My pg rsd65cs review as promised

[skydeaner 10+ year member]

can you do 63hz/24db with it? I listen to rap so if you can that is probably where i will have them set.

What did you set your crossovers at after trying the 880prs out for a while. I read your thread a while ago over at diyma but here lately i havent been able to find it so i dont know what you settled on for crossover points. Someone said not to go below 4k on the tweeter, i dont know if that was you or not. I think i am going to leave a gap as weird as that sounds. I plan on trying the tweeters at 4k 24db and the woofers at 3.2k 24db

 

[tcguy85 10+ year member]

can you do 63hz/24db with it? I listen to rap so if you can that is probably where i will have them set.
What did you set your crossovers at after trying the 880prs out for a while. I read your thread a while ago over at diyma but here lately i havent been able to find it so i dont know what you settled on for crossover points. Someone said not to go below 4k on the tweeter, i dont know if that was you or not. I think i am going to leave a gap as weird as that sounds. I plan on trying the tweeters at 4k 24db and the woofers at 3.2k 24db

yes the 880 will so 63hz/24db, on both the sub and the comps. if i was to play rap loudly i would probably stick the sub and comps both at 80hz/24db. thats just me though, i wouldn't wanna risk hurtin the comps with rap.

i started off with 2.5k on the mid and 3.15k on the tweeter both at 24db slopes. that is actually what i have stuck with still after almost a week. the tweeters take it fine and they def would have shown signs of a problem by now with the way i have been listening at certain times. the slight gap between 2.5 and 3.15k sounds nice too. i needed a little less in that region and this took care of that. it sounds reaaaal nice.

the mid-bass is even crazier now with them run active as well.

 

[skydeaner 10+ year member]

awesome i am really lookin forward to it. I got a factory refurb from sonic electronix for 286+shipping. I think that is more than fair for a deck i know just came back from pioneer and coming from an authorized online retailer like sonic.

 

[tcguy85 10+ year member]

^ cool. good luck with it. let me know how it works out for ya.

 

[skydeaner 10+ year member]

god **** piece of shit holiday just slows shit down even more. God i wish i could have bought local and could have been playing with it already.

 

[tcguy85 10+ year member]

god **** piece of shit holiday just slows shit down even more. God i wish i could have bought local and could have been playing with it already.

when are you supposed to get it in? it'll be worth the wait. lol

 

[skydeaner 10+ year member]

i dunno they coulda shipped yesterday if it wasn't for the holiday. So they will be shipping today now and i wont get it until at least monday because they are based out of california.

 

[skydeaner 10+ year member]

Ha!, i knew this wuld happen. When i ordered my refurb it was the last one listed. Well it turns out it hasn't been refurbished yet, it was just broken period. So I get a brand new one at the refurb price!!! yipee! Full warranty at refurb cost FTMFW!

edit: Nice new avatar tc!

 

[Troydb 10+ year member]

Ha!, i knew this wuld happen. When i ordered my refurb it was the last one listed. Well it turns out it hasn't been refurbished yet, it was just broken period. So I get a brand new one at the refurb price!!! yipee! Full warranty at refurb cost FTMFW!
edit: Nice new avatar tc!

Shit. You got the luck, but have you seen the new 800prs? The black is pure ***!

 

[skydeaner 10+ year member]

****, fo shizzle

edit: That says 800prs? What's different?

 

[skydeaner 10+ year member]

Wow, my opinion of the rsd's is now raised even higher.

I didn't expect as much of a difference as i got. All the harshness from the speakers is gone. I haven't even had time to dial everything in quite yet and it sounds 10x times better. I will post a more subjective review after i tune everything properly.

 

[tcguy85 10+ year member]

Wow, my opinion of the rsd's is now raised even higher.
I didn't expect as much of a difference as i got. All the harshness from the speakers is gone. I haven't even had time to dial everything in quite yet and it sounds 10x times better. I will post a more subjective review after i tune everything properly.

what exactly did you change?

edit: i see from your sig you got them going active. what crossover points and stuff? details???

 

[skydeaner 10+ year member]

Ok what i am finally resting with for a while is the tweet crossed at 5k/24db, the mids at 63/24db and 3.15k/24db and the sub at 80/24db. It sounds absolutely perfect. I know it seems like a rather large frequency gap, but really i think it is needed to tame the peaks in that area. Maybe it is my install or vehicle that is doin it, who knows. The tweets dont take much to get loud but the mids still eat 100 watts or so pretty easy. Having a 63hz/24db rolloff for the highpass on the mids really makes the midbass come alive even more. Overall i think rsd's active are the way to go for a really cheap audiophile grade experience.

 

[tcguy85 10+ year member]

have you tried crossing the mid from 50hz/24db to 2.5k/24db, and the tweeter at 3.15k? thats what i found best so far, at least in my car in my install. those were my initial settings and i keep going back to them. i never tried them at 3.15k for the mids and 5k for the tweets though, i'll try it just for the hell of it though.

if you think the mids sound good at 63hz/24db, try them at 50hz/24db. well unless you listen to rap and music like that, idk how well the mid would like playing rap at a 50hz crossover point but i don't listen to any.

and i agree about the power, the tweets don't need much at all, and the mids will take anything i can throw at them.

they do sound very very good active.

 

[mikeyq926 10+ year member]

has anyone here heard the PGs amped and on the HU? reason is my amps are coming next week. right now they are connected to the HU. what difference should i expect when i amp them?