How's this for an active mid/tweeter combo?

[ngsm13 5,000+ posts]

does mr. vifa know about this?

Excellent question.

Yeah does he?

nG

 

[Towncar 10+ year member]

You have GOT to be kidding me.
nG

Not at all. The shop did several installs with the polk sr comps, and the tweets seemed to be lacking somewhat. Still sounded very good though. They are very laid back. Some people may like them, some may not. Great tweeters though, ide pick up a pair for my active setup if they were louder.

 

[ngsm13 5,000+ posts]

Not at all. The shop did several installs with the polk sr comps, and the tweets seemed to be lacking. Still sounded very good though. They are extreemly laid back. Some people may like them, some may not.

These are COMPLETELY different.

nG

 

[Towncar 10+ year member]

These are COMPLETELY different.
nG

Different im some respect, but very similar tweets.

 

[Mike Troll 10+ year member]

Different im some respect, but very similar tweets.

loll3rcaust!!

so are they the same or are they similar?

 

[Towncar 10+ year member]

Its closer between these tweets than the hd3 is to the dd9500. Thats about as best I can put it. Not trying to steer anyone away from this nice set of tweets, I may end up running 2 pairs for my needs. Very smooth to the ears. I like them alot.

 

[ngsm13 5,000+ posts]

Its closer between these tweets than the hd3 is to the dd9500. Thats about as best I can put it. Not trying to steer anyone away from this nice set of tweets, I may end up running 2 pairs for my needs. Very smooth to the ears. I like them alot.

In all honesty, I can't disagree with you more.

They get loud, and are at times... a tiny bit harsh.

Wow.

nG

 

[Towncar 10+ year member]

In all honesty, I can't disagree with you more.
They get loud, and are at times... a tiny bit harsh.

Wow.

nG

Guess car/ install plays a role.. o well...

 

[ngsm13 5,000+ posts]

Guess car/ install plays a role.. o well...

So does the Polk Designed xover, and power //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif.

You're comparing different things.

nG

 

[Towncar 10+ year member]

So does the Polk Designed xover, and power //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif.
You're comparing different things.

nG

true

 

[60ndown 10+ year member]

It doesn't look like that mid is enclosed and its 8 ohm! Good for a passive but not active IMO.

speaker impedance doesnt affect active crossovers because they cross the signal before the amps. Then the amp just drives that signal into whatever load is hooked to it.

 

[Big Dee 10+ year member]

Are you limited to Vifa? Have you looked at Dayton or Peerless?

No.

It was just coincidence that I picked 2 Vifa mids. I also found some Dayton and Scanspeak mids that look good. I've looked at everything at madisound and partsexpress, so yeah, Dayton, Peerless, Vifa, Seas, Morel, Aurasound, Hi-Vi, etc.

I am leaning towards some 2-3" dome mids now since they are tiny and still extend down below 1 kHz. I think having a 2" dome and a 1" dome right beside each other in a kick would look badass. Then caraudio ignorant people would be like "damn those little things put out all of that bass?" and I'd say "hell ya those are made by Bose" //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[Big Dee 10+ year member]

speaker impedance doesnt affect active crossovers because they cross the signal before the amps. Then the amp just drives that signal into whatever load is hooked to it.

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Which is why I don't care if they are 8 ohms. As long as they don't need a lot of power it won't be a problem.

 

[60ndown 10+ year member]

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Which is why I don't care if they are 8 ohms. As long as they don't need a lot of power it won't be a problem.

you can find these used around the place for about $170 used. i have a pair im useing right now....very interesting.

http://www.hybrid-audio.com/product_detail.asp?section=0001000200020001

 

[Big Dee 10+ year member]

Changed my mind, again. No more domes, going with 4.5" mids.

This thread is basically me thinking out loud //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif I figured imaging would be better if I had 200 Hz and above aimed at me as opposed to 1 kHz and above, plus I can't find a good crossover for that.

Here is the plan now.

Same tweet of course, but some Seas midranges and midbasses.

Seas H1152 4.5"

Nominal Impedance 8 Ohms

Recom. frequency range 45-5000 Hz

Short term max. power 200 W

Long term max. power 60 W

Sensitivity (1W/1m) 86 dB

Linear coil travel (p-p) 6.0 mm

Max. coil travel (p-p) 9.0 mm

Free air resonance 57 Hz

Price - $46.15 each

Sealed box of 1.5 liters (0.05cf) for f3 of 130Hz

For the midbass these look good, but so do about 20 other drivers, so this could easily change.

Seas H1224 7” aluminum cone woofer

Nominal Impedance 8 Ohms

Recom. frequency range 40-2500 Hz

Short term max. power 250 W

Long term max. Power 100 W

Sensitivity (1W/1m) 87 dB

Linear coil travel (p-p) 12.0 mm

Max. coil travel (p-p) 22.0 mm

Free air resonance 33 Hz

Price - $69 each

BTW I know they are 8 ohms, but I'll just get a powerful amp for them, should be fine.