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<blockquote data-quote="squeak9798" data-source="post: 931758" data-attributes="member: 555320">You are forgetting about the $100+ you&#039;ll have to spend on an active crossover, plus the necessity of needing 2 more channels of amplification compared to those Boston&#039;s, plus the extra RCA&#039;s/speaker/Power/Ground wire, and possibly a relay for the REM wire, that would be needed.Not saying you are wrong....but after all the nickel-n-dime&#039;ing that happens....the final price could easily come out pretty comparably unless you went super cheap (with like LPG tweets and Profile amps, for example).&nbsp; And even then, you are relying on the person installing them to have enough knowledge and training to be able to properly setup an active setup for the best performance.Yes, you CAN build a passive for the XXX mids....but majority of people don&#039;t have 1) the knowledge level to build a GOOD passive crossover, or 2) the proper equipment to actually design a good passive crossover.IIRC Madisound charges around $100 to design a pair, but then you&#039;d also have the excess $$ involved with the extra shipping to and from them, etc etc....but I&#039;m honestly not sure if that $100 is only for the design process, or if it is actually for the construction and includes parts/labor/etc as I&#039;ve personally never had them do it.Back to the original question.....those Boston&#039;s sound very nice IMHO.&nbsp; I haven&#039;t heard the XXX mids to compare....but, like Jlaine said, the XXX mids have 2x the linear displacement, so they should spank them in midbass output and reap the benefits of using a smaller percentage of their excursion for a given output level.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="squeak9798, post: 931758, member: 555320"] You are forgetting about the $100+ you'll have to spend on an active crossover, plus the necessity of needing 2 more channels of amplification compared to those Boston's, plus the extra RCA's/speaker/Power/Ground wire, and possibly a relay for the REM wire, that would be needed. Not saying you are wrong....but after all the nickel-n-dime'ing that happens....the final price could easily come out pretty comparably unless you went super cheap (with like LPG tweets and Profile amps, for example). And even then, you are relying on the person installing them to have enough knowledge and training to be able to properly setup an active setup for the best performance. Yes, you CAN build a passive for the XXX mids....but majority of people don't have 1) the knowledge level to build a GOOD passive crossover, or 2) the proper equipment to actually design a good passive crossover. IIRC Madisound charges around $100 to design a pair, but then you'd also have the excess $$ involved with the extra shipping to and from them, etc etc....but I'm honestly not sure if that $100 is only for the design process, or if it is actually for the construction and includes parts/labor/etc as I've personally never had them do it. Back to the original question.....those Boston's sound [I]very[/I] nice IMHO. I haven't heard the XXX mids to compare....but, like Jlaine said, the XXX mids have 2x the linear displacement, so they should spank them in midbass output and reap the benefits of using a smaller percentage of their excursion for a given output level. [/QUOTE]

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