Upstage Audio

i was wondering what the word is on these from people who've actually used them. i am looking to use them as replacements for my M6 in the doors in a 3way setup so its used to play 100-315hz, maybe 80hz at the lowest. How well do they do as a true midbass driver compared to the M6, Tang Bands, Adire and other midbass drivers.

Anyone here use around 600rms on a Mag 15? I am debating instead of adding another battery into the car to just downgrade the power going to it. 600rms would be half of what I'm sending to it now. Its in a sealed box. Think it owuld be a huge difference in output or does the Mag do really bad with that amount of power?

i hardly have my gain up, maybe 25%, its hard to move the gain up with 8v preouts. I guess though 600rms or so would be good. Anyone use the Cadence tx-a750D? Is it rated or a little underrated?

Nick sounds like you're having loads of fun testing these drivers! Thats awesome that the new Mag will be better. I would think it would be hard considering how well the current model is doing. As for VC, no D4 option? Also how much bigger will this new Mag be over the old one? Wondering if I can make it work in my current box.

why not get a SI Mag or SS RL-p or something. ICON would be a good choice too.

so this is the company that used to be called WMD or did they just buy the subs from the copmany that went out of business called WMD. Or did they just rebrand their company to something else in hopes to sell them again. They were selling those subs for dirt cheap and no one was still buying them.

its a slightly larger box than I have, mine is 2.5cu ft but you will get good results. I love how mine blends in wonderfully musically at all volumes, but change my EQ settings and that thing can go nuts. Its a great sub.

i can't wait til this Fi boner is done with. It was the same as RE one a while back.

well whats your buget? I know the HD series from CDT will fit well in there but not sure if your amp has the power for them. CL-e may work also. Email me if you have questions. admin@alteraudiousa.com

i keep them around 1khz. I'm still playing around with them and haven't finished up the kickpanel to hold them. Have them in a small cup like pod right now.

well, haven't been around for a bit so I'd thought i'd drop by and say hello. Been busy with my new job cause working in a car audio place sucks....only the owner makes the money. But just to let you on some new products, CDT has offered the 2in driver in the HD line. Uses a different coating on the cone than the ES. ES is more a delicate driver than the HD one. Its a little beast though. little over an 1in deep, should be fun in the car though. Careful on the crossover points though, from the little use I've used in a temp pod I think I like it at 1k hz and up. I'll be using it as my main tweeter with the drt-26 as my image one. I'll try and get pics up here as soon as i can get it off my Treo.

the Rl-i 8 is hard to beat. I also like the JL 8w7 but its way too expensive for it.

Have you gotten ahold of the ES-06 or the 06+ or the M6+ yet? Just curious because I'm getting ready to rebuild my front stage and I'm just trying to decide on which of these I want and whether the ES series are worth the close to 2X price difference. How low do you have the HD-2 crossed and at what slope? no not yet but from talking to matt and ken about them and knowing how the M6 is they'll be quite nice. I believe also in the BMW that was at CES which i sent one of my friends to see since i had family crap to take care of it was quite nice. I don't think i'll be using the ES-06+ or m6+ due to install requirements. The M6 does enough midbass for me and after i work a little more on the doors I'm sure i'll cure the problems i have right now with the trim panel vibrating.

you guys haven't tried the M6 driver then or the new ES drivers cmoing out. M6 has good amts of midbass and can even go into sub frequencies as long as your doors can handle it. They do have a 3in driver coming out also so we'll see how that is. 2in is a little beast and fun to use as a main tweeter in the kicks.

i think in the initial thread, my question was answered on my speculation. "The SMT is not a low budget shallow mount compromise and should give our 2k and 3K a run for their money above 35-40hz." While this maybe a good shallow mount subwoofer, the low end is lacking is if it is good above 35hz or more. I like how the Mag is a beater around 30hz and won't give that up.

135$ shipped for CL-62, 1in tw-24s tweeter, 480crossover, with warranty.

how much are you going to pay for them? I have a set of CL-62 for sale and since I'm a dealer they come with the warranty and all. CL is a good set of entry level speakers but make sure it comes with the 1in tweeter. CL-61 typically didn't but some were upgraded. The 1in tweet does make a difference. CL-62 by the way do come with the 1in tweeter and 480 crossover.

well i have yet to try them but if they are still made by CDT then they are using the EF cone as its the only convertible driver from CDT. As for the crossover it looks like the cheap one used on some of those off brand companies. I'd cant' remember it but it was blue-ish. I'm quite intrigued by the crossover as from the pictures it only has 3 capacitors/resistors on it maybe 4. Even the CDT Satnet400 has 3 caps and 3 resistors on it. Also the ED crossover doesn't have the IEK output on it. I just finished watching the video on their webpage and it looks like a set of EF's with an older version tweeter something like the tw-19t or so. I think that is the only one that can fit in in the convertible setup. Who knows, i've had my ups and downs with ED. Some of its good others not. But for the price their products definitely do fit a budget.

just run the rears off the HU and bridge the amp and see how it sounds. The EFs can handle aout 150rms of clean power and up to 175rms. They will have some improvements with deadened doors.

get the Pioneer 880PRS or the 980BT As for the CDT's i've noted in another thread of yours but PM me on them and i'll get you a good price. You can keep the rears as long as they don't overpower the frontstage.

If you're looking for CDT PM me, I'm a dealer and will get you a good price for forum members. As for the EF to HD the HD will be better but they require more than 180rms to really sing. More like 200rms. I would get the HD's with the intent on upgrading the amp later unless after you get them they're fine for you. I actually will be having a special on ES components if you're interested.

www.hybridaudio.com, I have some pics of them on my sounddomain page and I think i put them on here too in a review I did. 200$ may seem steep but its well worth the money. Normal price on these are 250$.

Well, after much testing and some talking with Scott I've been given the OK to go and do a group buy for Hybrid Audio Legatia L3's. I would like a minimum of 5 buyers. This will go on for a month. The normal price on these is 250$ and Scott is letting these go for 200$ for this group buy. Also I do not have an exact price but Scott said if interested we can see about including the Hybrid tweeters but obviously for a higher price which is not yet determined. He will also include the diagram for the crossovers to anyone who wants them, unfortunately the crossover is not yet in production so you'd have to make your own. If interested email me at sales@alteraudiousa.com and take advantage of this buy. These are very solid quality made products with very good performance.

yes these will work fine for a center channel, just use a crossover to make it play say 200hz-6khz or so. This is a hard driver to push as 1) that one dude pretty much bashed it with his review even though it is quite wrong, 2) not many people think a 3in speaker can do that good and 3) not many people do 3way setups, but this is a very fun driver and i love it. I've used it for a few weeks now it only gets better. Actually its better than my ES drivers and I may be trying to figure out ways to change this.

i like how hybrid audio has their logo etched into the back of the speaker magnet. Nice chrome mirror finish.