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<blockquote data-quote="squeak9798" data-source="post: 2492445" data-attributes="member: 555320">While this &quot;sounds&quot; like an easy task (no pun intended)....finding the optimal crossover frequency and slope for your specific speakers, vehicle and installation along with proper level matching can prove to be much more challenging than one might think.&nbsp; While it would be pretty easy to make it sound &quot;decent&quot;....it is MUCH more challenging to make it sound GREAT by finding the best combination of xover point/slope and proper level matching and equalization (making all of the $$ and time well worth the effort)....especially if you are trying to do it without the use of something like an RTA.If you can&#039;t differentiate between &quot;good&quot; and &quot;great&quot; stereos; then I wouldn&#039;t waste my time going active and just find a good modest pre-built comp set.&nbsp; That doesn&#039;t mean your deaf or stupid; Just that the benefits might not be worth the time and money, when a more cost and time effective alternative exists that would suit your needs just aswell.&nbsp; Not everybody has the same goals in mind.....and you need to figure out what best suits you.With $500 you can build a very good active frontstage with proper tuning.&nbsp; Spend some time over at <a href="http://www.diymobileaudio.com/forum/index.php?" target="_blank">http://www.diymobileaudio.com/forum/index.php?</a> and <a href="http://forum.elitecaraudio.com/forumdisplay.php?forumid=2" target="_blank">http://forum.elitecaraudio.com/forumdisplay.php?forumid=2</a> researching drivers.&nbsp; There is so much to choose from it&#039;s very easy to get overwhelmed with the &quot;simple&quot; task of finding the best drivers for your taste and preference.As far as how &quot;simple&quot; it would be with the Symmetry.....I can&#039;t answer as I&#039;m not familiar with it&#039;s actual functionality.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="squeak9798, post: 2492445, member: 555320"] While this "sounds" like an easy task (no pun intended)....finding the [I]optimal[/I] crossover frequency and slope for your specific speakers, vehicle and installation along with proper level matching can prove to be much more challenging than one might think. While it would be pretty easy to make it sound "decent"....it is [B]MUCH[/B] more challenging to make it sound GREAT by finding the [I]best[/I] combination of xover point/slope and proper level matching and equalization (making all of the $$ and time well worth the effort)....especially if you are trying to do it without the use of something like an RTA. If you can't differentiate between "good" and "great" stereos; then I wouldn't waste my time going active and just find a good modest pre-built comp set. That doesn't mean your deaf or stupid; Just that the benefits might not be worth the time and money, when a more cost and time effective alternative exists that would suit your needs just aswell. Not everybody has the same goals in mind.....and you need to figure out what best suits [I]you[/I]. With $500 you can build a [I]very[/I] good active frontstage with proper tuning. Spend some time over at [URL="http://www.diymobileaudio.com/forum/index.php?"]http://www.diymobileaudio.com/forum/index.php?[/URL] and [URL="http://forum.elitecaraudio.com/forumdisplay.php?forumid=2"]http://forum.elitecaraudio.com/forumdisplay.php?forumid=2[/URL] researching drivers. There is so much to choose from it's very easy to get overwhelmed with the "simple" task of finding the best drivers for your taste and preference. As far as how "simple" it would be with the Symmetry.....I can't answer as I'm not familiar with it's actual functionality. [/QUOTE]

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