ID CD1e or cd1 pro

[Megalomaniac 0]

I have an opportunity to buy either. full bodies or mini. I am planning to go full. but my question is:

1. Is it worth the extra money to get the pro instead of the cd1e?

2. Will i notice a significant difference?

I plan to use a passive crossover that i will make (from schematics the ID tech gave) but will be EQing using my eclipse cd7000(7band peq).

iirc i can only use passive on the cd1e and not the pro. correct? I dont think my deck has a fancy enough dsp to handle the pro?...or am i wrong?

thanks. oh btw id like for them to play down to 1kish. my mids are hertz hsk 165s if it matters.

[///M5 2,833]

Not enough eq on the 7k and running them passive is a mistake

[Megalomaniac 0]

yeah thats what i thought . i know the cd1e can be ran on the passives with no issues. but the pros will have disputes.

[///M5 2,833]

"can be" and should be aren't anywhere near the same thing. If you designed passives specifically for them and the drivers you are blending them with fine, but if you are using off the shelf passives I don't think you will like the results.

[Megalomaniac 0]

"can be" and should be aren't anywhere near the same thing. If you designed passives specifically for them and the drivers you are blending them with fine, but if you are using off the shelf passives I don't think you will like the results.

I think you didnt read my first post entirely i got the schematics from the ID tech. It will be far from "off the shelf"...

it will be an inline passive just for the horn. the mids will be controlled actively through deck.

Edited February 1, 2008 by Megalomaniac

[///M5 2,833]

"can be" and should be aren't anywhere near the same thing. If you designed passives specifically for them and the drivers you are blending them with fine, but if you are using off the shelf passives I don't think you will like the results.

I think you didnt read my first post entirely i got the schematics from the ID tech. It will be far from "off the shelf"...

it will be an inline passive just for the horn. the mids will be controlled actively through deck.

I'd call that off the shelf, because if they sold them that is what they would sell. Non-off the shelf or custom would be done with in situ measurements in the specific mounting locations. I would highly, highly recommend not using horns passive.

[Megalomaniac 0]

so i need a fancier DSP? you got some recomendations? I was looking at a 360.2, i liked the idea of controlling it via pda/laptop

[///M5 2,833]

I'd prefer an H701 over a 360

[Megalomaniac 0]

701 more than id like to spend with the controller. especially since im only doing 3way.

how bout the ppi730?

[Megalomaniac 0]

ok i read some more. if i get the Pro. i wont have to eq as much as if i had cd1e(since the cd1e is peizo driven). so i think i will get the pros, and play with them. and if need more processing i will buy one.

Edited February 1, 2008 by Megalomaniac