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<blockquote data-quote="MiniVanMan" data-source="post: 2779808" data-attributes="member: 573252">I&#039;m starting to think that the Morel MDT12 will be a great option.&nbsp; I know it can extend low enough to mate up with a 7&quot; midbass mounted well off-axis, so a 5 1/2&quot; should be no problems.&nbsp; If you are concerned with the midrange clarity, then the L15 is the driver for you.&nbsp; With the MDT12 you should have no problem crossing over the L15 early enough to avoid the wicked (as Zaph stated) cone breakup.&nbsp; The MDT12 also looks like it will fit into the stock tweeter location which is a bonus.&nbsp; If it doesn&#039;t then it will definitely fit into the stock midrange location.Zaph has a design using the L15 and a Seas Aluminum tweet.&nbsp; He used a 6db slope with a notch filter for the cone breakup (basically a bastardized second order filter).&nbsp; That translates to me that a 18 or 24 db slope should make it virtually inaudible.I really think you should stick to 2-way and make that work.&nbsp; The available midrange choices at the size of the stock location are very, very limited, and really act no better than a midsized format tweeter.The MDT12 is a very nice sounding tweeter.&nbsp; It&#039;s shallow enough to fit into the stock location, and could probably be manipulated into that area.&nbsp; It&#039;s a very smooth, and detailed tweeter.So, my final suggestion is the L15 mated with an MDT12.&nbsp; The AC130 is still a great option if that&#039;s the route you&#039;d rather go, but the L15 will have better midrange clarity, with very little sacrifice in the midbass.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="MiniVanMan, post: 2779808, member: 573252"] I'm starting to think that the Morel MDT12 will be a great option. I know it can extend low enough to mate up with a 7" midbass mounted well off-axis, so a 5 1/2" should be no problems. If you are concerned with the midrange clarity, then the L15 is the driver for you. With the MDT12 you should have no problem crossing over the L15 early enough to avoid the wicked (as Zaph stated) cone breakup. The MDT12 also looks like it will fit into the stock tweeter location which is a bonus. If it doesn't then it will definitely fit into the stock midrange location. Zaph has a design using the L15 and a Seas Aluminum tweet. He used a 6db slope with a notch filter for the cone breakup (basically a bastardized second order filter). That translates to me that a 18 or 24 db slope should make it virtually inaudible. I really think you should stick to 2-way and make that work. The available midrange choices at the size of the stock location are very, very limited, and really act no better than a midsized format tweeter. The MDT12 is a very nice sounding tweeter. It's shallow enough to fit into the stock location, and could probably be manipulated into that area. It's a very smooth, and detailed tweeter. So, my final suggestion is the L15 mated with an MDT12. The AC130 is still a great option if that's the route you'd rather go, but the L15 will have better midrange clarity, with very little sacrifice in the midbass. [/QUOTE]

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