DIY active 3-way driver recomendations????

[Phers1er 10+ year member]

I am planning a new build and I want to run an active 3-way set up.

I'm new to the whole active thing but have been told by more than a few people that building my own 3-way is the way to go.

My available power is

50x2 rms for the tweeters

100x2 rms for the mids

200x2 rms for the midbass

I am at a loss when it comes to choosing raw drivers. Any recomendations?

Or would lossing the 50x2 and running a higher quality 2-way active set be a better bet?

I'm trying to spend under $600 on the speakers if that helps.

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[RAM_Designs 5,000+ posts]

$600 for speakers is plenty...what sizes do you have room to work with? 8" midbass possible?

 

[Phers1er 10+ year member]

8's should be no problem.

 

[Louisiana_CRX 5,000+ posts]

you ought to get my OZ Matrix Elites...lol

 

[Phers1er 10+ year member]

you ought to get my OZ Matrix Elites...lol

I wouldn't mind having them but one of the reasons I'm doing a diy 3-way is so I can buy the drivers one pair at a time. I have a family to take care of so I will never have $600 all at once.haha

 

[Phers1er 10+ year member]

$600 for speakers is plenty...what sizes do you have room to work with? 8" midbass possible?

I was thinking 1-4-8" or 1-3-6"

 

[Phers1er 10+ year member]

Also, The $600 budget is not set in stone.

 

[Phers1er 10+ year member]

anyone?

 

[go_go_thrash 10+ year member]

The dls 3" mid is very nice, vifa xt25's have stellar reviews. The hybrid audio technology stuff has had a lot of buzz recently. There is always the choice of buying dyn or dls raw drivers. And Seas makes some very nice things as well.

Sorry I couldn't be of more help, I want to run active, and I have investigated it, just don't think it is something I am ready to jump into just yet.

http://www.madisound.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=1181

http://dls.se/en/car/prod.html?produkt=en_162

 

[dragnix 5,000+ posts]

have you ever done a 2way before? Just asking since some people want to get ahead of themselves and therefore creates a lot of problems for themselves

 

[Phers1er 10+ year member]

Thanks for the response, I'll check a few of those out.

 

[WrenchGuy 10+ year member]

Buy my Daytons All you'll need is a tweeter.

 

[Phers1er 10+ year member]

have you ever done a 2way before? Just asking since some people want to get ahead of themselves and therefore creates a lot of problems for themselves

I have never done an active set up before

 

[dragnix 5,000+ posts]

I have never done an active set up before

then i'd suggest just going with a 2way setup for now and get a feel for it first. A 2way setup done right will be a lot better than a 3way setup done wrong.

 

[Phers1er 10+ year member]

That being said, what combo/combos would you recommend for an active 2-way set up.

With a budget of $600 and 100x2 for the tweets an 200x2 for the mids??