Focal to what now?

[got-one-eight 10+ year member]

Not happy with the sound of my focals despite them sounding better then my last K2P set. I think it took a few years for me to realize I really don't like a bright tweeter despite the great detail these offer I want something that is easier for me to tune as I am no pro. Can someone recommend a set under $800.00? This is going into a regular cab Dodge Ram 1500 and they will be powered off a JL 300/2 V2 and an 8" W7 off a JL 500/1 V2. I have been looking at these so far. I still want them to get loud if possible.

DynAudio Esotec 242

Morel Elate

HAT Legatia Pro set

Rainbow CS 265 P Vanadium

Zapco CK-16.2

DLS Nobelium 6.2

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[bigaudiofanati2 10+ year member]

I was originally going to go with focal than I looked at Image Dynamics much better reviews on them and also have a more natural sound. There tweeters are not going to blow a glass window "of cores if your active you can control that". I would look at ID or even CDT.

 

[got-one-eight 10+ year member]

My only other thought is to possibly move to a JL 300/4 and go active with my current set. I have had this recommended few times. In the end this might be cheaper too. My only concern is the focal tweets are 8ohm.

 

[RowJoe 10+ year member]

8-ohm would be easier on the amp.

 

[ramos 5,000+ posts]

si , 8ohm tweeters would just mean a little less power from your amp for them //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[got-one-eight 10+ year member]

8-ohm would be easier on the amp.

I guess I was more concerned about the amps power output at 8ohms.

 

[RowJoe 10+ year member]

It's a tweeter lol. Shouldn't need a whole bunch of power to sound good. Remember, music is dynamic so don't expect to be getting a constant 75w RMS per channel at 4 ohms. Going by that rating at 8 ohms, 37.5w RMS is still more than enough for many tweeters.

What's the sensitivity on the tweeter?

 

[got-one-eight 10+ year member]

It's a tweeter lol. Shouldn't need a whole bunch of power to sound good. Remember, music is dynamic so don't expect to be getting a constant 75w RMS per channel at 4 ohms. Going by that rating at 8 ohms, 37.5w RMS is still more than enough for many tweeters.
What's the sensitivity on the tweeter?

http://www.focal-america.com/extras/specs/k2power/TN53K_spec.pdf

Tweeter specs... So active is the way to go? Also did the stock x-over boxes divide the power evenly between the two or was it setup to drive the woofer with more power?

 

[RowJoe 10+ year member]

That's a pretty sensitive tweeter. The impedance in this case won't mean a whole lot.

As for going active, depends on what you plan on using to do the processing. What HU are you running?

 

[got-one-eight 10+ year member]

That's a pretty sensitive tweeter. The impedance in this case won't mean a whole lot.
As for going active, depends on what you plan on using to do the processing. What HU are you running?

Alpine 9887.

 

[RowJoe 10+ year member]

Not shabby. Have you considered using raw drivers, like Peerless or Vifa by chance?

 

[got-one-eight 10+ year member]

Not shabby. Have you considered using raw drivers, like Peerless or Vifa by chance?

Sure haven't, I may have a buyer for my Focal's for $500.00 and I can get the Dynaudio 242 kit for ~600.00. This is tempting me. Would be a cheap upgrade compared to swapping amps cables etc and then possibly not being happy with the bright tweeters. I went with the 2 channel amp hoping to keep things simple. I just want something that doesn't hurt my ears from brightness.

 

[got-one-eight 10+ year member]

Picked up a set of Morel Elate 6 2W and already have my Focal sold. Hopefully these give me a sound that isn't so hard on the ears.