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Autophile · 29th May 2006, 17:02

I am talking about the domes which are available in car audio brands. If you have cost no object design than one can better the other no doubt the way it is in home audio.

Dome midranges have better dispersion (nearly 180 Deg) than cone midranges (90 deg) hence they can be used in difficult off axis locations of car audio environment and can integrate much better with the tweeters as compared to cone ones.

I don't deny of cone midranges with back cans but they really don't exist in car audio and also mounting them will be pain. Unless youi want to go DIY with drivers intended for home audio use.

In car audio environment you can use dome midrange of 2" to 3" easily and cone from 3" to 4". Though installing the later size in both cases are difficult.

Triamping is good if you have good active crossover otherwise i would suggest to stick to the passive 3way crossover designed for the particular combination and use a powerful 2ch amp anywhere from 150W to 300W per side.

You can use steeper crossover slopes if drivers have good flat response curves and are placed closer to each other if they are far off from each other its better to have shallower slopes but all this playing around is only possible in active system.

29th May 2006, 17:02	#55 (permalink)
Autophile BANNED Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: New Delhi Posts: 948	I am talking about the domes which are available in car audio brands. If you have cost no object design than one can better the other no doubt the way it is in home audio. Dome midranges have better dispersion (nearly 180 Deg) than cone midranges (90 deg) hence they can be used in difficult off axis locations of car audio environment and can integrate much better with the tweeters as compared to cone ones. I don't deny of cone midranges with back cans but they really don't exist in car audio and also mounting them will be pain. Unless youi want to go DIY with drivers intended for home audio use. In car audio environment you can use dome midrange of 2" to 3" easily and cone from 3" to 4". Though installing the later size in both cases are difficult. Triamping is good if you have good active crossover otherwise i would suggest to stick to the passive 3way crossover designed for the particular combination and use a powerful 2ch amp anywhere from 150W to 300W per side. You can use steeper crossover slopes if drivers have good flat response curves and are placed closer to each other if they are far off from each other its better to have shallower slopes but all this playing around is only possible in active system.