Focal Beryllium

Have you maybe thought about building custom tuned box's in your doors for each woofer first before changing up? Maybe you would end up loving the end product more.  If not now, definately do it for the new speakers you end up getting.2003 Chevy Avalanche,Eclipse CD7000,Morel Elate 5,Adire Extremis,Alpine PDX-4.150, 15" TC-3000, 2 Alpine PDX-1.1000, 470Amp HO Alt.

http://www.dls.se/english/index.htm DLS web site.2003 Chevy Avalanche,Eclipse CD7000,Morel Elate 5,Adire Extremis,Alpine PDX-4.150, 15" TC-3000, 2 Alpine PDX-1.1000, 470Amp HO Alt.

bobditts, (and this is probably REALLY too late as far as a reply is concerned, but...) why the hate toward paper cones? Probaly some of the best sounding speakers in the world use paper cones. Generally speaking, I have discovered that paper will offer a lower Fs, with fewer breakup modes, than pretty much any other speaker cone. Morel, Scan-Speak, Vifa, Dynaudio, Seas, Skaaning... ALL use paper cones, and you cannot tell me that those are are some of the finest drivers on the planet... If opinion matters, stick with what you have, or if bent on an "upgrade" then UPGRADE... The Beryllium is NOT enough of an upgrade to warrant the cost. Honestly, the DLS is nice stuff. Again, if opinion matters, to me, (and for MY money) there are WAY better sounding systems than the Focal stuff. BUT, remember also, that I am not the kind of guy to buy "off-the-shelf" kits. I am a fan of selecting drivers for INDIVIDUAL driver capabilities, then building my own "kit". I also bi- and tri- amp my systems. This is where my POV lies.It all reminds me of something that Molière once said to Guy de Maupassant at a café in Vienna: "That's nice. You should write it down."

bobditts wrote: If i had the electronic knowledge to build my own tri-ampable setup, then i definitely would. unfortunately i dont, so im stuck with buying the OTS stuff.

It is easy. heamph taught me. Try reading the sticky at the top of the forum "Advanced-front speaker system how-to" You'll find you'll learn more than you could possibly imagine doing something a bit more.. esoteric."I'm finished!" - Daniel Plainview