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still no decisions. i'm going to order a set next week tho, so I'd better make up my mind soon.

it comes down to performance in a small enclosure. it will be sealed or vented into somewhere behind the dash

Did you ever make any decisions on this?

any more thoughts from anyone?

I think I've narrowed it down to the RS100 or TG9 - but I'm not sure if I can do it in an enclosure in the A pillar that is vented down into the dash.

How do I tell if a particular driver will sound good in a smaller-than-recommended enclosure?

Likewise, how do I tell how it will sound in an aperiodic or IB situation if its recommended for sealed?

This is really the factor thats holding me back from the Dayton RS100 or Vifa TG9

My tweeter and midrange are going in the a-pillar. Its the next project I plan on starting after my sub boxes and trunk are put together.

I'm thinking they are going to have to be pointed somewhat towards each other or slightly in, like towards the opposite headrest. I'm not sure that I'd have room to put these on-axis, nor do I think I'd want to. The midrange will be about 3" above the dash with the tweeter being slightly above that. I'm thinking about keeping them on 1 baffle.

I'm leaning towards a dome, since I don't know if I'd have room for a 2 to 5 liter sealed enclosure, and I'm not entirely sure if these drivers would sound decent in a vented type enclosure. What do you think?

I like this one: [url]http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?&Partnumber=285-020[/url]



The HiVi B3S/N however doesn't seem too bad, take a look at these:

frequency response:
[url]http://www.zaphaudio.com/tidbits/HIVI-B3S-FR.gif[/url]

harmonic distortion: (seems to stay below -35db in the range i'd be using)
[url]http://www.zaphaudio.com/tidbits/HIVI-B3S-HD.gif[/url]

[url]http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?&Partnumber=295-378[/url]

or

[url]http://www.madisound.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=1616[/url]

Would be my picks.

This one scares me LOL

[url]http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?&Partnumber=297-428[/url]

Metal cone for a mid range?

If its anything like the seas mag cone your going to have a lot of funky second and third order harmonics to deal with.

Don't forget this guy

[url]http://www.madisound.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=45_234_264&products_id=1088[/url]

Quick question. where do you plan on instaling these?

I've been looking at dedicated mid-range and full-range speakers to use as a dedicated mid-range.

I already got a pair of LPG 26NA tweeters, and I plan to get a dedicated midbass. (most likely a Dayton 7" or 8")

For now, I have enough amps to power the 3-way using my old kicker ZR120 and my kicker ZX350.4 and the DLS amp for my subs. I plan to eventually have all DLS Ultimate amps (Thats a ways off monetarily).

Since we started talking about the mid-range, I'll throw out the ideas I have so far:

Dayton RS100
[url]http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?&Partnumber=295-378[/url]

Peerless/Vifa TG9
[url]http://www.madisound.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=1616[/url]

Dayton RS52 - no need to attempt a sealed enclosure since its a dome - but HPF would need to be higher than with the cone midranges
[url]http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?&Partnumber=285-020[/url]

Peerles 830986 - another cone full-range
[url]http://www.madisound.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=8305[/url]

THe HiVi B3n Mentioned above
[url]http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?&Partnumber=297-428[/url]

There are also many offerings from Tang-Band that would be suitable, and I've considered the Hybrid Audio L3 since it seems well suited for an IB type of application, but the price is higher than any of the above options.

It would seem to me that you are looking at the low end at Parts Express for your budget 3-way, might wanna look at stepping it up a notch and spending a couple bucks more for some more headroom.