bobblickle
10-24-2005, 12:48 PM
Hi folks,
Unintentional day off here affording some spare time to kill due to Wilma . So I've been thinking about some drivers for my car. My current project is to build a nice sounding system using head unit power only (23wRMS x 4). I have amps but limiting myself is the exercise here. The two rear channels will be used to drive the sub which is is planned, in process, and I am happy with. It is the fronts that I am thinking about.
I have space for a 3-1/2 and a 5-1/4 (maybe 6-1/2) which I would like to make best use of. Having only one amplified channel for each side led me to think about passive crossovers. Thinking about designing those from scratch with some random drivers I choose made my head spin. I am about to get to the point here... So I got to thinking what about using the drivers and crossover from one of the well proven two-way systems from here. For example, Wayne's Dayton 2-ways use a Silkie and a dayton 5-1/4 and have a crossover that is at least appropriate to protect these drivers. Granted the numerous differences involved, drivers separated by a couple feet, potentially different enclosure volume for the woofer (fixable), cabin gain, and whatever else I'm wondering why this wouldn't be a good place to start. The cost is much less than a good set of autosound separates. The other design I thought about similarly was the DHT's because I kind of like a sizzly Titanium tweeter sound in the car. Comments encouraged. TIA Bob
Unintentional day off here affording some spare time to kill due to Wilma . So I've been thinking about some drivers for my car. My current project is to build a nice sounding system using head unit power only (23wRMS x 4). I have amps but limiting myself is the exercise here. The two rear channels will be used to drive the sub which is is planned, in process, and I am happy with. It is the fronts that I am thinking about.
I have space for a 3-1/2 and a 5-1/4 (maybe 6-1/2) which I would like to make best use of. Having only one amplified channel for each side led me to think about passive crossovers. Thinking about designing those from scratch with some random drivers I choose made my head spin. I am about to get to the point here... So I got to thinking what about using the drivers and crossover from one of the well proven two-way systems from here. For example, Wayne's Dayton 2-ways use a Silkie and a dayton 5-1/4 and have a crossover that is at least appropriate to protect these drivers. Granted the numerous differences involved, drivers separated by a couple feet, potentially different enclosure volume for the woofer (fixable), cabin gain, and whatever else I'm wondering why this wouldn't be a good place to start. The cost is much less than a good set of autosound separates. The other design I thought about similarly was the DHT's because I kind of like a sizzly Titanium tweeter sound in the car. Comments encouraged. TIA Bob