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<blockquote data-quote="CBRworm" data-source="post: 1944243" data-attributes="member: 569064">Any idea what it would cost to get just the germ mids?I have the DLS stuff installed in the car now, still breaking them in.&nbsp; They are either sounding better as they break in, or I am getting used to them.&nbsp; At some point I might try the germ mids, I think for now I will try tuning what I have.Overall I am pretty happy with the way the DLS stuff is sounding.&nbsp; At high volumes I am hearing some distortion through the tweets on passages with a lot of midrange - even if there is very little treble, I need to figure out if it is something saturating in the crossovers or possibly the amp clipping.&nbsp; Unless there is something wrong with the amp I am running, it shouldn&#039;t be clipping at that output level.&nbsp; The amps are conservatively rated at 120w per channel at 4 ohms rms.&nbsp; The distortion doesn&#039;t sound like the tweeter is being overdriven, it sounds more like it is coming from somewhere else in the system and being played through the tweeter.The same amps with the focals I never was able to drive them to distortion with the same music.&nbsp; although it is possible that something has happened to the amp, or there is a wiring problem.&nbsp; It is also possible that these speakers are much less efficient than the Focals, and maybe I am clipping. I may at least temporarily set it up active.&nbsp; I am pretty sure that I won&#039;t hear the distortion from the tweeters set up like that until it starts to smoke.&nbsp; I don&#039;t want to commit to having 6 channels of amplification just for the front stage.&nbsp; I guess if that works it may be time to upgrade from the MMats amps to a couple 4 channel ARC or DLS amps.&nbsp; except that I don&#039;t want to spend much more money.I&#039;ll probably just drive it for a while and see what happens.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="CBRworm, post: 1944243, member: 569064"] Any idea what it would cost to get just the germ mids? I have the DLS stuff installed in the car now, still breaking them in. They are either sounding better as they break in, or I am getting used to them. At some point I might try the germ mids, I think for now I will try tuning what I have. Overall I am pretty happy with the way the DLS stuff is sounding. At high volumes I am hearing some distortion through the tweets on passages with a lot of midrange - even if there is very little treble, I need to figure out if it is something saturating in the crossovers or possibly the amp clipping. Unless there is something wrong with the amp I am running, it shouldn't be clipping at that output level. The amps are conservatively rated at 120w per channel at 4 ohms rms. The distortion doesn't sound like the tweeter is being overdriven, it sounds more like it is coming from somewhere else in the system and being played through the tweeter. The same amps with the focals I never was able to drive them to distortion with the same music. although it is possible that something has happened to the amp, or there is a wiring problem. It is also possible that these speakers are much less efficient than the Focals, and maybe I am clipping. I may at least temporarily set it up active. I am pretty sure that I won't hear the distortion from the tweeters set up like that until it starts to smoke. I don't want to commit to having 6 channels of amplification just for the front stage. I guess if that works it may be time to upgrade from the MMats amps to a couple 4 channel ARC or DLS amps. except that I don't want to spend much more money. I'll probably just drive it for a while and see what happens. [/QUOTE]

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