Newb to Running Active

[The_Grimy_One 10+ year member]

OK, so I received a bunch of goodies from the good man @ciaonzo
He has been super helpful, with not only sending speakers, but also with limitless info. However, I want to give him a second to rest, since I have about a million questions. Haha.

I want to choose some budget products to go along with my system before I install it.
I have some nice Vifa Coaxials, however I want to put these beefy Focal OEM mids to use.

These are the mids (8 Ohm)
FOCAL JMLab HP6M115 6" MIDBASS WOOFER SPEAKERS replacement home/car DIY audio | eBay

I am wanting to match a tweeter to them, and run the set active on this amp (or something similar)
Soundstream TN4.900D Tarantula Nano 900 Watt Class D 4-Channel Car Amplifier Amp | eBay

A few of my questions are, is it better to match an 8 ohm tweeter with an 8 ohm woofer?
He did recommend these to me, since he has personal use with them...
https://www.parts-express.com/peerless-by-tymphany-ox20sc00-04-3-4-fabric-dome-tweeter--264-1002

Also, when I hook them up all actively, was is the proper way to ensure the volume level is the same? Seems like the tweeter would have much less gain than the woofer, especially with the woofer being 8 ohms.

Thank you for any input or suggestions in advanced.

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[The_Grimy_One 10+ year member]

Anyone?

 

[Papermaker85 5,000+ posts]

if you get the 900.4 you have plenty of power regardless if you run 8 or 4 ohm.

Id stick to the 8 ohm but its not necessary you can adjust the input line voltage(the Gain) to match the tweeters and the midbass drivers reguardless of impedance. that being said its going to be easier with the 8ohm driver.

those peerless tweeters are excellent budget tweeters. nothing wrong with them for a tight budget. Since your asking for suggestion ill throw one out. i personally love these tweeters a few tweeters where designed around this one and sold for more than 2x the price..

https://www.parts-express.com/peerless-by-tymphany-ne25vts-04-1-silk-dome-tweeter--264-1034

Also this driver is cheap but don't let that fool you they are a no nonsense design and are by all measures decent. im aware its twice the price but this is io is a improvement and i doubt you will be wanting to upgrade not to mention anything better is going to cost you substantially more.

that being said by all means those drivers you listed are GREAT budget options.

 

[ciaonzo 5,000+ posts]

That's a great option for a tweeter as well. I definitely pitched the first one from a budget perspective but also because it sounds pretty sweet for that dollar amount. I haven't found a better sounding tweeter at that price point.

I'm telling you, Grimy. You should totally use the coax drivers for the frontstage. They don't look like much but they sound really nice right from the start. They only get better as you apply EQ or whatever. Just use the focal drivers as extra midbass help.

https://www.parts-express.com/tymphany-a16cg-21-04-6-1-2-coaxial-speaker-w-audax-t--299-275

When you start attempting active with mids and tweets, you need a lot of flexibility with filter points and slopes in order to really pull it off. You also need EQ and TA for true refinement.

 

[The_Grimy_One 10+ year member]

if you get the 900.4 you have plenty of power regardless if you run 8 or 4 ohm. Id stick to the 8 ohm but its not necessary you can adjust the input line voltage(the Gain) to match the tweeters and the midbass drivers reguardless of impedance. that being said its going to be easier with the 8ohm driver.

those peerless tweeters are excellent budget tweeters. nothing wrong with them for a tight budget. Since your asking for suggestion ill throw one out. i personally love these tweeters a few tweeters where designed around this one and sold for more than 2x the price..

https://www.parts-express.com/peerless-by-tymphany-ne25vts-04-1-silk-dome-tweeter--264-1034

Also this driver is cheap but don't let that fool you they are a no nonsense design and are by all measures decent. im aware its twice the price but this is io is a improvement and i doubt you will be wanting to upgrade not to mention anything better is going to cost you substantially more.

that being said by all means those drivers you listed are GREAT budget options.

Thank you for the advice and the suggestion, I will definitely add those to the list.

 

[The_Grimy_One 10+ year member]

That's a great option for a tweeter as well. I definitely pitched the first one from a budget perspective but also because it sounds pretty sweet for that dollar amount. I haven't found a better sounding tweeter at that price point.
I'm telling you, Grimy. You should totally use the coax drivers for the frontstage. They don't look like much but they sound really nice right from the start. They only get better as you apply EQ or whatever. Just use the focal drivers as extra midbass help.

https://www.parts-express.com/tymphany-a16cg-21-04-6-1-2-coaxial-speaker-w-audax-t--299-275

When you start attempting active with mids and tweets, you need a lot of flexibility with filter points and slopes in order to really pull it off. You also need EQ and TA for true refinement.

Yea thats true. I could really use more processing support.

What are your thoughts on running the Focal in the rear deck? I know it would be best to run them in the front stage some how. But that looks to be quite tricky at the moment.

 

[ciaonzo 5,000+ posts]

Yea thats true. I could really use more processing support. What are your thoughts on running the Focal in the rear deck? I know it would be best to run them in the front stage some how. But that looks to be quite tricky at the moment.

I think you'd already touched on the possibility of the subwoofer modulating any drivers that may be installed in the rear deck? I forget. But they would be fine in the rear deck as far as the driver specs are concerned. Not sure if that sub will interfere with them much if you have a pass-through or the seats fold down.

 

[The_Grimy_One 10+ year member]

I think you'd already touched on the possibility of the subwoofer modulating any drivers that may be installed in the rear deck? I forget. But they would be fine in the rear deck as far as the driver specs are concerned. Not sure if that sub will interfere with them much if you have a pass-through or the seats fold down.

I just recently figured out I have a ski pass. Lol. So I will possibly give that a whirl if I dont break down and build kick panels.

I will spec the box today too.