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sk8ingsmurf 
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Posted: November 04, 2004 at 8:42 AM / IP Logged  

After getting my bass just right Im finally getting tired of the sound of the mids and highs in my car.  I just recently purchased some eclipse 5x7s, dont remember the specific model number on them, ive been somewhat unimpressed but I attribute that to them being 5x7s, Im running a bandpass box so I was hoping to get a little more low end out of my rears.  Everything is going in a 99 eddie bauer expedition with two JL 15w0s in a fourth order bandpass (hitting 158.7 as of now),  running off of an eclipse 8443.  I am about to buy a 4 channel or two 2 channels to power the fronts, probaby in the realm of a 551x or two 351s's, my local dealer who I am pretty good friends with is trying to convice me to get some focals (mostly by habit on his part as he gets commission), I dont really like the sound of the focals, Im not into a "crisp" tweeter sound, I dont really want my music to sound muddy or anything, I just cant take such a harsh treble.  The dealer around here only has alpine, focal, and JL for components, I would be pretty interested in a set of kodas but I have never heard them just heard good things, and I cnat fit them in my car.  I liked the sound of the JLs much better than the focals, but I heard some type x's yesterday and their tweeter material just sounded better to me, Im wondering who makes something with a nice soft, smooth sounding tweeter that anyone has any experience with.

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Jeff

kfr01 
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Posted: November 04, 2004 at 8:47 AM / IP Logged  
Try silk tweeters from either Diamond Audio or Memphis. Fabric tweeters will generally sound smoother and less bright than metal ones.
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marchingant 
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Posted: November 04, 2004 at 10:16 AM / IP Logged  
If you can find them, the Boston Acoustics Rally series has soft dome tweeter that sounds real nice (I'm with you, and I don't like the titanium dome tweeter like on the Quartz and Boston Pro series)
jeffchilcott 
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And I would say screw the oval speakers and go round, get 2 component sets     this will help alot with your mids and highs
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customsuburb 
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I have the Boston Rally components (6.5s) in the front doors of my suburban and I really like their sound. They are pretty neutral but I think the highs are great. They arn't screaming at you or harsh, they are just right.
sk8ingsmurf 
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Posted: November 08, 2004 at 12:40 AM / IP Logged  
Ok I will probably be buying these this friday so if anybody knows of some other very soft (preferably like a silk) tweeter please let me know.  So far Im leaning towards the Alpine Type X (SPX-137R) components, they have a very nice soft sound to them and I can get them very cheap from Ike Sound or my friend (who is an authorized dealer) can get them for me about $120 off retail, not really sure what that comes out to.  I know the choice is mine in the end, but I want to know of maybe something else to look around for as my options so far have been very limited.
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Have you tried the diamond or memphis? They are some of the highest quality components I can think of with soft sound.
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vinspo 
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Posted: November 09, 2004 at 5:14 AM / IP Logged  

The diamond audio silk tweeters are very subtle without that "tinny" sound you get from aluminum or titanium tweets. I have used them for the last

year and love the sound. The drawback is they only come with their hex series speakers which are a little pricey (279.00 for a component set on

onlinecarstereo.com). Just sharing my experience with them.


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