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Sep 4, 2007 | 11:44 PM

0TheRadioFlyer97

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St. Jude Donor '08

Good Idea?

I've come across a guy who'se selling A pair of Alpine SPX 5.25" Woofers. Since i moved my front tweeters to the dash, i've been thinking about adding a dedicated midrange. I'd have to buy a set of SPX MB crossovers (if you know where to buy some I'd love some suggestions)

I'll be running them at 100W per channel with 180 W peak.

Does this sound like a good idea or will i be throwing $$$ away?

Sep 5, 2007 | 12:34 AM

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You should buy my Dynaudio MD142s instead

...but no, I think it's pointless. What are you missing that you are trying to add?

Sep 5, 2007 | 12:33 PM

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St. Jude Donor '08

Actually, i'd like s mid around 3.5-4" instead of the larger 5.25 however the Type X 4" woofer is a rare one.....and finding the SPX 17MB crossover is even more challenging.

What i'd like to do is get a cleaner midrange especially in the area of electric guitars, mostly in the area of 1K-5kHz.

are you selling your Dynaudio MD142s ?

Sep 5, 2007 | 05:09 PM

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I think you would be hard pressed to find a mirange cleaner sounding than the dyn MD142 - In fact that's one of the reasons I'm not using them anymore. I like a LITTLE bit of a warm/dirty sound in the midrange.

They can run 700hz @ 24db - 4.5khz pretty well

wouldnt cross them lower than 800hz if your slope is 12db.

im selling damn near everything actually, in my other post.

Sep 5, 2007 | 06:13 PM

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St. Jude Donor '08

as good as they sound (no pun intended) they're out of my price range. Good luck with the sale though.

Sep 5, 2007 | 10:32 PM

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yeah they are pretty expensive. Honestly, stick to 2 way...

Sep 6, 2007 | 12:05 AM

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if you're this interested in try other drivers and expirmenting i'd highly suggest getting into the diy aspect of this hobby. go fully active and test out different drivers.

Sep 6, 2007 | 12:12 AM

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St. Jude Donor '08

I think i'll have to wait until my budget catches up to my brain...

gentlemen, you may want to pull up the recliners and turn on spike's "powerblock"....we may be a while.