Can't Decide What To Do

[Impious 1,476]

Hmm....after posting this I realized that my topic description sounds like a pirate.

But, anyways.....help me decide what to do with my stereo...LOL. I can't decide if I want go with an active 3-way DIY frontstage consisting of Coustic Design Reference & Vifa speakers, or go simple with a pair of Memphis Sync8's

On the one hand, I really like the sound of my DR 7's when I was running them with my horns. But, likewise, the Sync8's are responsible for many World Championships in SQ comps, and I do really like the sound of audiolife's Sync 5.25's. Plus the installation and setup with the Sync's would be much easier and simpler and would allow me to use my external dual 31 band EQ for tuning, and it'd be killer to have a true point source comp set (and I can get an awesome deal on a set). But, the idea of a 3-way frontstage is really intriguing aswell as I've never had 3-ways in my car before, and I already have all the drivers so I wouldn't need to buy anything other than little stuff like more speaker wire. But the setup and tuning would be much more difficult and time & space consuming, and I'd be limited to 5 bands of parametric EQ on the tweet and 5 bands on the midrange/midbass.

Basically boils down to;

Active 3-way; more complicated setup & tuning, limited tuning and more space taken up but great sound and little to no additional money spent (just wires and whatnot).

Sync's; much simpler install, more tuning capabilities, great sound aswell, but spending a little bit more money for them.

On top of that.....if I went with the Sync's I was debating whether to sell all my amps (8 in total) and pick up a single RF Power T8004 and run a single amp (again, could get a pretty good deal on one) for a very simple yet excellent sounding setup. But, then it would totally eliminate the possibility of going active in the future since I'd be down to only 1 amp in my possession.

So....overall, I really have no idea WTF I want to do about anything here....LOL

Any thoughts?

[Supa_c 1]

3 way is a pain.

So much tweaking and what not.

Id just go with the Memphis' and be done with it. You can hear 3 way in your home.

[dennisp 0]

KISS

[flakko 1]

well as i always say... if you got the money to spare, do it

in this case the syncs.

[Supa_c 1]

KISS

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[ANeonRider 3]

Sync's

[mrray13 30]

i agree with the KISS...(Keep It Simple Squeak..lol)

and i've got to install/audition a few pair of those sync8's. they are really,really nice componets. (not to mention the 6.5 sq's in my front doors and the sync 4x6's in the back ones..lol)

as to the power issue..well...i say go active. keep the amps u have....i've never heard the sync8's ran other then with the passive xo they come with. i think the active set up would be cooler...adn of course, sound better.

wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[Tirefryr 1,742]

Another vote for keeping it simple. It's always easier and most of the time, will sound better IMO. Why switch drivers and alignments just to make it more complicated, or just to use an equalizer? If you don't NEED it, don't do it.

[Impious 1,476]

Well, thanks guys. You talked me into sticking with the Sync's.

I'll let you know when I'm in acoustical bliss