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<blockquote data-quote="CBRworm" data-source="post: 1925630" data-attributes="member: 569064">Has anyone compared the Germs to the DLS iridium 6.3i?&nbsp; I have recieved my DLS.&nbsp; On axis the mid and tweet sound awesome.&nbsp; I am not so happy with the 6.5 midbass.&nbsp; It really acts like a second midrange, and in a sealed box of about the same size as I was going to put it in in the doors there is a lot of midbass, but no kick, and no low bass.&nbsp; I would add some polyfill into the box, but it is not even close to what I was expecting.&nbsp; There also is some distortion in the midbass when I try to make it do bass comparable to what I was getting from Focal K2P&#039;s midbass running IB in dynomatted doors.&nbsp; I have even tried running one set bridged on one of the mmats 2120&#039;s which should be more than enough clean power to drive the speakers.&nbsp; I also tried running them on the Onkyo Integra in the house which has plenty of power at 4 ohms.&nbsp; I probably have let them run in for about 15 hours so far - they have gotten better - but I don&#039;t think the 6.5 DLS is going to fill my midbass needs.The off axis response seems to be pretty weak, and my speaker locations are not going to be ideal.I have been considering getting a set ScanSpeak 7&quot; kevlar drivers to run with the DLS mid/tweet and run everything active, or I could buy a set of Germs.I have heard and read that the Germs work great in stock locations and have good off axis response.&nbsp; &nbsp; I was under the impression that the DLS had good off-axis response as well, but what I have found is that where they will be mounted they really aren&#039;t going to perform the way I want them to.My third option is to buy another set of Focal K2P&#039;s which I liked a lot but were a little harsh, and maybe use the DLS tweeter instead of the Focal tweeter.&nbsp; And either run everything active, or use the DLS crossovers to keep the tweeter crossed lower.&nbsp; Or I guess I could modify the Focal crossovers.So now I have heard the DLS, and the Focal - but not the Germs.I am drawn to the Germs because they would be easy to install - good crossovers, and everyone raves about them.&nbsp; I could also run them passive with a single amp.Any suggestions?I guess a 4th option is to go to madisound and build a complete kit from components - i am just worried about having mismatched parts and not being able to get the levels right.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="CBRworm, post: 1925630, member: 569064"] Has anyone compared the Germs to the DLS iridium 6.3i? I have recieved my DLS. On axis the mid and tweet sound awesome. I am not so happy with the 6.5 midbass. It really acts like a second midrange, and in a sealed box of about the same size as I was going to put it in in the doors there is a lot of midbass, but no kick, and no low bass. I would add some polyfill into the box, but it is not even close to what I was expecting. There also is some distortion in the midbass when I try to make it do bass comparable to what I was getting from Focal K2P's midbass running IB in dynomatted doors. I have even tried running one set bridged on one of the mmats 2120's which should be more than enough clean power to drive the speakers. I also tried running them on the Onkyo Integra in the house which has plenty of power at 4 ohms. I probably have let them run in for about 15 hours so far - they have gotten better - but I don't think the 6.5 DLS is going to fill my midbass needs. The off axis response seems to be pretty weak, and my speaker locations are not going to be ideal. I have been considering getting a set ScanSpeak 7" kevlar drivers to run with the DLS mid/tweet and run everything active, or I could buy a set of Germs. I have heard and read that the Germs work great in stock locations and have good off axis response. I was under the impression that the DLS had good off-axis response as well, but what I have found is that where they will be mounted they really aren't going to perform the way I want them to. My third option is to buy another set of Focal K2P's which I liked a lot but were a little harsh, and maybe use the DLS tweeter instead of the Focal tweeter. And either run everything active, or use the DLS crossovers to keep the tweeter crossed lower. Or I guess I could modify the Focal crossovers. So now I have heard the DLS, and the Focal - but not the Germs. I am drawn to the Germs because they would be easy to install - good crossovers, and everyone raves about them. I could also run them passive with a single amp. Any suggestions? I guess a 4th option is to go to madisound and build a complete kit from components - i am just worried about having mismatched parts and not being able to get the levels right. [/QUOTE]

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