Need help in putting together 3 way system

[Lax916 10+ year member]

i want to put a 3 way component system in my truck but need help choosing what to get. I would like to have 6.5woofer , 5.25midrange and tweeter. i need two of everthing, and i also need help in getting passive crossovers. Also i using a DLS CA22 to power the speakers. The amp will do 60watts x 2 @4 ohms and 100watts x 2 @2 ohms. Im looking through the partsexpress.com trying to find what to order. What do you guys suggest?

thanks for the help

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[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

Depends on your budget.

And you'll need to build your own passive crossover.

Why not just buy a prebuilt 3-way from a manufacturer like DLS, etc? I know DIY is "all the rage" right now, but most of those component sets certainly do not sound bad for the price.

 

[Lax916 10+ year member]

i was looking to spend 200, that why i was looking to build one, maybe it might come out cheaper that way

 

[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

3-way w/ building your own passive xover for $200 is going to be tight. Especially since there aren't many budget DIY 4ohm midbass. And typically I'd say them being 8ohm isn't a big deal. But when you're talking about only having 30w available at 8ohm....I'd say it becomes more of an issue.

 

[Lax916 10+ year member]

http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?&DID=7&Partnumber=295-308

how about those? are they any good

 

[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

Yes. Those are pretty good mids. You wouldn't want the sheilded version, however.

Also check out Silver Flute on http://www.madisound.com

Any reason you specifically want to go 3-way? IMHO with your budget, a 2-way would be a better way to to.

 

[Lax916 10+ year member]

Yes. Those are pretty good mids. You wouldn't want the sheilded version, however.
Also check out Silver Flute on http://www.madisound.com

Any reason you specifically want to go 3-way? IMHO with your budget, a 2-way would be a better way to to.

On my doors i have spots for 1 6.5 and 1 5.25, so i need to 2 speakers for each door, thats why i thought about the 3 ways,

 

[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

Just because there are holes there, doesn't mean you need to fill them with another speaker //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[alphakenny1 10+ year member]

yea with that kind of budget, i'd go two way.

 

[OlogyAudio 10+ year member]

On my doors i have spots for 1 6.5 and 1 5.25, so i need to 2 speakers for each door, thats why i thought about the 3 ways,

Not on this budget...

I say just go with a simple 2 way -- one 6.5 and one tweeter... I've been contemplating designing a cheapo 2 way with the silver flutes and ethr a hi-vi or Vifa tweeter for some time now //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif (2 options... for tight/tightest budget) -- the Vifa is a far superior tweeter though -- atleast on paper...

 

[abcheng 10+ year member]

were you thinking about getting the w17rc38 or w20rc38s off madisound? How do you think they'd compare to RE Comps w/ the vifa or hi-vi tweets? I thought these were used more in home audio.