Rainbow Profis ..... 3 ways or 2 way ??

[blue 10+ year member]

They have an interesting 3 way choice .... a 6.5" woofer , 4" midrange , and tweet ....

Would you think that would be better than the 2 way , or just harder to make sound right ?

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[3.5Max6spd 10+ year member]

i say if you are going to do it... if you have the means... go for the whole enchilada- 2 ways are great, but the sepation of 3ways adds even yet another dimmension.

Hehe...put that DRZ to work bish! Its not like you dont have the flexibility...

 

[blue 10+ year member]

i say if you are going to do it... if you have the means... go for the whole enchilada- 2 ways are great, but the sepation of 3ways adds even yet another dimmension.
Hehe...put that DRZ to work bish! Its not like you dont have the flexibility...

Yeah .... I could go active , but I'd need to know the reccomended points and slopes , and I doubt Rainbow would like answering that too much //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif

Thing is : I've heard the 2 ways , but have not heard the 3 way set ....

I'm not one to just wholesale believe the whole " more is better " trend , and I plan on buying tomorrow //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/veryhappy.gif.fec4fed33b4a1279cf10bdd45a039dae.gif :veryhapp: //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/veryhappy.gif.fec4fed33b4a1279cf10bdd45a039dae.gif

Anybunny want to sell me some Rainbow stuff , ya better hury up !

 

[blue 10+ year member]

i say if you are going to do it... if you have the means... go for the whole enchilada- 2 ways are great, but the sepation of 3ways adds even yet another dimmension.
Hehe...put that DRZ to work bish! Its not like you dont have the flexibility...

I'll probably call Matthew at Alumapro tomorrow , and get his reccomendation.

 

[3.5Max6spd 10+ year member]

Sounds to me based on your listening tastes that the same set as Skier suits you- trust me Rainbow mids put out nice midbass, but the Kickbass driver is an option for a reason...as you were witness of

 

[blue 10+ year member]

Sounds to me based on your listening tastes that the same set as Skier suits you- trust me Rainbow mids put out nice midbass, but the Kickbass driver is an option for a reason...as you were witness of

Ughh .... I thought the "kick " was designated for use in kick panels ?

 

[blue 10+ year member]

Sounds to me based on your listening tastes that the same set as Skier suits you- trust me Rainbow mids put out nice midbass, but the Kickbass driver is an option for a reason...as you were witness of

Whew ..... I'm really lost now ! According to Rainbow's website , the "kick" version only plays down to 80 hz ( a design I would think was intended for installations in kick panels ) , so why would Skier put them in his doors ?

I don't think " kick "has anything to do with added punch , ect ....

I guess I'll have to call Rainbow tomorrow ..... //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crazy.gif.c13912c32de98515d3142759a824dae7.gif

 

[3.5Max6spd 10+ year member]

Whew ..... I'm really lost now ! According to Rainbow's website , the "kick" version only plays down to 80 hz ( a design I would think was intended for installations in kick panels ) , so why would Skier put them in his doors ?I don't think " kick "has anything to do with added punch , ect ....

I guess I'll have to call Rainbow tomorrow ..... //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crazy.gif.c13912c32de98515d3142759a824dae7.gif

what do kick panels have to do with anything? its a higher efficiency woofer designed for more kick in the 'kick' drum type of freq's...therefore named 'Kickbass'...

 

[blue 10+ year member]

what do kick panels have to do with anything? its a higher efficiency woofer designed for more kick in the 'kick' drum type of freq's...therefore named 'Kickbass'...

Not according to Rainbow's website Max .... The effiency is exactly the same on all the 6.5 Profis , but the freq response is not. The regular Profi's play down to 39 hz , while the kicks only play down to 80 hz ...... This sounds like Rainbow made the kicks to go into kick panels , with that 80 hz cut off. I'll know soon !!

 

[blue 10+ year member]

what do kick panels have to do with anything? its a higher efficiency woofer designed for more kick in the 'kick' drum type of freq's...therefore named 'Kickbass'...

Well Max .... We were both wrong .... LOL

I just spoke with Matthew at Alumapro , and the " kick" version is not more effecient , but also is not made for kick panel applications. It is indeed made with a much stiffer suspension , to play like a sealed speaker would , but in a not so perfectly sealed door configuration. The 80 hz roll off was necessary to obtain the same effeciency , while using the 3 times stiffer suspension.....

Hokay , Tank is rollin Daewoo !!!! //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif :laugh: //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif

 

[cdj 10+ year member]

blue,

If you want to PM me your e-mail address, I can e-mail you the Rainbow Kickbass Forever PDF. It's no longer available on the Rainbow site.

It is very informative. Wish I could remember who sent it to me. Might have been 3.5Max6spd?

 

[3.5Max6spd 10+ year member]

Well Max .... We were both wrong .... LOLI just spoke with Matthew at Alumapro , and the " kick" version is not more effecient , but also is not made for kick panel applications. It is indeed made with a much stiffer suspension , to play like a sealed speaker would , but in a not so perfectly sealed door configuration. The 80 hz roll off was necessary to obtain the same effeciency , while using the 3 times stiffer suspension.....

Hokay , Tank is rollin Daewoo !!!! //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif :laugh: //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif

I did not say it was more efficient than another speaker- read what i said.

I simply referred to it the same way Rainbow did in the literature that came with my kickbass. At 90db 1W/1m its pretty efficient and mates to the rest of the gear in efficiency.

No offence but up to a few months ago, nobody at Alumapro, even Ken had a clue about the Rainbow line whatsoever. If you have any questions about the product contact the Rainbow rep in Florida directly.

 

[blue 10+ year member]

blue,
If you want to PM me your e-mail address, I can e-mail you the Rainbow Kickbass Forever PDF. It's no longer available on the Rainbow site.

It is very informative. Wish I could remember who sent it to me. Might have been 3.5Max6spd?

Hey man ... That would be great.

 

[blue 10+ year member]

I did not say it was more efficient than another speaker- read what i said.I simply referred to it the same way Rainbow did in the literature that came with my kickbass. At 90db 1W/1m its pretty efficient and mates to the rest of the gear in efficiency.

No offence but up to a few months ago, nobody at Alumapro, even Ken had a clue about the Rainbow line whatsoever. If you have any questions about the product contact the Rainbow rep in Florida directly.

No offence taken Bro ..... If I had the Rainbow reps contact info ...... //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/uhoh.gif.c07307dd22ee7e63e22fc8e9c614d1fd.gif

 

[lotas 10+ year member]

i would go with 2way just becuase i wouldnt want to mess up the 3way setup if I set it up incorrectly.