Active 3way setup

Mackenzie · Post by **Mackenzie** » Thu Jan 29, 2009 10:33 pm

Well, I think its about time that I give in, and do some glass work in the kicks. Im wanting to do a 7 or 8 in the doors for the midbass, midrange, and tweet in the kicks. I am wanting relatively small drivers, because I got to have my leg room.

This is what I am thinking right now
woofer

http://www.madisound.com/catalog/produc ... ts_id=1604

Mid

http://www.madisound.com/catalog/produc ... ts_id=8305
tweet

http://www.madisound.com/catalog/produc ... cts_id=544

Mackenzie · Post by **Mackenzie** » Thu Jan 29, 2009 10:35 pm

I have been blowing countless amounts of money on audio, and why stop now

I am sick of settling for less on my front stage, and I want something that I will be 100% pleased with, also, I need louder aswell. So, what ya think?

Post by **mr tibbs** » Thu Jan 29, 2009 11:01 pm

I have thought many times about doing an active three way but I have always been steered away from it because of the difficulty. I hear it is absolute hell to get it to sound right because of the competing 6 drivers. But on the other I have heard it's absolute bliss when you find the sweet spot. Personally I'm not confident enough in my abilities of tuning to make a three way frontstage work. I'm thinking about doing a three way passive in the FJ, but not active.

If your up for it good luck man! I wish you luck! Hopefully it's not as bad as I have heard.

bretti_kivi · Post by **bretti_kivi** » Thu Jan 29, 2009 11:07 pm

read about the trio from CSS? there's a review over on DIYMA with that against a peerless SLS8, and... well, let's just say they appear to like power

the 830986 is the peerless brother of the vifa TG9 I have, they're very nice.

For tweets - I'd also check out the Seas 27TFFNC/Gs, if you need small format.

Bret

Mackenzie · Post by **Mackenzie** » Thu Jan 29, 2009 11:23 pm

The css sounds interesting, but I do not have a ton of power to dispose of.. The theme to this setup is efficiency. I need some pretty decently loud mids.

denim · Post by **denim** » Fri Jan 30, 2009 7:08 am

If you are looking to keep the budget down, I have been thinking about moving to a 3-way myself and had some ideas.

SEAS Neo Textile Tweet
TB Underhung Neo 3" Mid
Mach5 Audio MLI-65 Mid-bass.

That set up would reach very smoothly from 45hz and up. Would be sweet, cheap and clean.

Mackenzie · Post by **Mackenzie** » Sat Jan 31, 2009 8:09 pm

Well I decided I am going to go with what I wanted to do initially.. I was going to budget my setup, but Im tired of doing that. I am just going to get what I want like I have been so far. So here is what I am looking at doing. All morel

Woofer 8inch

http://www.madisound.com/catalog/produc ... cts_id=613

mid 4inch

http://www.madisound.com/catalog/produc ... ts_id=8442

Tweet

http://www.madisound.com/catalog/produc ... cts_id=564