Sounds like they definately need to be ran active considering how the mid reacts vs the tweet. Looks great, looks like those mids would be all the sub I could need lol.
Not necessarily active (though im sure they'd shine) but the true strength of the powerline CS comps is when you give each component its own frequency range to play.
What I mean is, if the tweeters had only 2.6khz-20khz to play, the mids only had 55hz-300hz to play, and you throw in a set of mids to cover the game between those two. Lets say a 4" set of Seas Lotus, each component of the 3way would be under a lot less stress, distortion would be minimal and you could probably crank the volume up 40% higher without any issues. Or just be a bit more aggressive with the gains.
2 Downsides to this though, 1 is you'd have to get 2 seperate amps to do this. A 4 way for the mids/highs and another to handle the mids (with more power of course). The 2nd is you'd have to find a place to stick those 4" (or whateve size floats your boat) mids.
Just to clear things up, those frequencies I listed are just #'s im throwing out there. Basically a starting point, you'd have to adjust it, tune it, ect.. to your liking to get it right.
I am slowly learning what they are capable of. These things can get very loud. Louder than any other set I have used in the past while remaining clear. I can't wait to see what they are made of after break in and the addition of some more power. I worked for a long time getting the Q's and the Contours matched up, the Contours just weren't able to keep up. They blended well though. I am sure these will after time.
Where do you have your crossovers and slopes set? What about your sub stage too? I wouldn't mind trying some new settings. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif Also, where did you put your tweeter?
Thanks again for your input. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif
Yeah, they do get loud. Remember though, they'll let you know the second you go too loud. They'll match up to the Q's better then the coutours were able to.
The slops I have mine set at //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif you're asking me to take that **** cover off //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif Ill get back to you on that, its been a while since I got in my trunk.
The tweeter, I stuck them...(see attachment) Figured its soft/silk dome (on axis) so it'll be aimed a bit more at me so I just had holes poked in my door panel and stuck em there. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif Plus that area looked bare & was flat so why not.
