09124 10+ year member]

AA Polymids if you can find them.

 

[UCF52 10+ year member]

When you say 3-way, do you mean 3-way front + sub or 3-way total? I'm going to assume 2-way + sub given your budget. I have the OEM's now and will be looking to upgrade my tweeters in about a month. Here is what's on my list now;

Peerless 810921 HDS

Dayton RS28A4

Vifa XT25

Morel MDT-22

Morel MDT-12

So far, I am really liking what I read about the HDS. I just really want a tweet that has no problem being crossed around 2khz. That way I have a lot of options as far as crossing over the mid and tweet.

 

[kovemaster559 5,000+ posts]

i could possibly get you the aa polys if you want let me know. also im also doing custom 3 way i am doing 8" kicker ssmb8

mavin soft silk tweets and mavin dome midrange. i realy like these mavin product they are the shit . awesome product

http://www.mavin.com/index.php/products/mavin-high-performance-dome-mid-range-speaker

http://www.mavin.com/index.php/products/mavin-high-power-high-output-soft-dome-tweeter-75-watts-rms

http://www.crutchfield.com/S-qUl2d2XIK5u/App/Product/Item/Main.aspx?i=2064SSMB8

 

[bikinpunk 10+ year member]

vifa tg9 for midrange. cheap, small(ish). works.

IMO, $200 for a full 3-way is pretty low. Can be done, but don't expect a miracle. I'd rather spend $200 on good 2-way drivers.

 

[audiobahnuser18 5,000+ posts]

u know u want my rev's man

 

[kovemaster559 5,000+ posts]

vifa tg9 for midrange. cheap, small(ish). works.
IMO, $200 for a full 3-way is pretty low. Can be done, but don't expect a miracle. I'd rather spend $200 on good 2-way drivers.

thats ghey and no ****. 3way>2way

 

[RidnClean 5,000+ posts]

When you say 3-way, do you mean 3-way front + sub or 3-way total? I'm going to assume 2-way + sub given your budget. I have the OEM's now and will be looking to upgrade my tweeters in about a month. Here is what's on my list now;
Peerless 810921 HDS

Dayton RS28A4

Vifa XT25

Morel MDT-22

Morel MDT-12

So far, I am really liking what I read about the HDS. I just really want a tweet that has no problem being crossed around 2khz. That way I have a lot of options as far as crossing over the mid and tweet.

no a 3way

like this:

PRETEND THATS A ZX, NOT MTX

and my budget can be higher, i'd just get it in peices

ill make sure to check those drivers out

 

[stuckinok 5,000+ posts]

vifa tg9 for midrange. cheap, small(ish). works.
IMO, $200 for a full 3-way is pretty low. Can be done, but don't expect a miracle. I'd rather spend $200 on good 2-way drivers.

Beat me too it!

thats ghey and no ****. 3way>2way

Badass 2-way>Crappy 3-way

If going under 200 I would stick with the usual seas neo and Mach 5 Mli or ID OEM mids. I would really recommend the Peerless Exclusive mids and mine are badass. A great budget twwet are the Blaupunkt VC100s. They got great reviews on DIYMA and for 35 shipped off egay nothing comes even close for the price range.

 

[RidnClean 5,000+ posts]

Beat me too it!

Badass 2-way>Crappy 3-way

If going under 200 I would stick with the usual seas neo and Mach 5 Mli or ID OEM mids. I would really recommend the Peerless Exclusive mids and mine are badass. A great budget twwet are the Blaupunkt VC100s. They got great reviews on DIYMA and for 35 shipped off egay nothing comes even close for the price range.

lets pretend there is a higher budget, which there is //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[stuckinok 5,000+ posts]

lets pretend there is a higher budget, which there is //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

When doing a 3-way most people stick with the 8in midbass, 4in midrange and then the tweeter so these would be my choices

Tweeter: Seas Neos, LPG Aluminums, Vifa XT25 or Peerless HDS

Midrange: Peerless/vifa TG-9 or TC-9 and that Dayton ref 4in

Midbass: Peerless Exclusive Mids, Peerless XLS 8s, Dayton Ref 8s

Thats all I can think of at the moment.

 

[RidnClean 5,000+ posts]

that's a problem

dont think i can fit 8s in my blazer

someone prove me wrong?

someone also told me that the Vifa TG-9 is a good midrange, so leaning towards that

 

[bikinpunk 10+ year member]

thats ghey and no ****. 3way>2way

I run a 3-way. I know what he’s talking about.

For $200 (which was what the OP said he had budgeted) your 3-way setup is going to suffer. Unless you’re getting dealer cost.

OP, if you say you have more money than $200, what is it? I don’t think I’d look at 3-way with anything less than $300...and then I’d be looking at used drivers.

 

[bikinpunk 10+ year member]

someone also told me that the Vifa TG-9 is a good midrange, so leaning towards that

Was it this guy? //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

vifa tg9 for midrange. cheap, small(ish). works.