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I don't do competitions or anything like that, I like punk pop rock music, which has a lot of mid bass. I have a lvl 4 dc sub in a ported box tuned to 32.5 hz in my trunk powered by a sundown SAE1200 I like to listen to loud music. Thats all the systems for, my own (and my passenger's) listening pleasure while I drive. The only other speakers I've heard are coaxils (JL audio evolution vr690cxi, and infinity reference 6822cf). No audio stores near me... I can't decide on a 3 way or 2 way front stage. I plan to have it active with a sundown sax100.4 (or 50.4) and, if its a 3 way, I may use my ea eclipse bridged for the midbass driver. I plan to remake my entire interior, which includes remolding the dash and doors out of fiberglass, so size isn't much of an issue. Can you point me in the right direction for a tweeter? something pretty 'popular' thats good that I might be able to find used somewhere. I plan to do this whole thing in steps to achieve a full system in a few months, I'm not going to buy everything tomorrow, so if I need to spend more, i'll have to wait longer till I get more money. If I can spend less, then I can get this done faster and be happier I'll stop highjacking threads and start looking around for things, sorry about that!

mids will be mounted in the doors in custom pods. I have no idea about the tweeters... what is that column called thats between the door and the front window shield? would it be wise to mount tweeters on that, facing toward the window? I have no idea what I'm looking for in tweeters, just recommend me something that'll be very loud and clear, and will not fatigue my ears over long periods listening at high volumes. You know I like punk pop rock Thats called an A-pillar. What is your budget? Have you went to madisound.com or parts-express.com and even looked for some so we can give you feedback? What type of tweeter dome designs do you like? I have no idea what kind of tweeters I like, I'm just going to go ahead and guess soft dome (silk), because I see a lot of people like them. And I was thinking ddt28's for $40 but m5 says no way, so what do you think would be a nice pair of tweets? I'm looking to spend about $100 for the pair, used if possible. Less $ is better but $100 is the max, whatever gives the best bang for the buck under $100 probably going to be powered by an SAX 100.4

mids will be mounted in the doors in custom pods. I have no idea about the tweeters... what is that column called thats between the door and the front window shield? would it be wise to mount tweeters on that, facing toward the window? I have no idea what I'm looking for in tweeters, just recommend me something that'll be very loud and clear, and will not fatigue my ears over long periods listening at high volumes. You know I like punk pop rock

heh, whats the difference between SEAS and eminence?

the lvl 4's are worth about $100 over the lvl 3's each. I got a like new dc lvl 4 12'' with custom dust cap for 240$ shipped, which I believe was a great deal. he had 4 of them and they sold quick! are the lvl 3's // lvl 4's used or new? condition of them? how old are they? thats a good thing i got 2 for 350 2 what? lvl 4s?

I emailed you and never got a response......... how much can I get off an sax100.4 with my working saz1500 new heatsink model? (whats MAP price for the sax100.4?)

you need an amp with crossovers (sax100.4) you set the high pass to lets say 2000, then all frequencies over 2000 will 'pass' (play) and frequencies under that will be lowered by (i think 24 db, maybe 12) With your woofers you set the low pass to whatever, and frequencies lower than that point will pass, while frequencies higher will be lowered by 24 db or 12 db. At least thats how I think it works....Right? Does the SAX100.4 allow you to do a highpass and lowpass on tweeters? you can use the subsonic filter as a highpass for the midbassdrivers, right?

where would you cross over those midbass drivers with these tweets: http://www.ddaudio.com/dd/caraudio/09/DDT.asp ? Think they're a good pair?

m5 could this be used to go active with a 3 way setup? it says it has preset crossover points but i'm not really sure what they're capable of... http://www.crutchfield.com/p_1616XSG/AudioControl-6XS-Gray.html?tp=117&tab=detailed_info

if you don't plan on getting an amp, i'd suggest going for infinity references or infinity kappas (you can get them on ebay for VERY cheap!) I think I saw some used references for sale for like $20 shipped. If you plan on getting an amp, a sundown SAX 50.4 might suit you well. That and some nice cheap components, you'll even be able to run active with them.

they say they play up to 3k hz, what do you suggest crossing them over at? what should i look to cross a pair of tweeters at? (2 way system) http://www.madisound.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=1600 SEAS Prestige CA22RNX (H1288) 8" Coated Paper Cone

soo....does that mean the tweets are for sale? to do what you speak of is called running 'active', you would need to have the midbass connected to 1 set of channels, and the tweeters connected to another, thus using all 4 channels of the amp for your rear speakers. its actually better than using 'passive' crossovers (the ones that come with your component set). if your interested, I have a pair of 6x9 JL evolution vr690 cxi coaxils for sale. you cannot run coaxils active, only component sets.

No matter where you put those tweeters they are going to sound like ass. You are also going to have NO midbass which completely is the opposite of an SQ setup. I really don't at all understand your driver choices as they surely don't come anywhere close to meeting your suggested goals. what tweeter do you use m5? and what others have you used? which ones were bad and which are good? I want to sound like you when I grow up lol, subjective. What I am running right now is in my sig, but I have a bunch of other tweets in the house. Better to describe needs and ask for assistance choosing than what is bad/good. I need something to be paired with my 8'' seas driver (that i'm going to get) for a active 2 way. the seas driver goes up to 3000 hz so idk where I should cross over the tweets at. what tweets do you have for sale that are good?

You just email him and he will either give you pricing or recommend you to a dealer

the lvl 4's are worth about $100 over the lvl 3's each. I got a like new dc lvl 4 12'' with custom dust cap for 240$ shipped, which I believe was a great deal. he had 4 of them and they sold quick! are the lvl 3's // lvl 4's used or new? condition of them? how old are they?

do you think a fan will be necessary for 1200rms for a few hours daily?

No matter where you put those tweeters they are going to sound like ass. You are also going to have NO midbass which completely is the opposite of an SQ setup. I really don't at all understand your driver choices as they surely don't come anywhere close to meeting your suggested goals. what tweeter do you use m5? and what others have you used? which ones were bad and which are good? I want to sound like you when I grow up

well it seems to me that they're 'giving away' things, like the free upgrade option. this could be a method of depleting their old stock so they can release a new product. Maybe they're upgrading the upgrade and getting rid of the old ones.

I went to homedepot today to get my mdf board and they had a huge sign saying 'only APPROXIMATE cuts, no grantee of accuracy' My dad works at home depot (in the tool rental section), so he warned me that they would probably do a terrible job cutting it. I added an extra inch to the dimensions I told them to cut so I could cut it when I got home. I just had them cut the 4x8 board into 36'' // 32'' // remainder. Just so I could fit it in my car.... Is a sphere the perfect shape for an enclosure? I have a machine that can make spheres // oval shaped spheres so I've been thinking I could make an enclosure for my midbass woofers in my custom door pods and make it a sphere for super sq do tweeters need an enclosure?

I think I'd like to tune it to 30 hz. I want to make a double kerfed slotted box with all 45 degree angles inside. whats the displacement of a 12'' DC lvl 4? what should the diameter of the port be? This is going to be the first box I've ever built any tips will be greatly appreciated!

Eh I just bought a used DC sub. Maybe if you give me an Fi for free, It'll make me into an fi-for-life (FFL) customer and hey, if you give me one for free, i'll even make a custom grill for the front of my car that says fi car audio on it, so ppl know what they hearin' when I stroll up into the parking lot.

Are these blank cds? How many MB/GB of space are used on them? (lol) my guess = 514 cds

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bump, want to buy materials tomorrow. I probably wont do the kerfed idea, i've heard there is no 'audioable' difference, and this is NOT for competitions, just for daily driving so... Does the design look good to you guys?