Where is the sq section???

[disturbed471985 5,000+ posts]

What about this?Clarion MCD360 3-way Electronic Crossover - Sonic Electronix

Thx for the post but come to find out my amp is able to go active ( thx to Vailboy) cause E1 else said it was not capable now I know who to ask if I want the correct answer about a issue. So no external crossover will be needed which is great so now I can use that $60-$120 I put back for a crossover towards something else.

 

[whitedragon551 5,000+ posts]

Just because they are metal doesnt mean they will be harsh. Silk tweeters can be harsh the same as metal and vice versa. It really depends on the setup. Most of that you can tune out. To be honest that much power to some tweeters is really overkill. The higher frequencies like that dont need as much power to reproduce as the lower frequencies do.

 

[disturbed471985 5,000+ posts]

Just because they are metal doesnt mean they will be harsh. Silk tweeters can be harsh the same as metal and vice versa. It really depends on the setup. Most of that you can tune out. To be honest that much power to some tweeters is really overkill. The higher frequencies like that dont need as much power to reproduce as the lower frequencies do.

Yea, I am going with 2 sets of metals. I do understand that close to 500watts going to 2 sets of tweets might be a bit overkill. But in real life each set will share around 120-140 watts. If that turns out to be still to much then I will just turn the gain down till I get to that happy point. But its just nice to be able to have gobs of power for any future changes in the setup.

I am thinking a external eq may be something I look into. As my HU's eq is really sad. Something along the lines of a 7band or so. Thoughts?

 

[ramos 5,000+ posts]

Its a question about running silk and metal dome tweets all in the same setup. Same tweet just ones metal ones silk. I am thinking there is going to be some form of delay kinda sound. To be clear running 4 tweets and 2 would be silk and the other 2 would be metal. Both getting the same power and set at 2.8k

So you want to run two sets of tweeters playing the same passband? Less is more my man. Where are the tweeters going to be installed? on or off axis? Two sets of tweeters playing the same pass band is going to be a beeyotch tuning. A set on axis in the kicks with your normal xover point, and another set off axis in the pillars xover like 10-12k on the other hand...//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

Another question coming to mind is what kind of tweeters are these? 2.8k is a pretty low xover point for a tweeter //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[disturbed471985 5,000+ posts]

Current choice of tweets - SEAS Prestige Line 27TAFNC/G Aluminum Dome Tweeter - Hasaudio

I have been told to look into these SB's so I will prob be getting one of these to use - http://www.tokospeaker.com/product/sb-acoustics-sb25ac-c000-4-metal-dome-tweeter

Yes, learned alil yesterday will be crossed around 4k-4.5k. On or off axis is till up in the air. Still reading up on that. As far as placement. 1 set will be installed in the door's (flush mount of course) 2nd set is still up in the air as far as placement goes. I agree sometimes less is better but when I had my DDAT28's each getting around 70+ each crossed around @3.2k and they could not keep up with my substage. I had to go buy a set of st-350's just so I could hear music. So this time I am going to be sure I have more then enough of a front stage to keep up with my substage.

P.S - I cant do kick panels due to the way my car is made. the clutch pedal is all the way to the left and any kinda pod would interfer with me being able to use the clutch.

 

[dontbeaprix 10+ year member]

Massive Audio EQ7 7-Band In-Dash Graphic Equalizer

Clarion EQS746 7-Band Rotary Equalizer/EQ (EQS-746)

 

[WheresTheButta 10+ year member]

My $0.02 - it's cheaper to buy one set of good gear that does the job right, than to buy something the does half the job only to be dissatisfied and upgrade two weeks from now.

For SQ, do NOT skimp on your H/U. Save a few extra bucks, be patient, and get a good H/U that will do what you need. You will not regret it.

As for mixing tweeters, it's generally not a good idea to mix different speakers and this is why: they all have different characteristics and qualities, and when you're tuning it makes things much more complicated.

Two things to consider are dispersion and frequency response. Example: one set of speakers might be smooth and have great on-axis response while the other might have better off-axis response and be too bright if they're aimed at the listener.... I'd say stick with all the same type of tweeter.

 

[okiedokie 10+ year member]

Those SB Acoustics do sound great, but the they are pretty large if you want to put them in your door.

The SEAS are a great buy, but why not just good to Madisound to buy your gear??

& they are cheaper.

SEAS Prestige 27TAFNC/G (H1397) 1" Aluminum Dome Tweeter: Madisound Speaker Store

SB-Acoustics SB25AC-C000-4 Metal Dome Tweeter: Madisound Speaker Store

Have you thought about the newer NE-Vifa tweeters?

 

[gokiburi]

I hope you didn't get that MB Quart Q4.150 amp! It is active capable, but it has turn on pop issues and killed both of my tweeters running active. If you do have it put a cap in line with your tweeters to save yourself future grief.