Well, if you may remember, I had ran through some Dayton RS28A tweeters, but experienced a bad harshness in the midrange. After bumping the x-over from 1500 to 2100Hz, the harshness on percussion was softened, but stil present. Also, staging was poor at best.
Then, I tried some $26/pr HiVi TN28's. Theyre the funky little torpedo, back-chambered tweeters that zaphaudio rated "poor overall performer". After playing with these, they weren't nearly as crystal as the Daytons, but there was no in-your-ear brightness, and staging was finally respectable. I've been reasonably happy with them.
Now on to today, I came home from school to open my Seas 27TDFC's. Put these bad boys in, and played around with tuning for about 3 hours - trying EQing, gain playing, xover points, and placement. I almost wanted to cry. It was the Dayton experience all over again - only a little more dulled this time. Total upfront harshness, again, primarily on percussion.
What was really weird was that trying to EQ @various freqs really had no affect on the harshness. When I placed the tweets on the floor next to the Dayton RS225's in the doors, the harshness seemed to disappear, but then I was having path-length difference issues, and wasnt quite as satisfied with the soundstage.
So, what I took from this is that the 6th gen Accord just hates large, home tweeters. The only spot I had for the Daytons and Seas was near the sail panels, near the back edge of the dash (with the driver's side being just within arm-length). The HiVis I can wedge b/t the windshield and dash, right at the very front most part of the dash. This is obviously where I get the improved soundstage, but apparently this is the only way for tweeters to not be in your ear in my car.
After playing with all 3 though, if I could better position the other tweeters, I really liked the Daytons the best and now am a little sad I sold 'em to Finyevivlelele. They were heads and tails above the Seas IMO in terms of transparent, clear, detailed music reproduction. I don't know what zaphaudio is talking about, lol. I'm not too impressed with Seas, or madisonsound for that matter. The packaging was silly compared to PE, and they jacked the price of the same tweeters a week or two after I got mine.
Back in go the HiVis, unless I can figure out a smallish tweeter that can play down to 1800ish Hz. =/
Any other ideas, suggestions, WELCOME.
TIA
-aaron
Then, I tried some $26/pr HiVi TN28's. Theyre the funky little torpedo, back-chambered tweeters that zaphaudio rated "poor overall performer". After playing with these, they weren't nearly as crystal as the Daytons, but there was no in-your-ear brightness, and staging was finally respectable. I've been reasonably happy with them.
Now on to today, I came home from school to open my Seas 27TDFC's. Put these bad boys in, and played around with tuning for about 3 hours - trying EQing, gain playing, xover points, and placement. I almost wanted to cry. It was the Dayton experience all over again - only a little more dulled this time. Total upfront harshness, again, primarily on percussion.
What was really weird was that trying to EQ @various freqs really had no affect on the harshness. When I placed the tweets on the floor next to the Dayton RS225's in the doors, the harshness seemed to disappear, but then I was having path-length difference issues, and wasnt quite as satisfied with the soundstage.
So, what I took from this is that the 6th gen Accord just hates large, home tweeters. The only spot I had for the Daytons and Seas was near the sail panels, near the back edge of the dash (with the driver's side being just within arm-length). The HiVis I can wedge b/t the windshield and dash, right at the very front most part of the dash. This is obviously where I get the improved soundstage, but apparently this is the only way for tweeters to not be in your ear in my car.
After playing with all 3 though, if I could better position the other tweeters, I really liked the Daytons the best and now am a little sad I sold 'em to Finyevivlelele. They were heads and tails above the Seas IMO in terms of transparent, clear, detailed music reproduction. I don't know what zaphaudio is talking about, lol. I'm not too impressed with Seas, or madisonsound for that matter. The packaging was silly compared to PE, and they jacked the price of the same tweeters a week or two after I got mine.
Back in go the HiVis, unless I can figure out a smallish tweeter that can play down to 1800ish Hz. =/
Any other ideas, suggestions, WELCOME.
TIA
-aaron