Apparently you guys arent using the right speakers.
With the right speakers, right power, and right install, you are going to get killer midbass and vocals out of a pro audio setup big bigger 10"+ mids. Ive used Eminence Delta 10s, Selenium MB3P 10s, Eminence Alpha 10s/12s, Eminence Kappa 15s, etc.
My Eminence Delta 10s, for instance, had awesome midbass. On the dash with just mids, I could do a 134.x (IIRC) at 66hz, and they would play rock solid down to around 50hz. Heck, in the kick, I was able to pull almost a 143 at 66hz.
If youre looking for something that will play reasonably low while still playing high enough to give good midrange as well, Id stick with a lower powered 12 or 15. Some of those big 10s, 12s, and 15s that are used for strictly midbass with high power ratings in the 600+ range dont play high at all. Some of the B&C mids for instance only play up to around 800-1khz. The Eminence Kappa 15s play up to around 2k-2.5khz. Something like a Delta 10 will play up to around 4-5khz. An Eminence Alpha 12 should play up to around 6khz.
If you have any questions, or need specific suggestions on equipment, or how to install any of it to get the right sound, just shoot me a PM. If you feel like braving it, just remember that the trick to these big sorts of mids are not only crossing them over on the bottom end, with a good HPF, but on most 10"+ mids, its also going to be vital to put a LPF on them to stop them from playing too high.
