should i run 2 sets of tweets?

[subzero 5,000+ posts]

I would not.

 

[MANTI5 10+ year member]

Can't compare home speakers to this situation AT ALL. Those were designed to be run that way and it takes a LOT of planning to get them correct.

 

[TheUnderFighter 10+ year member]

I certainly wouldn't... unless you have multiple mid-ranges running, no need for more tweets...

 

[disturbed471985 5,000+ posts]

I like mine. Night and day from running just 1 set. But its depends on what ur goals are.

 

[matt_bennett05 10+ year member]

I like mine. Night and day from running just 1 set. But its depends on what ur goals are.

Agreed. Everyone has different taste. But in this guy's case of more SQ than SPL I would say 1 pair fits his bill better.

 

[trumpet 5,000+ posts]

Adding too much treble can cause us to hear a reduction of midbass and midrange since our hearing is so sensitive to treble. It's another point to consider.

 

[duanebro 10+ year member]

I've run tweeter arrays in my A-pillars and have seen/heard MANY home speakers with multiple tweeters. Cancellation didn't seem to be an issue, so not sure where you came up with that idea

If you are talking line arrays then it is different than two tweeters. I have not seen many home speakers with more than one tweeter, except line arrays of course. Do you have some links?

 

[zako 10+ year member]

In my opinion, if you have to ask, then run one set. Just think about all those wonderful improvements the second set will add to your frequency response and imaging.

Now, I have read advise from _very_ experienced tuners/installers who had great setups with two sets of tweeters. Usually one set was installed with the mid in the kicks so the two act as a single point source, and an extra set was installed up high and tuned specially for the purpose of bring up the height of the sound stage. However, the average you and me don't t have an independent L/R 30-band equalizer or the ability to use it, so why bother? It had been proven many times that 2-way active front stage with well chosen and well tuned parts can sound great. If you high frequencies don't sound right with one set of tweeters, I'd say that's the problem with the tweeters or their crossovers.

 

[splwj47 10+ year member]

I like mine. Night and day from running just 1 set. But its depends on what ur goals are.

my goals are purley sq and i want them to get decently loud. where you run all urs? what about a set in the pillers and a set in the doors inbetween the mid and the tweet in the piller?

 

[splwj47 10+ year member]

Just think about all those wonderful improvements the second set will add to your frequency response and imaging..

what u mean?

 

[mlstrass 5,000+ posts]

my goals are purley sq and i want them to get decently loud. where you run all urs? what about a set in the pillers and a set in the doors inbetween the mid and the tweet in the piller?

1 tweeter per side should easily meet your goals

I'm currently running 2 Vifa's in each pillar, but only because I have a PA mid in each door and they get very loud. With 2 tweets I don't have to push them as hard to keep up...

 

[9515ROB 10+ year member]

1 tweeter per side should easily meet your goals
I'm currently running 2 Vifa's in each pillar, but only because I have a PA mid in each door and they get very loud. With 2 tweets I don't have to push them as hard to keep up...

Yeah i wasnt to impressed your your highs they seemed to be very quiet

 

[mlstrass 5,000+ posts]

Yeah i wasnt to impressed your your highs they seemed to be very quiet

talking about the altima, Barney is an SQ set up so stop hatin...

 

[9515ROB 10+ year member]

talking about the altima, Barney is an SQ set up so stop hatin...

they were both quiet SPL and SQ lol

 

[disturbed471985 5,000+ posts]

my goals are purley sq and i want them to get decently loud. where you run all urs? what about a set in the pillers and a set in the doors inbetween the mid and the tweet in the piller?

I have 1 set in the pillers and 1 pair located on the dash. On both sides the tweets at most are 5" apart. As far as SQ well one mans SQ is anothers SPL so whos to say what it really sounds like. To me it sounds good and it gets very loud but I also have over 600watts to my front stage. Try it and see never hurts to try.