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<blockquote data-quote="analogfreq" data-source="post: 8680753" data-attributes="member: 677695">I am putting together a car audio system right now,&nbsp; first one ever.&nbsp; &nbsp; Starting with a digital media receiver for the source.&nbsp; The sub will probably be a Morel Primo 8&quot; sub in a sealed box, powered by an Alpine mono amp. There is driver that is better suited for lower frequencies, I am looking at, but for now,&nbsp; the Primo 8 will do.&nbsp;&nbsp; Adequate fused power is provided at the amps.&nbsp; Currently, the mid tops are some Morel Tempo 402&#039;s with external crossover. Not huge power at all,&nbsp; but they sound nice for what they are capable of.&nbsp;&nbsp; They will be powered by two channels of a 4 channel Class AB amp.&nbsp; They are built into some Baltic Birch &#039;pods&#039;, on custom built mounts.&nbsp; The amp allows for an adjustable high pass filter which will be utilized, probably around &gt;320hz.&nbsp; The sub will be on a low pass filter, cut around 90hz.&nbsp; The mid-bass is missing.This is in a Toyota pickup, extended cab. Not the friendliest vehicle for a sound system. I am thinking of installing some 5&quot; woofers, maybe 5.5&quot;, 6&quot;, or 6.5&quot;, for the &#039;kick&#039; section but I would like to retain the factory grills for the low-keyness. These will be on a low pass filter &lt;320hz, with a high pass filter set around 90hz. I am not looking for ear bleeding power, just good clean sound. Does this sound like a decent plan? I am a newbie with car audio, so this is the most important question of this post.Second, any recommendations for a nice mid-bass woofer driver that would fit this application? (90hz - 315hz) Most of the offerings I see are cheap chinese built drivers. I have built a good number of pro sound reinforcement systems, mainly horn based, and have used nice drivers, which is where I am basing my judgement of &#039;cheap Chinese built drivers&#039; from. Build quality is usually obvious in drivers, whatever quality.There are a lot of drivers out there without the big box names, or even the &#039;higher end&#039; names. After seeing some of the supposedly &#039;higher end&#039; drivers, I know that with a lot of these brands, the brand is what is being charged, not the build quality.As a bonus question, how can a high quality DAC be placed in the system. I suspect that the Kenwood DMR that I have, only has a so-so DAC. Thanks, all! This looks like a great forum.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="analogfreq, post: 8680753, member: 677695"] I am putting together a car audio system right now, first one ever. Starting with a digital media receiver for the source. The sub will probably be a Morel Primo 8" sub in a sealed box, powered by an Alpine mono amp. There is driver that is better suited for lower frequencies, I am looking at, but for now, the Primo 8 will do. Adequate fused power is provided at the amps. Currently, the mid tops are some Morel Tempo 402's with external crossover. Not huge power at all, but they sound nice for what they are capable of. They will be powered by two channels of a 4 channel Class AB amp. They are built into some Baltic Birch 'pods', on custom built mounts. The amp allows for an adjustable high pass filter which will be utilized, probably around >320hz. The sub will be on a low pass filter, cut around 90hz. The mid-bass is missing. This is in a Toyota pickup, extended cab. Not the friendliest vehicle for a sound system. I am thinking of installing some 5" woofers, maybe 5.5", 6", or 6.5", for the 'kick' section but I would like to retain the factory grills for the low-keyness. These will be on a low pass filter <320hz, with a high pass filter set around 90hz. I am not looking for ear bleeding power, just good clean sound. Does this sound like a decent plan? I am a newbie with car audio, so this is the most important question of this post. Second, any recommendations for a nice mid-bass woofer driver that would fit this application? (90hz - 315hz) Most of the offerings I see are cheap chinese built drivers. I have built a good number of pro sound reinforcement systems, mainly horn based, and have used nice drivers, which is where I am basing my judgement of 'cheap Chinese built drivers' from. Build quality is usually obvious in drivers, whatever quality. There are a lot of drivers out there without the big box names, or even the 'higher end' names. After seeing some of the supposedly 'higher end' drivers, I know that with a lot of these brands, the brand is what is being charged, not the build quality. As a bonus question, how can a high quality DAC be placed in the system. I suspect that the Kenwood DMR that I have, only has a so-so DAC. Thanks, all! This looks like a great forum. [/QUOTE]

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