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Im looking for that LOUD and CLEAR sound. I want people to hear me coming from a block away. I've been told that MB QUARTS and FOCAL is pretty good. One of my friends got 10in EV's (Electric Voice) in his car and I can hear him coming from at least 3 blocks away. I been shopping around on the net. Sometimes i get confused on what they mean when they sell the components as a PAIR? Is it 1 tweeter, 1 mid-range, 1 crossover? or 2 of each? Also, im not sure which size i can put on the doors of my 99 GS? Getting music is really serious!!
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what you hear from blocks (doubtful) more like houses away is just bass. a good pair of subs in the right box will do that.
i have mb quart front and rear components and i say they are really really clear. sometimes i think they are a little bit too bright though. i hate when this cars drive by and all you hear is tweeters and bass. and no mids. mb quart will give you great highs and pretty good mids.
i have mb quart front and rear components and i say they are really really clear. sometimes i think they are a little bit too bright though. i hate when this cars drive by and all you hear is tweeters and bass. and no mids. mb quart will give you great highs and pretty good mids.
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quarts are very good, but they can't handle stuff like white zombie or any metal very well. they just shrill up.
FOCAL, AVS, and ID do great on that sort of music though and handle everything else to boot. MB was primarily designed for a more musical type of Jennifer Warnes sound, the other two brands i mentioned were designed to just be overall good in every department. I gotta give it to MB though, they designed the speakers for one particular area, and they nailed it on the head!
FOCAL, AVS, and ID do great on that sort of music though and handle everything else to boot. MB was primarily designed for a more musical type of Jennifer Warnes sound, the other two brands i mentioned were designed to just be overall good in every department. I gotta give it to MB though, they designed the speakers for one particular area, and they nailed it on the head!
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Originally posted by BLu_Gs3
Im looking for that LOUD and CLEAR sound. I want people to hear me coming from a block away. I've been told that MB QUARTS and FOCAL is pretty good. One of my friends got 10in EV's (Electric Voice) in his car and I can hear him coming from at least 3 blocks away. I been shopping around on the net. Sometimes i get confused on what they mean when they sell the components as a PAIR? Is it 1 tweeter, 1 mid-range, 1 crossover? or 2 of each? Also, im not sure which size i can put on the doors of my 99 GS? Getting music is really serious!!
Im looking for that LOUD and CLEAR sound. I want people to hear me coming from a block away. I've been told that MB QUARTS and FOCAL is pretty good. One of my friends got 10in EV's (Electric Voice) in his car and I can hear him coming from at least 3 blocks away. I been shopping around on the net. Sometimes i get confused on what they mean when they sell the components as a PAIR? Is it 1 tweeter, 1 mid-range, 1 crossover? or 2 of each? Also, im not sure which size i can put on the doors of my 99 GS? Getting music is really serious!!
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BTW: You listed brands for speakers, but what about subs and amps ?? A system is not only made up of speakers but also how you get them their music, So you would want to get some good amp(s) and good cables, don't get the cheap stuff. You get what you pay for.
GL on you setup and let us know what you go with.
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Im just a music fanatic. I figure would start with components then work my way to subs and TV's. Im also in a car club ( SPMG . . Solo Pa Mi Gente Auto Club). Every Trophy party we throw i see no competition when it comes to music. Everyone who competes just got a nice system setup, but no good sound. Thats why i want to kill them out there. I mainly listen to hip-hop/RnB so i guess MB Quarts wont give me everything that im supposed to hear. I'll probably look into FOCAL then . . THANKS!
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For components, I like Boston Acoustics and MB Quart. Focal I understand has some good products out there as well. I've never heard any Focal products myself though so I couldn't recommend them.
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MB Quarts are a bit too bright for me, even at the -6db setting on the xover. A/D/S/ is pretty good...smooth and mellow. But my favorite, has got to be the Dynaudio speakers. Extremely neutral on the vocals.
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loL . . WoW . . a budget? Nah man, no budget here. I just wanna make sure its just loud and clear. I dont care if i gotta put amps on all the speakers. As long as it loud and clear . .
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Then I would send a pair of Image Dynamics CD2 Minihorns ($ 650.00 @carmedia1.com) about 80 watts per side (realise they are 8ohm drivers). If you need info on installing them, just ask over at Termpro.com's Mids and Tweets forum. You can play these drivers fairly low, 1khz would be a good HP point.
As for midbass, plenty of good choices. As for 8" speakers, I would recommend Illusion Audio, Morel, and Vifa. If you want to get interesting, I think dual Revelator's (7" speakers) in each door could sound fantastic if done properly, but a single pair of Rev's could probably give you the output and midbass to satisfy. Just make sure to send them plenty of power so as to keep up with the horns.
The aforementioned setup would best be done with a pair (or 4) amps and would require an active xover capable of lowpassing the midbass and highpassing the horns (unless you find an amp that is capable of such a highpass point). Passive xovers or Lpads coud be used to do this, but active is your best bet.
As for midbass, plenty of good choices. As for 8" speakers, I would recommend Illusion Audio, Morel, and Vifa. If you want to get interesting, I think dual Revelator's (7" speakers) in each door could sound fantastic if done properly, but a single pair of Rev's could probably give you the output and midbass to satisfy. Just make sure to send them plenty of power so as to keep up with the horns.
The aforementioned setup would best be done with a pair (or 4) amps and would require an active xover capable of lowpassing the midbass and highpassing the horns (unless you find an amp that is capable of such a highpass point). Passive xovers or Lpads coud be used to do this, but active is your best bet.
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