looking at spending 1000-1500 on mids, been through alot of high end gear and im sick of needing change, big budget i know, but i want it to keep me happy for awhile, looking at some 8s that can be crossed down to 40hz and play upto about 500-800hz.
IB would be ideal but i can make a box if need be, ported might do nicely too.
Do they have to be 8s, I am running Audio Devolpment MM6s in my doors. I have them crossed a little lower than 40Hz all the way up to 2.2k. And they sound wonderful. I got many compliments from a little over an hour of tuning from spring break nationals. Midbass is terrific.
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I use the 7" version on the door and cross it at 30hz, but if you are looking for 8" the vt8 is the way to go, but price tag is a bit over your budget. Pair of vt8 should cost you around 1700 dollars. The vt7sd will fit your budget nicely, around 1100 dollars.
cheers for the info guys, the ES-06 is gone now, i love the idea of an XBL midbass, and thats pretty cheap too, i think exodus audio has recently made one, might look into that, from what i remembered it was pretty bottom heavy and had a good amount of excursion on it.
ok so after doing a tad more research i've opted to go for the 9" Supremos, high Q and they will play rather low and have good output due to the added cone area, thanks every one for your help!
now i need to go with a nice midrange that can play from 500-3000hz with output, any opinions? high budget on these too.
I won't get those Supremos at any 1 time because they can't go too low. A good 8" woofer should have a low FS, say 20-30Hz and able to move more air. Madisound Store
Scanspeak drivers is something worth to consider about considering your budget.
I wouldn't completely go too whacky over qts or quibble over fs. Personally, I'd be more concerned with xmax and sensitivity in the bandwidth that you'll be using them in. Low qts drivers certainly work in IB arrangments.
x2^ really it doesn't take much for even a low Qts driver to drop down low in a door. and most lower Qts drivers have a lower Fs.
The Morels may be ok, but really they're not particularly linear. I think a lot of people confuse a lot of bass distortion as being a lot of bass output, which really isn't the case. The inset magnet system on Morels and Dyns causes a lot of motor and suspension induced distortion. In terms of output and being clean at high volumes I'd trust the SEAS or Peerless SDS before I would those.
^I don't know.... But if I were to get 8" drivers, I will make sure they will be able to play low and have a good mms value. I guess if want a more punchy woofer, high mms is something quite important beside Q values and FS.
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