Going active
 

The plan is to use my KS300.2 for the ES-06 and ill purchase the ES-02 for the upper mid and high but i need an amp for those too.

So what amp will be adequate for those little ES-02 (10w) ? SQ and small footprint is the key.

I was looking at the arc KS125.2 mini but it think it will be overkill for those...

No such thing as overkill for SQ, headroom is a good thing.
Good choice on the Arc mini.

I told you to try out my Arc KS300.4 to see if you find it enough to drive the ES-06s...

90w is not enough for the 06! that's why you're getting a 300.2 for yours :cheeky4:

Hold on, unless you want to bridge the 300.4 to feed the 06 350w per driver...

:smilie_da that i approved!

+1 for the Arc mini, and will expect a comparison review of your 15" CSS and two new Icon 12's, and I am also curious how those ES-02's will work out. Please chime in later.

I'm getting the 300.2 for mine because I figured I'd need it prior to getting the 300.4. If a 2 channel amp driving as much as the 300.4 was there, I'd settle for that. But, for cosmetic reasons and the fact that the amp is already ordered, I'll be going with the 300.2. It's massive overkill.

For 4x ES-06...No it's not !

ok so the plan changed a bit...

I got a KS300.4 instead of the 125.2mini, and I will use the CDT ES-06,ES-02 and DRT-26T for the front stage.

The 02 and DRT-26 will use a xover (CDT m200) since the 300.4 does not allow me to use the frequency multiplier (1x/10x) on both rear and front doh! :thumbsdow They will be powered by the ks300.2 and ill bridge the ks300.4 for the 06. Unless someone as a better idea...

This weekend I installed the drt-26t in the A-pillar (off-axis) and OMG my staging is a lot better now, also the titanium brings out details that the DRT-26S(ilk) was not able to reproduce.
http://lpcx.com/van/apillar.jpg


As for the SSA ICON, those subs are simply amazing. It's day and night compared to the CSS SDX-15. It wasn't just a box issue since both box were made by thumpper. The 2 12 even if ported now blend with the FS surprisingly well and if I want to have some fun I activate my SPL preset in my HU :cheeky4:

for the ES-02 I am still waiting for the pods and xover to install them

LOL I changed my mind again...

So after some thinking, ill be able to go fully active. Also, ill install some ES-03 instead of the ES-02.

The plan now is to use the CD7200 output(6ch) to feed the 8 channel.(or 7 if your picky about the sub). The HI preout will be only for the tweeter, the MID will be split (Y) for the mid and midbass and LOW for the subs. For the mid I will set at the HU the HP for my midbass and the LP for the mid, on the amp ill set the LP for the midbass and HP for the mid.

I can't wait to finally put this together...

With this setup, I guess ill have some problem with the TA adjustment...

The ES-06 are in the doors, the ES-03 will go into the dash stock location (with some modification) and the DRT-26 are in the A-pillar. There's no place in the kick for the 03.

There's a good distance between the 06 and 03 so i guess i am screwed!

What can i do...? Replacing the HU is not an option for now