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<blockquote data-quote="MiniVanMan" data-source="post: 2776812" data-attributes="member: 573252">Just because you&#039;re relegated to a 5 1/4&quot; driver does not mean you&#039;re stuck with no midbass options.&nbsp; There are some great drivers out there that will do very well in the midbass 80-100 hz area.&nbsp; Some that come to mind are listed with links as follows.Seas L15<a href="http://www.madisound.com/cgi-bin/index.cgi?cart_id=1885366.7477&amp;amp;pid=1038" target="_blank">http://www.madisound.com/cgi-bin/index.cgi?cart_id=1885366.7477&amp;amp;pid=1038</a>Aurum Cantus AC130<a href="http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?&amp;amp;Partnumber=296-404" target="_blank">http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?&amp;amp;Partnumber=296-404</a>The Seas CA15<a href="http://www.madisound.com/cgi-bin/index.cgi?cart_id=1885366.7477&amp;amp;pid=1044" target="_blank">http://www.madisound.com/cgi-bin/index.cgi?cart_id=1885366.7477&amp;amp;pid=1044</a>There are others, but those immediately come to mind.&nbsp; The CA15 will be the easiest to work with.&nbsp; The AC130 was tested by Zaph and had a Qts of over .6, even though the listed spec is .29 (which is still fine), so that&#039;s a great option in a car door.&nbsp; And the L15 is just an all around great driver if you have at least an 18db crossover.&nbsp; I&#039;d put the L15 with the better midrange clarity, good midbass, but nasty cone breakup, hence the need for a high order low pass.&nbsp; The CA15 can naturally roll off on the top end making it very easy to work with, but midrange clarity is a little lacking.&nbsp; Midbass is good, but can be a bit bloated.&nbsp; The AC130 will have good midbass, and midrange clarity somewhere between the L15 and CA15, and be easier to work with than the L15.Personally, I&#039;d love to see somebody try the AC130, but the L15 is a great driver.&nbsp; If your tweeter amp can handle the crossover duty (i.e. has a high pass that can do at least 2.5-4k), then the CA15 would be great as you can run it just using a high pass on the amp at 80-120 hz, and let it roll off naturally, then blend the tweeter with the tweeter amp&#039;s crossover.For tweeters, I&#039;d suggest the LPGs for the Aurum Cantus and CA15.&nbsp; For the L15 the Seas Neo tweet (either aluminum or fabric).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="MiniVanMan, post: 2776812, member: 573252"] Just because you're relegated to a 5 1/4" driver does not mean you're stuck with no midbass options. There are some great drivers out there that will do very well in the midbass 80-100 hz area. Some that come to mind are listed with links as follows. Seas L15 [URL="http://www.madisound.com/cgi-bin/index.cgi?cart_id=1885366.7477&pid=1038"]http://www.madisound.com/cgi-bin/index.cgi?cart_id=1885366.7477&pid=1038[/URL] Aurum Cantus AC130 [URL="http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?&Partnumber=296-404"]http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?&Partnumber=296-404[/URL] The Seas CA15 [URL="http://www.madisound.com/cgi-bin/index.cgi?cart_id=1885366.7477&pid=1044"]http://www.madisound.com/cgi-bin/index.cgi?cart_id=1885366.7477&pid=1044[/URL] There are others, but those immediately come to mind. The CA15 will be the easiest to work with. The AC130 was tested by Zaph and had a Qts of over .6, even though the listed spec is .29 (which is still fine), so that's a great option in a car door. And the L15 is just an all around great driver if you have at least an 18db crossover. I'd put the L15 with the better midrange clarity, good midbass, but nasty cone breakup, hence the need for a high order low pass. The CA15 can naturally roll off on the top end making it very easy to work with, but midrange clarity is a little lacking. Midbass is good, but can be a bit bloated. The AC130 will have good midbass, and midrange clarity somewhere between the L15 and CA15, and be easier to work with than the L15. Personally, I'd love to see somebody try the AC130, but the L15 is a great driver. If your tweeter amp can handle the crossover duty (i.e. has a high pass that can do at least 2.5-4k), then the CA15 would be great as you can run it just using a high pass on the amp at 80-120 hz, and let it roll off naturally, then blend the tweeter with the tweeter amp's crossover. For tweeters, I'd suggest the LPGs for the Aurum Cantus and CA15. For the L15 the Seas Neo tweet (either aluminum or fabric). [/QUOTE]

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