Small problem, music typically doesn't contain alot of sine waves.

Just set them by ear such that they blend together well and you dont hear the speakers distorting while playing music. If you need a detailed instruction just search around.

how do you plan to implement xovers for these drivers? DSP?

 

Small problem, music typically doesn't contain alot of sine waves.

Just set them by ear such that they blend together well and you dont hear the speakers distorting while playing music. If you need a detailed instruction just search around.

how do you plan to implement xovers for these drivers? DSP?

If I use -6db sine waves (1khz) and set the deck to volume 55/62, it should give plenty of headroom for quieter recordings. I'm just trying to get in the ballpark cause the amp rms is so much higher than the power handling of the speakers and those Illusions are quite sensitive. The amp is in the hatch so I have to sit in the drivers seat, listen, go back, fiddle, listen, repeat, repeat, etc. Too much room for error given that a slight twist of the amp gain can send it from 50 watts to 100 watts real quick.

The C3CX has a passive xover to split the tweeter and midrange, but I have them set at around 2500hz x-over via the DSP. They play down to 400 hz but the SEAS does a way better job in the mid range.

The RW165 is entirely active, set by the DSP from 80hz - 1250hz.

 

Is the amp still brand new?

 

No I've been using it for years, just felt it was time for a re-tune.

 

Perhaps the small size of a 3" coax prevents them delivering that lower midrange.

I ran some 3" full range driver mated up to peerless sls 8s at 250hz and it was a little rough. Later I tried 4" mark audio alpairs on my dash and those thing crushed it down to 100 or 150 hz IIRC.

 

My subwoofer bottoms out and goes bzzzzkkkkk !! When I feed it too much power, that’s how you know to turn it down. LOL

It’s 600 rms I usually get to 800 or so before it bottoms out from my estimates. Some manufacturers are more conservative than others in their RMS ratings so you really should just do it by ear

 

Several ways to skin a cat here.
By ear is not a bad idea. I mean you are shaping the sound for your ears anyway.