heys i can get a set of 5.25" Alpine F1 splits and a fairly decent price i am only worried because i have a 12" L7 in the back and im not sure weather the 5.25" will keep up. The guy at the shop said that 5.25 is a much better speaker anyway and that i would have no problems with them keeping up with the L7. the splits would be running of a xfire 100.2 and the sub is running of a lanzar 1200D. Any help would be great as i need to know kinda soon to save up some $$$$

thanks
john

of corse the guy at the shop would say they will keep up, he just wants the $$$$

your better off getting atleast a 6.5in mid ifnot larger,

remember the rule

10in sub = 6in mid
12in sub - 8in mid

and dont ask what u ned if u have a 21in sub in the boot!!

i was thinking though to got the 5.25 and put up with them for a while i doubt they would be that bad and then get a set of 8" and have a 3 way set up. but this would involve a new amp etc so not sure what to do. Come on help me make a decision

It will sound nice they're a very good split and imo 5.25" are better for vocal intensive music.

Sure, you will notice a bit of a difference between mid-bass and sub-bass but 99.95% of systems u will, it takes a perfect system design to eliminate this...

just go for it if u dont like them i'll buy them off u at cost price

yeah thats what i was thinking i would be able to sell them on pretty quickly ill let u know when i get em i am in perth we could meet up and have a list to each others system some day just for fun. even though my system aint nothing special

sounds good to me if u dont like them i'll find a very good home for them
even if it is just for rear fill until i find another home for them

they're an awesome split let me know when u get them and we'll catch up... oh where bouts r u getting them? i can get u some 6.5" ones in brand new condition for $700.00 if ur interested

hey yeah i would be interested in them hey unless where i am geting the 5.25" from can lower their price to get me to buy from them. Are the as new eg. second hand??
if u could give us some details that would be great becasue i initaly wanted 6.5" but the 5.25" came up at a pretty good price

where abouts u from in perth

They've been on a demo board for about a year but never actually been connected because ther board it is on is no longer being used, theyjust havnt transferred over the expensive stuff cus they dont sell it *lol*

im N.O.R near the coast

..."much better" compared with what? how was he justifying that? he may be right in some regards, but i hope he clarified???

the smaller woofer will be slightly better with upper midbass/midrange reproduction in most cases. however, there's no substitute for cone surface area for the lower stuff. same as with subs, most 15" subs reproduce better really low subbass compared with a 10". a 6.5" woofer will reproduce lower midbass (ie: 70~100Hz range) better than a 5.25" woofer.

but sure, a top quality 5.25" driver will go lower than a cheaper one, so no doubt the F1 speaker will be pretty good. however, it will rely heavily on a high quality installation to get the best from them: extensive sound deadening, solid pods, sealed doors. without that, no 5.25" driver will play down to 70Hz with much authority.

otherwise, you could HP them at ~100Hz and LP the L7 around 80~90Hz.

is a 3-way front stage with 8" woofers really on the cards for you? are you being realistic here? no probs if you are, but i don't suggest buying what appears to be a bargain now only if future plans fall through, coz you only end up with a compromise you may regret.

however, the SPX splits are definitely top quality, and if installed properly, will make an excellent front stage.

good luck

[ March 10, 2003, 11:37: Message edited by: shiny_car ]