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[nismos14 5,000+ posts]

start with basic stuff
get some decent midbass speakers

decent tweets decent midrange speakers

and no rearfill...cuz it will pull ur staging back..in some cases it will sound like the music is behind u and notin front where it suppose to be

80

I see a 15" sub in his sig. Did he say he was dropping it?
2-way = 4 channels = 2 tweeter + 2 midrange

3-way = 5 channels = 2 tweeter + 2 midrange + 1 sub (channel, could have 10,929,393 subwoofers on it)

3-way = 5 channels = 2 tweeter + 2 midrange + 1 center

3-way = 6 channels = 2 tweeter + 2 midrange + 2 sub (channels, could have 2 or 10,929,393 subwoofers on it)

Just how I personally look at it. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

I was referring to 80's post which incorporated a midrange which OP is not going to be utilizing.

 

[FoxPro5 5,000+ posts]

these speakers i have now sound AMAZING at moderate volumes they put out amazing midbass, amazing clarity and are a wonderful all around speaker. I would just like to be able to get that sound out of a speaker that can hang with 140+ decibels....these unfortunately cannot....unless that is your willing to sacrifice what they are meant for...which is to sound amazing

Amazingly Loud SQ...ALSQ?? //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif Sorry, had to.

Take an SLP reading where ALSQ is right now. Say for ex it's 130 dB. Consult the literature on the Rainbow Profi set and make sure the drivers can play to 140 dB before the phase plugs shoot out of them like a cork on a bottle of Korbel that's been rolling around the trunk of the limo on prom night (I'm only half jokingly serious here).

To get to 140 dB from 130 dB you need about 8x the power. Break it on down (assuming your current amp puts out 100 W)

133 = 200 watts

136 = 400 watts

139 = 800 watts

Consider the efficiency of your typical Class A/B at 60% or so

Consider that your car only does 13.5v and not 14.4v (~10% drop in power)

Start your car and drive down the road at 70 mph = maybe a 6 dB loss??

Solution: buy 11 batteries or a disel powered generator.

or

Learn to tune! //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[dvrmstrng 5,000+ posts]

i in no way meant that i wanted mids that could produce 140+ decibels, i merely want something that doesn't get overpowered by a substage that can produce those levels, and i also dont want it to sound like PA speakers.

 

[redcalimp5 10+ year member]

I've read that the 6.5" RE XXX mids can take a good amount of power, and get d@mn loud while doing it.

And a guy on the forums was selling a set of CAL27 silk tweeters by themselves....they're supposed to be able to get crazy loud, too, and still sound great.

Just a suggestion for ideas.

 

[dvrmstrng 5,000+ posts]

hmm thanks man