Need some advice on a mids/highs setup

[john253a]

why not a quality coaxel in the rear that way the cost is down a bit

Then look into 2 for the front

What size/rms subs stage are you trying to keep up with

As you might get away with a higher quality speaker that will take more power

The moral hybrid 602 were on sale last week in $400 price bracket due to new model coming out

I've used them in a few installes and they have keeped up nicely but not at full rrp unless it's an sq build

[Shenker]

Good idea on the coax in the rear, never thought about doing that. My sub stage is 4 10" Type R's on 4kw RMS (2bc2000d's). I'll take a look at those thanks.

[boom50cal]

JBL P660c's aren't too expensive and sound really nice...

if you want to up your price range to the $300 bracket, the b2 Audio Ref 6.1's are some of my most favorite sounding drivers...

[AIJames]

If you have a limited budget, why not look into some great sounding efficient Drivers.

Hertz, focal, illusion audio , even the Rockford line or is wood excelon can be made to sound pretty good.

Most of this is going to depend more on your installation. If you buy a 40 dollar or 40,000 dollar comp set and it's installed "janky" you aren't getting what you paid for either way.

[john253a]

Another option you could look at is the rf pro audio speakers with there crosover

That why you buy the gear you want to end up with but add the 2nd midbass when you build the pod

Ie you get the pp4x it is designed to run 4ohm midbass drivers with a pass through tweeter

So if you install 1x 4ohm midbass,amp sees 4 ohm load, then when you add second 4ohm midbass, amp sees 2 ohm load

So you find a amp that delivers 100-125rms @2ohm and run 1x midbass on it till you build your pods

[MrSkippyJ]

I still think you should go for a pair of quality 6.5s in each door and a single tweeter. It is pretty easy usually to add a tweeter if you need it compared to removing one. I would err on the side of doing to little to start with rather than too much.

[Shenker]

okay, some great point made. Im going to visit a few local shops and have a listen at some of the products they offer, I know it wont be a real world test such as in a vehicle, but it will at least let me see the different setups. A local shop carries some hertz and focal products as well as some higher end equipment such as RF so ill take a look at some of those although I really think I will go with something sort of "mid range" as far as price is concerned.

MrSkippyJ - what would be the best route to take in that case? getting all individual drivers? or should I just buy two full component sets and leave two of the tweeters out until I can hear it playing? I suppose it isn't hard to design the pods with an available space, maybe even with a hidden ring already glassed in for a tweeter and after being tested and before paint, etc, to just drill the hole out and add it in.

[MrSkippyJ]

How you get them really depends on what you are buying. For me I went with 2 component sets and left out a set of tweets because they were the speakers I wanted (this also left me with a spare set of tweets). If you want a certain tweeter and certain 6.5s that weren't components then buy them separate.

As far as installing the tweets, no need to permanently mount them until you are happy. Use double sided tape the decide, then once you are happy with where the tweets are and how many you have, THEN work on mounting them permanently.

[sirhutson]

Focal 165AS is the way to go in my opinion. They sound amazing on good power