Popwarhomie 5,000+ posts
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I've have some Kicker KS tweeters. Great tweeters and get loud but I would say they don't come close to the "SQ" of the Massive soft domes.
A dd-1 is way over priced and you don't need it to determine power output. A scope and DMM is all you need to get close, not that it's necessary. Just get the right size amp and a scopeI figured I was safe because they stated they are 60wrms. HOWEVER... I have no clue how much power I am sending them because I lack the proper gear (DD-1). So... I am either going to get an amp with built in clip indicators or a DD-1.
Any suggestions on high power tweeters that even a moron like me would have a hard time blowing?
Ill run the Kickers lower and the CDT up on the high endI've have some Kicker KS tweeters. Great tweeters and get loud but I would say they don't come close to the "SQ" of the Massive soft domes.
I had 145 on them back then at full tilt no issues if you are talking about the massive ct 2s and they get loud enough to keep up with 4 18s.I have bumped the knobs for the DSP with my knee a few times and it would switch presets but nothing dramatic has ever happened. No shorts. I make sure any exposed copper for wires and cable are specific lengths and have no stray strands. I may be just overdriving them. I will back the gain down a bit and see if I have any further issues. Perhaps U.S. Acoustics lies about their "rms" power and in reality the 100 x 4 is 150 x 4. sunsabitches lol.
your DSP might be outta wack by the sounds of it.I thought I did...well, a midrange driver (DD 2.75") but the voice coils on both test exactly the same. I hooked them up to my stereo in the living room and they sound fine. Honestly, I am beginning to think I have ghost or something messing with me in my car.
If it's not one thing it's another. I only have the 4 channel for mids and highs so when I was running the DD's and tweets at one time, I had to run passive crossovers on them. Right now I am full on 2-way active plus the sub. No passive crossovers. I think the gain may be to high on my front channels of the Barbara Ann... but dig this, when I measure or have measured at the terminals of the front channels... the voltage is not the same as the rear channels. Say the rears would say 20v on a signwave, the fronts would be like .93v or some weird **** so I kinda did them by ear. The owners manual is a joke so...your DSP might be outta wack by the sounds of it.
For tweeters you can definitely just put it on high pass just for a secondary layer of protection from bass frequencies that does not affect the sound for future reference.Here is the crossover section of the Barbara Ann... pretty straight forward so I am pretty sure I didn't muck that up. Full on everything as the DSP is crossing over the sound.
Full pass 1-2
Full pass 3-4
Bass EQ on 0
Gains are barely up