Bob
05-13-2006, 02:04 PM
Wow... I just put these in in a temporary install replacing aura ns3's... and its a huge difference. When I first put in the ns3's it was like lifting a veil off my system, and now replacing the ns3's with these has the same effect. Vocals are much more clear and effortless, and subtle details are more easily heard.
The main problem with the ns3's is dynamics, to real get any you have to run them in a dome midrange crossover area but still dump power into them, so when I dropped in the dayton domes I didn't need to change anything other than the gain to have the system tuned just about right. NS3's had to be about 3/4 gain on a Gladius to give them the power they wanted, and they still lacked a little dynamic range, but with the dayton's gain is a hair above minimum, and dynamics are effortless.
I also tried running them alone without midbass tweeter or subs for a while, and these things can hold their own. They play lower with more authority at high volumes than the ns3's did, and also have a more extended top end. If they didn't have the breakup mode way up in the treble range and you could run them on axis you almost wouldnt need a tweeter, and the breakup is not all that harsh since it is so high in frequency.
Build quality is sound, they have a solid face plate and grill, and a nice ribbed aluminum rear cup that doesn't resonate, or at least I havn't heard it do so yet. My only gripe is that the terminals are somewhat flimsy, have to be careful when connecting to them.
Overall I'm loving these domes... now just have to figure out how im going to mount them, right now just have them wedged in the holes in my kick panels which are slightly too small to fit them all the way, facing straight at each other.
The main problem with the ns3's is dynamics, to real get any you have to run them in a dome midrange crossover area but still dump power into them, so when I dropped in the dayton domes I didn't need to change anything other than the gain to have the system tuned just about right. NS3's had to be about 3/4 gain on a Gladius to give them the power they wanted, and they still lacked a little dynamic range, but with the dayton's gain is a hair above minimum, and dynamics are effortless.
I also tried running them alone without midbass tweeter or subs for a while, and these things can hold their own. They play lower with more authority at high volumes than the ns3's did, and also have a more extended top end. If they didn't have the breakup mode way up in the treble range and you could run them on axis you almost wouldnt need a tweeter, and the breakup is not all that harsh since it is so high in frequency.
Build quality is sound, they have a solid face plate and grill, and a nice ribbed aluminum rear cup that doesn't resonate, or at least I havn't heard it do so yet. My only gripe is that the terminals are somewhat flimsy, have to be careful when connecting to them.
Overall I'm loving these domes... now just have to figure out how im going to mount them, right now just have them wedged in the holes in my kick panels which are slightly too small to fit them all the way, facing straight at each other.