Notorious97200

Hello guys, I wish you all a really happy new year ! So, I bought a mini dsp for Xmas, and now I want to use it. I will study the pluggin seriously to find and set the X-over points and the different slopes. I'll take care of T/A too. I will play later with the eq available . I see they're talking about caps to protect the tweeters. How many micro Farads do I need ? How to choose what to buy ? My current amplifier is an Incriminator 3.4. I want to keep it bridged to the Seas mids. 2 x 225 w rms @ 4 Ohms, so my 8 Ohms speakers will have enough power. I need a small amplifier for the tweeters, something on the cheap. Do you have ideas ? What amp would you get ? I may run 6 or 8 Ohms tweeters in the future. I'm currently using the Focal tweeters I had on my 165 KP set. Thank you for your help.

It's incredible. I don't understand how I can feel the change like this ! I feel like the stage is right in front of me. It's obviuos when I close my eyes Some instruments have more presence, sound clearer. I don't know how to express that. Why do I feel like the sub sounds differently : maybe it's psycho acoustics lower, smoother, better ! That mini dsp purchase was a good upgrade for my system ! BTW those Seas ER18 are wonderful. Thanks again SSA, thanks again M5.

+1 Niiice. I bet this customer was happy with it. Do you have pics of all the system ? Tuned in.

It was my first step with Time Alignement. I like the first result. I'll work on it. I hope I won't blow those tweeters !

Get one ported, and go work on your car !

Nothing special : I'm just trying some tweeters now. they are easy to swap. Last night I turned the gain a little higher, I'm too conservative. Now it seems that it shines ! I did not have enough time to test and listen, but I think it's much better. I played with time alignement : first try in my life. I like the first results. I feel like I'm listening right in the middle of the scene ! I'll keep on testing.

I have work to do. I like the idea of frequency swaps : it should help me find my problems. I'll look for frequency test tones on the internet.

It's easy to swap the tweeters, I may try to put the Focal back in, just to check what I like or not about them. But I want to play with those Davis first : they sound good. Maybe eq down some frequencies ? I'll try to play with the parametric eq of the mini dsp.

Gain was reset. No eq yet. I always run everything flat, but I know I must use the eq someday. I'm not an eq guy !

It's difficult for me to think it's a placement problem. Maybe I like brighter tweeters. I wanted more clarity, detailed response. Hard to express in english, sorry. I don't know the impedance of the Focal tweeters, at 4 Ohms they receive much more power from the amplifier than the Davis.

I had the Focal tweeters at the same spot, on the dash, and I had no output problem. I always had them up in the doors, and they never were so loud. The change was amazing. I wanted to try something else. The Davis seems more quiet on the same spot, like it's missing something. http://www.audiophonics.fr/fr/davis-acoustics-tweeter-davis-acoustics/tweeter-davis-acoustics-twx-p-4088.html

I don't want to use absolutely the SEAS, but my French online store carries them. They don't sell Vifa, as I saw a lot of people seem to like one of their tweeters (the XT 25 IIRC).

Yes that format should fit 104 mm. It's the exact size of the baffle around my current Davis tweeters.

Sorry for the lack of information. The tweeters will be mounted on the dash, facing the windshield. I use the stock 'plate" provided for the stock tweeters. They won't move at all. I have a Pioneer AVH-X 5600 double din head unit. amplifier : Incriminator Audio 3.4 : 4 x 65 w @ 4 Ohms. a mini dsp 2x4 : I run the mids from 75 (with a 12 or 24 dB slope) to 3300 Hz, and the tweeters from 3300 Hz to ...wide open ! I think I use a 6 dB slope. I am not so sure about the slopes. One pair of mids : one Seas Prestige ER 18 in each door, using a solid wood baffle. With no deadening so far. I was using a set of my Focal tweeters , from the 165KP set. I guess it's a TN52. I recently tried a pair of Davis TWX DF tweeters : they are very detailed, smooth, but not loud enough for my system, and I feel like they lack something. I like to listen to the tweets, I don't want to guess if I have them or not. I'd like a pair of Seas ones, but I can try something else, if needed I hope that is enough to help me. BTW the mids are loud on such low power ! I don't need a more powerful amp like I thought.

I have just found a French online store for speakers : OMG, they're way cheaper than madisound, and the shipping costs are low as f... I want a pair of Seas tweeters now. It's too cheap ! http://www.toutlehautparleur.com/marque-tlhp/seas-haut-parleurs.html There are so much models, I don't know which one to get. Which one would you choose ?

I totally agree : I like my tweeters high, in the A pillars or on the dash !

I would be afraid to have such powerful subs in sealed enclosures for a 4th order bandpass box. I'm tuned in ...for more !

I totally agree ! Do it like that and have fun ! I like those Subarus, nice choice, but don't kill it with a wall, please.

Hello, I have a S3400 under the hood, and a Vision 105 Group31 batt in the rear, under my enclosure. I want to get rid of this Vision, anf get an XS battery instead. One of my friend is selling all his SPL equipments. He had a wall wit 2 18" subs, on 2 huge amps, with lots of batts. (No mids & high speakers in that car). I think he reached 160 dB : island record for sure. I would like to know how can I be sure that the XS 7500 I want to buy from him is good. His batteries did not played a lot, they were in his SPL car, going out only for a few comps. I'm running a 2400 w amp on my sub, and a small IA 3.4 at 8 Ohms on my mids & highs. So I guess it should be enough batts power. I wanted an XP 3000 or a D3100 but I could not find any locally. He's asking some money for them, that's why I want to know if I should make the deal. What do I have to check on the battery before pulling the trigger ?

Nice work once again ! tuned in. I have never saw a pickup with a box in the bed, locally. I think people would be afraid to do it, and loose value on the truck. Car audio guys aren't too much into pickups here.

Hi guys, I have recently been saved by a cheap voltmeter plugged into the cig-lighter 12v input. It showed me I was loosing voltage badly. I found something was burning under the hood. The plastic on the wire coming from the positive post on the battery to the alt was bad, and the cooper was touching a metal part. I took it off, and now everything is ok. The alternator works as usual. But now I want a better voltmeter. This one is 8 years old ! I want something small enough to fit anywhere. I won't cut anything in the dash to have it mounted, so I liked the cig lighter plug a lot. Which model do you run ? And second question : if it's not something to plug like a cig lighter, what are the best locations to use for an accurate reading ? Near the amp ? On the front battery ? Rear battery ? Thanks in advance for your help.

They don't have the 2150. Only 2 smaller models.