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greenbroncoguy

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Posted: December 16, 2007 at 4:13 PM / IP Logged

I recently purchased a set of these to run 2 way active along side my DLS Iridium 6.3 midbasses. I am wondering if anyone has had any experience with these tweeters or could offer up any suggestions on where a good starting point for crossovers would be?

Until I an get another XA4000, I will be powering these with an MA Audio 2ch 300wrms x 2 so they should have PLENTY of headroom. I like to listen to my music (hard rock/some rap/electronic every now and then) rather loud but I want to maintain SQ.

Ideas?

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audiocableguy

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Posted: December 16, 2007 at 6:13 PM / IP Logged

Great sounding tweeters. Lotus sells the H.P crossover for them. $60 each. If memory serves the X-over point is 3.2K @12db/oct. It offers a contour circuit. Running Two Lotus sets biamped off two Zapco c2k-4.0 and absolutely love them.

I just can't understand why you would be using MA Audio with either the DLS or the Lotus stuff. At a loss for words . . .

greenbroncoguy

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Posted: December 16, 2007 at 6:35 PM / IP Logged

Good to hear that they are nice tweets. I will be running these active so I won't be using passive x-overs anywhere - but atleast now I know where Seas wants them crossed over :)

And I did say UNTIL I get another Eclipse XA4000 to power the tweets and my mids. I already have one bridged pushing my midbasses. I just have the MA amp sitting in the garage that can use until my other XA gets here...

audiocableguy

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Posted: December 16, 2007 at 7:03 PM / IP Logged

They are a bit directional. You'll need to play around with them. Mine are set at 2.5K @12db/oct active. I'm not running a ton of power to them.

Guess I'm just on edge with people's gear selections these days. My buddy has a customer using Pyramid Gold amps, some no name cassette head unit and ordered a JL ZR comp set and 2 13W-7's to be installed in a what looks to be an old mail delivery wagon. The current woofers are Radio Shack 10's mounted in the cardboard boxes they came in. He wants custom kick panels and a plexi box. We'll see how the pictures turn out!

greenbroncoguy

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Posted: December 16, 2007 at 7:15 PM / IP Logged

By directional, do you mean off-axis response is not so good? Mine will be mounted in the door panels about 1 foot above the typical stock speaker location(lower-front door panels), firing straight across the cabin with a slight upward pitch.

audiocableguy

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Posted: December 16, 2007 at 7:33 PM / IP Logged

Changed Morel MD-23 to the Lotus. The Morels were smooth and sounded great, but they lacked the sparkle the Lotus has. The MD-23 had great off-axis responce and little directionality. The Rt-25's are a bit more directional.

greenbroncoguy

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Posted: December 16, 2007 at 7:54 PM / IP Logged

audiocableguy wrote:

Thanks for the info. I think I will try and play with the positioning a little before I just mount them in the stock location. If they are on axis, maybe I can even give them less power and hopefully keep my noise down...

greenbroncoguy

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Posted: December 16, 2007 at 8:45 PM / IP Logged

If you don't mind me asking, how much did you may for your tweeters? Or about how much do they go for if they are new?

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