Who makes a good midrange...

[MiniVanMan 10+ year member]

Well, I'll stick to my original suggestion of the Vifa MG10. That or you can spend $250.00 for the CDT ES series drivers that look eerily similar.... and sound, well, ummm, let's just say, very close. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/naughty.gif.94359f346c0f1259df8038d60b41863e.gif

 

[onefastsi 10+ year member]

Well, I'll stick to my original suggestion of the Vifa MG10. That or you can spend $250.00 for the CDT ES series drivers that look eerily similar.... and sound, well, ummm, let's just say, very close. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/naughty.gif.94359f346c0f1259df8038d60b41863e.gif

LOL...well, I do have the 3 way ES series that will be going into the car. I'm using CDT's HD set now. I have 4" drivers, ES, and they are a bit deep for what I want. The 3's will be about 1.5" or so...44.4mm, so that might be too deep as well. I'm thinking Dynaudio's or maybe one of the mid tweets CDT makes.

I emailed Ken from CDT to see what they have to offer. I'm supposed to call him next week.

Thanks!

 

[Hoodlum007 10+ year member]

Dyn FTW!!

 

[Flipx99 5,000+ posts]

Keep in mind that dynaudio is 8 ohms.

DLS and Morel also have great offerings in the 3" dome market.

However this discussion about having a midrange play 600 - 2.5k or so makes me worry I may have made a poor decision.

Haven't bought the midranges yet, but have bought the crossover to make it work.

 

[xtremekustomz 10+ year member]

Keep in mind that dynaudio is 8 ohms.
DLS and Morel also have great offerings in the 3" dome market.

However this discussion about having a midrange play 600 - 2.5k or so makes me worry I may have made a poor decision.

Haven't bought the midranges yet, but have bought the crossover to make it work.

It is funny that you mentioned the frequency range of 600 hz because I just got out and changed out my 4" cone midrange with my Dyn MD140 and I found something a little interesting. I know you aren't supposed to run them very low but.....I've been playing around with them and like the sound alot better. Hebrew Hammer, didn't you have some MD140's at one time? What frequency did you run them at?

 

[Flipx99 5,000+ posts]

It is funny that you mentioned the frequency range of 600 hz because I just got out and changed out my 4" cone midrange with my Dyn MD140 and I found something a little interesting. I know you aren't supposed to run them very low but.....I've been playing around with them and like the sound alot better. Hebrew Hammer, didn't you have some MD140's at one time? What frequency did you run them at?

How does the fact they are 8 ohms effect a passive crossover? In a active/passive setup, I am using a passive crossover for the midrange/tweeter. If it normally crosses at 2.5k @ 18, what is the new Xover point?

 

[3.5Max6spd 10+ year member]

The md142's work VERY well in the kicks near the midbass driver and its off axis dispersion is an asset as it pulls attention away from the midbass as far as he lower midrange-since the rising higher freq are directional...it just pulls together nicely..

My last active 3way set with 4" cones and tweets in kicks HP at 250hz 12db....didnt do anything better stagingwise concerning the vocal range than my Dyn passive setup using the same speaker arrangement -yet here the mid picks up at 900hz. Same goes for when I used the Usher 9845 and crossed at 700hz. If the location suits thie setup (lower corner door mounted mjidbass and kickpanel midrange) you can achieve good results and the midrange acts as a sweet bridge from the midbass driver and the tweeter.

Many have actively used this midrange in the 500-700hz area with 4th order or higher slopes and got good results if needed.

 

[frzninvt 10+ year member]

The Vifa D75M 3" soft dome midrange would fit that application. The flange is large but can be trimmed down.

 

[///M5 10+ year member]

You really should just go active instead of bastardizing some passive.