Help going active
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Le Mans Master
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St. Jude Donor '06
Help going active
alright kids, here is something i have been thinking about as of late. I bought the nine5 at the great price and wasn't planing on buying a nine5 so soon, but couldn't pass up the deal. Now that I have it, i am thinking about changing my front stage and going active
The car is: 01 z06 corvette
amp: nine5
No rears
sub: 2 cubby hole 9kv2s
The specs on the amp are:
Model Name : NINe.5 Amplifier
Large 5 Channel Car Audio Amplifier
RMS Power @ 12.5v : Front Channels
4 x 100 @ 4Ohm @ 0.05%THD
4 x 55 @ 8Ohm @ 0.05%THD
4 x 175 @ 2Ohm @ 0.05%THD
2 x 350 @ 4Ohm @ 0.05%THD
RMS Power (Subwoofer Channel) @ 12.5v :
1 x 250w @ 4Ohm @ 0.09%THD
1 x 450w @ 2Ohm @ 0.09%THD
1 x 600w @ 1Ohm @ 0.09%THD
I am wondering what to go with for my front speakers. I am not necessarily looking for a already made comp set with passive crossovers. I'm going active so I can mix and match I'm assuming. Here is a goal. Keeping budget in mind, not cheap but something quality that won't break the bank. I don't want muddy midbass and no harsh highs. I currently have 6.5" cdt cl61s and I would compare these to the ed 6000s. I have time and am in no rush. Any input or suggestions would be great. I am not really sure what I am looking for. thanks for any help guys.
Dave
The car is: 01 z06 corvette
amp: nine5
No rears
sub: 2 cubby hole 9kv2s
The specs on the amp are:
Model Name : NINe.5 Amplifier
Large 5 Channel Car Audio Amplifier
RMS Power @ 12.5v : Front Channels
4 x 100 @ 4Ohm @ 0.05%THD
4 x 55 @ 8Ohm @ 0.05%THD
4 x 175 @ 2Ohm @ 0.05%THD
2 x 350 @ 4Ohm @ 0.05%THD
RMS Power (Subwoofer Channel) @ 12.5v :
1 x 250w @ 4Ohm @ 0.09%THD
1 x 450w @ 2Ohm @ 0.09%THD
1 x 600w @ 1Ohm @ 0.09%THD
I am wondering what to go with for my front speakers. I am not necessarily looking for a already made comp set with passive crossovers. I'm going active so I can mix and match I'm assuming. Here is a goal. Keeping budget in mind, not cheap but something quality that won't break the bank. I don't want muddy midbass and no harsh highs. I currently have 6.5" cdt cl61s and I would compare these to the ed 6000s. I have time and am in no rush. Any input or suggestions would be great. I am not really sure what I am looking for. thanks for any help guys.
Dave
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seas neo silk tweeters, and a midrange that can play up to 3k smoothly or so. 
The seas neos are roughly 6000 times better than the cdt tweets, give or take ~100.
The seas neos are roughly 6000 times better than the cdt tweets, give or take ~100.
Last edited by Kale; Apr 1, 2008 at 01:33 AM.
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Le Mans Master
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St. Jude Donor '06
thanks for the suggestions guys. Much appreciated.
btw, i have the eclipse cd5000 HU. have to find out if this HU can run active and have the ability to set crossover points from the HU.
btw, i have the eclipse cd5000 HU. have to find out if this HU can run active and have the ability to set crossover points from the HU.
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St. Jude Donor '06
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St. Jude Donor '06
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St. Jude Donor '06
ok so now which one. to me they all look like they have the same freq response and all the graphs looks the same for each tweeter 
other than them looking different and costing different, i dont see much of a difference on the graphs. im pretty sure im looking at the wrong thing and have no idea what im looking for as far as specs
other than them looking different and costing different, i dont see much of a difference on the graphs. im pretty sure im looking at the wrong thing and have no idea what im looking for as far as specs
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