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<blockquote data-quote="enzowho" data-source="post: 2586139" data-attributes="member: 568136">1: Most people turn to the SLC&#039;s or Germaniums.&nbsp; The SLC comps will cost you somewhere between $250-350.&nbsp; They sound very good for the price.&nbsp; The Germaniums are a step up at around $550.&nbsp; These sound excellent and have an amazing passive crossover design.2: Most people really like them3: There are tonality difference between these three models.&nbsp; All have low distortion and excellent accuracy.&nbsp; There are lots of reviews on the Germs, so I will let you search for that.&nbsp; The Profi and Vandium lines differ in that the profi has a paper cone (which gives it the more warm tone that Rainbow is known for) while the Vandium have a metal cones which IMO sound cold.4: As mentioned above there is a great review on diymobileaudio.com under the review section.&nbsp; The kick will have exceptional midbass and good midrange.&nbsp; They need to be high passed at 80 Hz on a -12 db/oct slope.&nbsp; The phase plug will have less midbass, slightly better midrange and different off-axis response characteristics.So, hope that kindof pushes you in the right direction.&nbsp; Honestly, if you are going to spend 500-1000 dollars on a set of components you had better spend some decent time/money on your install.&nbsp; I don&#039;t know how much of this you know already...so bear with me.1: Spend some money on deadening material.&nbsp; I would suggest Raammat for SecondSkin.&nbsp; Get some butyl based mat and some closed cell foam.2: Might try fiberglassing some kicks.&nbsp; If built right they will give you better imaging.&nbsp; Also, moving from a 2 way system to a 3 way can give you much better results.3: Try active.&nbsp; This assumes you personally have/know somebody who has exceptional tuning abilities.&nbsp; Otherwise you probably won&#039;t get good results.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="enzowho, post: 2586139, member: 568136"] 1: Most people turn to the SLC's or Germaniums. The SLC comps will cost you somewhere between $250-350. They sound very good for the price. The Germaniums are a step up at around $550. These sound excellent and have an amazing passive crossover design. 2: Most people really like them 3: There are tonality difference between these three models. All have low distortion and excellent accuracy. There are lots of reviews on the Germs, so I will let you search for that. The Profi and Vandium lines differ in that the profi has a paper cone (which gives it the more warm tone that Rainbow is known for) while the Vandium have a metal cones which IMO sound cold. 4: As mentioned above there is a great review on diymobileaudio.com under the review section. The kick will have exceptional midbass and good midrange. They need to be high passed at 80 Hz on a -12 db/oct slope. The phase plug will have less midbass, slightly better midrange and different off-axis response characteristics. So, hope that kindof pushes you in the right direction. Honestly, if you are going to spend 500-1000 dollars on a set of components you had better spend some decent time/money on your install. I don't know how much of this you know already...so bear with me. 1: Spend some money on deadening material. I would suggest Raammat for SecondSkin. Get some butyl based mat and some closed cell foam. 2: Might try fiberglassing some kicks. If built right they will give you better imaging. Also, moving from a 2 way system to a 3 way can give you much better results. 3: Try active. This assumes you personally have/know somebody who has exceptional tuning abilities. Otherwise you probably won't get good results. [/QUOTE]

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