Best Position for Mids and Tweets, SQ

[RandomHero]

Originally Posted by WolfSongX

Well Bing had mentioned that he'd stopped using the MS-8 entirely, which is why I directed the question towards him. That being said, thanks for the input, ean611.

I will definitely need time-alignment and the ability to do a fully active system. I have an old set of uninstalled Alpine Type X Ref 6.5 components that I damaged the passive crossovers on and so I was hoping to use these in Phase II of my build.
Phase I is going to consist of adding a 5 channel amp and a sub, but only utilizing the sub channel for the time being. Phase 2 will concentrate on sound deadening the rest of the cockpit, wiring for the speakers and adding the sound processor so I can do an active setup on the speakers.

I'd love to turn the build into a 3 way if I could find some mid drivers that would integrate well with the Alpines.

Oh... and the budget's tight and I have less than $1K to spend on the amp, processor and speakers.

I dont think $1k will get you much more than a processor.... I think rockford's runs cheapest at around $600 + tax?

[ft_sjo]

MiniDSP's cost a hundred bux and are more than adequate..


I also wouldn't assume, like some others above, that Subaru put the drivers in an ideal location. Firing a cone speaker at the windscreen like that can create a comb filter, as it can for dome drivers, but of course it varies depending on exactly which frequencies, which driver, which angle etc. There is no one-size-fits-all.

If you do intend to use the OE locations, or build pods there, it is worth doing a fair bit of investigation if you're after ultimate SQ.. it's very easy to make a poor driver choice in these locations.

On-axis is the safest bet..

[thill]

Originally Posted by RandomHero

I dont think $1k will get you much more than a processor.... I think rockford's runs cheapest at around $600 + tax?

The Rockford is $410 new at Amazon. My installer told me he would price match and install and do custom configuration for $600.

Minidsp is an interesting option I have used for home theater and is pretty powerful, but most likely will take more work to integrate. But it is pretty inexpensive.

[WolfSongX]

The Mini DSP seems like an interesting option, it will definitely will require a bit of learning on my part, but the pricing, and the capabilities seems to be on the mark. I'll admit that compared to the Mini DSP, the MS-8 route has some appeal in that I don't have the same learning curve to set it up.

Back to the original topic, would angling the mid speakers towards you make much of a difference if you put the tweeters in the A-pillars, or are they not going to be as directional?

[kmbkk]

After talking with SIS, I'm thinking of aiming my tweeters more or less up, toward the rearview mirror. This seems to be a really good spot in this car. I'll play around with it, of course, but that will be my starting spot.