Posted March 15, 200619 yr im thinking about doing an active front stage, and i decided to use aVifa XT25 1" large ring radiator for the tweeter:http://www.zaphaudio.com/offaxis-XT25.gifand something for my midbass/midrange.... i was going to go with theAscendant Audio polymid which would mate perfectly with the Vifa, butapparently they are out of stock.i was also looking into the RE XXX mids, but i have read that they donot perform as well as they are hyped up to be. they get low, but themidrange is lacking clarity...other drivers i was looking at were:The Seas Reference (RW 165) (freakin expensive)orThe OLOGY deltai am looking for a driver that can play low (below 80hz ported orsealed) with authority, and up to around 1.5-2khz where i will set mycrossover at.
March 15, 200619 yr already got the tweets? XXX mids are sapposed to be good up till 800Hz or so... right about where a nice set of horns would like to take over
March 15, 200619 yr Author already got the tweets? XXX mids are sapposed to be good up till 800Hz or so... right about where a nice set of horns would like to take over <{POST_SNAPBACK}>horns.... if i get get the full bodies to play down to 800hz, all i really need is a midbass then... however, if i go horns, i need xtra eqing and such, and i have no rooom for that in my car.
March 15, 200619 yr There is a reason the XXX mids were never available as a complete component set. There were designed to be used as midbass drivers only.The single most important piece of info you forgot to include is the application. THIS will be the determining factor for your decision.
March 15, 200619 yr I have two speakers to choose from for my mids in my install, the XXX and RE Koda, and I have the same tweet. I gotta finish my setup, but i'll let ya know what i think.
March 15, 200619 yr nope they all outa everything haha. i put my name on a waiting list tho <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Did they say how long ?
March 15, 200619 yr Author kool kool....LMKit seems all the "supermids" im looking at arent available loland tyre...application? gonna run the sub 0-60/70ish, mids probably ported and have the tweeter pick up around 1-2khz?i know...<---------------------NOOBX
March 15, 200619 yr Vented mids. I have the perfect candidate. The 7' Revelator. Hell, even the 5.25"s can be monsters on the midbass. The Rev's have an EXCELLENT midrange. Smoothest I've heard. Go to the PAC parts site and you can get the Alpine revs for hella cheap.
March 15, 200619 yr The REV's got the highest marks in the component showdown in an older CA&EOr it might have been mobile entertainment.Im going IB, no room for kicks with my big feet.Im jst looking for something that will have some nice punch and get plenty loud.Stock mounting location is low on the doors so they need to get loud to overcome the low mounting position. Id rather have a better/louder frontstage than a sub stage.
March 15, 200619 yr Author Vented mids. I have the perfect candidate. The 7' Revelator. Hell, even the 5.25"s can be monsters on the midbass. The Rev's have an EXCELLENT midrange. Smoothest I've heard. Go to the PAC parts site and you can get the Alpine revs for hella cheap.<{POST_SNAPBACK}>AH DANG! the 5.25 revs were on sale over at Madisound for 98/piece a week ago. ill look into the revs... btw u know wehre i can find some graphs of them?
March 15, 200619 yr edit... nvmalso theses alpines = scan-speak no?Correct. They are slightly tweaked Revelators. Elias, funny thing about that test, and it was CA&E BTW, the Alpines were 5.25" drivers and the rest were 6.5"s.
March 15, 200619 yr Author edit... nvmalso theses alpines = scan-speak no?<{POST_SNAPBACK}>Correct. They are slightly tweaked Revelators. Elias, funny thing about that test, and it was CA&E BTW, the Alpines were 5.25" drivers and the rest were 6.5"s. <{POST_SNAPBACK}>dang man... what the heck? this PAC parts is really tough to navigate... how do i to the revs?
March 15, 200619 yr edit... nvmalso theses alpines = scan-speak no?<{POST_SNAPBACK}>Correct. They are slightly tweaked Revelators. Elias, funny thing about that test, and it was CA&E BTW, the Alpines were 5.25" drivers and the rest were 6.5"s. <{POST_SNAPBACK}>ya, i knowI was suprised that that lil bugger could do so wellMy main dilemma is money.The Arbiter's were right in the budget. Shure there is better but they will cost significantly more.$200 is right where i want to spend for mids/tweets.
March 15, 200619 yr edit... nvmalso theses alpines = scan-speak no?Correct. They are slightly tweaked Revelators. Elias, funny thing about that test, and it was CA&E BTW, the Alpines were 5.25" drivers and the rest were 6.5"s. dang man... what the heck? this PAC parts is really tough to navigate... how do i to the revs?http://www.pacparts.com/electronics/model....FTOKEN=57471819
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