Looking for a good DIY woofer/midrange...

[Hayabusa 0]

I was planning on going DIY active 2 way in the not to distant future and I was wondering what is a good Midrange that someone would recommend that likes around 75-100 watts @ 4 ohm. I was going to go with the Seas Nextel 7" but the puppy is a 8 ohm and I'm not sure if I have enough power to make it feel really comfortable. I'd like some recomendations of a 6.5" or 7" woofer with like 3 inches/3 & 1/2 of mounting depth to work with. My budget is ummm say $100-$150 per woofer but not set in stone if something that will sound awesome, clear, and low distortion cost just a little more. For now I plan on using the Seas 27TAFNC/G (H1397) 1" aluminum dome tweeter. Having bought anything yeat though. Just looking to make my upgrade from my current front stage worthwhile and fun.

[JimJ 11]

Don't get hung up on the impedance.

It'd be tough to find something better than the Nextel in that price bracket...

[ANeonRider 3]

Nextel ftw.

And read the write up about efficiency in the technical section.

[Hayabusa 0]

Ok. Nextel it is. Is it bad to have speakers that are 8 ohm and tweeters that are 4 ohm? Also will I be able to run the speakers at 8 ohm and the tweeters a 4 ohm or will everything have to run at 4 ohm?

[JimJ 11]

As long as your amps are capable of it, there's absolutely nothing wrong with it.

Where it gets interesting is if you're using passive crossovers, then you have to start taking impedances into account because it shifts Xover points, but running active you have no problems

[ANeonRider 3]

Not bad at all, actually using 8 ohm speakers is a good thing IMO.

What active crossover are you planning to use?

[Hayabusa 0]

My Eclipse 8454 Xovers...What kind of amp would you guys suggest I go with? I was thinking of going with a Merlin MD43.

Edited October 3, 2007 by Hayabusa