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<blockquote data-quote="dcsoundguy" data-source="post: 581" data-attributes="member: 540818"><p>this is unfortunately so much more complex than u might imagine, riven, as going the seperates route can cause ur systm to sound like crap if not done right. But if you&#039;re PATIENT, have a good ear, follow a few basics and are at least a little bit savvy, u will end up in car audio nirhvanna!&nbsp; Having sed that, I suggest u try first to stay w/ a tweeter that is a close efficiency match w/ your mid&nbsp; or full range driver (hopefully u have that covered).&nbsp; Location is everything, too, as ideally u want the tweeters to both be in close proximity to ur mid driver, and to be pointed at or near your ears.&nbsp; Once that&#039;s covered, I strongly urge u experiment with crossover-if you&#039;re like most users, u alredy have an active x-over unit; if you&#039;re a dinosaur like me and prefer passive components, I suggest you plop down 10-15$ for a variety of mylar capacitors, from around 1.5uf to 4.7 uF, then keep trying different values till u get it right, being mindful of power limits.&nbsp; As for what specific brands will give u what u need, there are a lotta good choices-try looking in th april 2000 issue of car stereo review if u can find one (buyer&#039;s guide issue, kind of a bible), or go to speakercity.com, or parts express.com...e-mail me if u need more 2cents worth, will be glad2help...</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="dcsoundguy, post: 581, member: 540818"] this is unfortunately so much more complex than u might imagine, riven, as going the seperates route can cause ur systm to sound like crap if not done right. But if you're PATIENT, have a good ear, follow a few basics and are at least a little bit savvy, u will end up in car audio nirhvanna! Having sed that, I suggest u try first to stay w/ a tweeter that is a close efficiency match w/ your mid or full range driver (hopefully u have that covered). Location is everything, too, as ideally u want the tweeters to both be in close proximity to ur mid driver, and to be pointed at or near your ears. Once that's covered, I strongly urge u experiment with crossover-if you're like most users, u alredy have an active x-over unit; if you're a dinosaur like me and prefer passive components, I suggest you plop down 10-15$ for a variety of mylar capacitors, from around 1.5uf to 4.7 uF, then keep trying different values till u get it right, being mindful of power limits. As for what specific brands will give u what u need, there are a lotta good choices-try looking in th april 2000 issue of car stereo review if u can find one (buyer's guide issue, kind of a bible), or go to speakercity.com, or parts express.com...e-mail me if u need more 2cents worth, will be glad2help... [/QUOTE]

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