///M5

What exactly is SW chix soup?

The rest of France is great as well. I only had 6 days though and the W hadn't been there before so Paris is where we stayed the whole time.

Crap

I always eat bread with soup .... And things that go with it like nice cheese

Thank you M5. I'll try that. 50 Hz HP seems low ! I'll tell you how it performs and how I like it. Do you think it's better to keep the focal tweeters on the Focal passive filter ? I crossed mine below 40Hz. They are beefy, but I don't listen to bass music either. I wouldn't use your amp crossover for the tweeters, but I would measure them to see what they are doing. Will give you a baseline for fixing them later. Focal Tweets in general are always in DIRE need of an active processor...

12dB, okay. I'd try something like 50Hz HP and 3000Hz LP to start on the mid.

The more I sleep the more tired I am

HBD to the guy with the best name on the board!

With the power you have you can probably bandpass them WAY lower Any idea what the slope is of the crossover? The CA doesn't really even "need" a LP as it rolls off smooth, but the ER has a big ole hump around 5k on axis which you probably need to knock down. IIRC it is only 6-8dB or so though so even a fairly soft slope a ways down can work.

Jesus. Looks like I haven't missed much in the hop. Or perhaps you have. She made her rounds.

Your timing....the CA's would be better for that, they hardly need a crossover. They give it up on the upper end once you do. Thought you were doing both at the same time.... Does your amp have LP & HP?

Don't try to use the ER's with your stock crossovers. That won't work...

You know what's funny ? I want a 16:9 format screen at home. And the local used computer shop has some btichin 24" HP monitors, used, at a tad over $100. shame the ultrawides are so expensive... I'd love to replace my dual setup <- goes to google ultrawide

The prices are so close now I'd buy the ERs

Only perhaps someplace other than FL. Doh!

Decided to move on down to FL? J I want to, just can't leave the little man. Take him with

You know what's funny ? I want a 16:9 format screen at home. And the local used computer shop has some btichin 24" HP monitors, used, at a tad over $100. I have a space problem in my kitchen

You don't gain output by going to a 4 ohm speaker. Sure you use twice the power, but even then remember in an ideal world that is a barely noticeable difference IF none of the other parameters change. By default they have to and that is never for the better. I haven't run 4ohm mids in my car since the 90's.

No you don't. 4 ohm mids are stupid. You gain nothing and lose a lot.

It would be good to know what tweeter you are pairing these with too...

The Revelator needs a box, terrible IB in a door. Your price performance is confused. These aren't good speakers: http://www.parts-express.com/dayton-audio-dc160-4-6-1-2-classic-woofer-speaker--295-309 ....and should be about $16 each; however, they are WAY better than what you will get in a $300 component set. If you will EVER run active buying a NEW component set is idiotic. As for your "extra" channel question. That adds a lot of cost and you an always add a second two channel later. The answer lies in your needs. Do you currently EQ your sub? If not, why do you want a proc for it? If you HAVE to buy NEW a set and need to stay in budget a pair of Dayton RS180's and a Minidsp will Absolutely Destroy any component set that cost WAY more.

If I was single I'd be tasting that as well.

coffee, food, other beverages and a big fat YES

Can't wait to see some pics! I know that it's easy to grab a few when your celebrating a 51st, wrangling kids, enjoying wine, cooking and serving food so no excuses I took none, lol. Set the camera out so others would use it. They had nothing to do and failed at that as well.

Why not spend $150 on mids and $100 on the miniDSP? Same budget, better performance. If you don't love the mids later sell them and upgrade. It is really hard to shop without hearing some things first. A used set of Seas CA18 or ER18 would be a great starting point mated wit the miniDSP.