Notorious97200

I agree. You have no garanties it will be better. The tinsel leads should not break easily. Are you sure you're not doing something wrong ?

I'm so happy with my active setup. It's not worth paying for a pair of crossovers you will never use. You already have a processor with the head unit. So, your budget will let you buy better equipments, and deadening products (if you need some). M5 will guide you in the right direction.

That's loud for sure ! Welcome to SSA !

Try a single pair of mids, have fun with your system. Later you'll add another pair of mids if you feel it necessary.

It's difficult to post pics. Photobucket is not working good, and there is an error message when I use the forum "choose files" after the download from my laptop. I'll try again later.

New amp in ; a little Zapco st 2x for the SSA tweeters. I'll bridge the IA 3.4 on the mids.

OK, now you're talking to a serious guy ! I bought a PSP port a few years ago. It was nice, but I will never do that again : now, I use PVC tubes, and I can flare both ends. It's not perfect as a PSP port, but it's MUCH cheaper, I can found what I need locally, ready to use. With a good looking paint, I can even show it outside the box (to save box volume).

Why do you want to stay sealed ? Ported box can sound really good, if you know what you're doing. I always feel like going sealed is a waste of bass You loose the bass trapped in the box ! Honnestly sealed enclosures are easier to run, and sound good easily. It's up to you.

How do you like the sound, the output ? 6" is on the small side, and 8" seems good for yoour setup. When you wtite 3.5 to 4.5 box, you must be talking of net volume, because an 8" port will take a lot of space in that volume. And a ZV.5 is a huge sub. I'm waiting on what others will tell you. (I'm not an expert at all!).

Why build a 4th order bandpass box when a regular ported box is more efficient, easier to build, and takes less room ? I'm really not getting it ! OP, can you tell me why or how did you make your choice ? Maybe I'm missing something. (I'm here to learn ...and have fun).

The tweeters are heavy, they look nice. You want to touch them, like a high end product. Congratulations. Smooth, accurate, more musical than my old Focal tn52. I'm still listening to those new SSA tweets with a good smile on my face !

All your products are very well priced. I won't say they are cheap, but they all seem to be worth every penny ! I was just surprised when I saw the amps price, with not so much informations about them. I hope I will be able to get one soon !

Maybe you should explain more. Tell us what benefits do they have, why are they really good, how "not cheaply made" they are,... Sorry for those questions, but those are your first amps. I don't know what to expect, and why should I buy them (and change both my IA amps !). I'd still love to get that 4ch class D...