tweeter advice

rodney

i have polk mmc460 4x6s in the front doors, ex693as in the rear, and 2 gnx subs so far, and my stock tweeters in the a-pillar are just fizzing now. should i get some aftermarket tweets to replace them? or would it be better to just not use them? also there are some used dx3000s i can get, would those be a good choice?

MacLeod

dump the stock tweeters. The Polks you have now are far superior. The only reason to use another set of tweeters would be to pull the sound stage up to a higher level. I wouldnt really worry about it though and toss the stockers.

PoweredByDodge

if you want that added trebble, pick up a set of new polk db, or old polk db / dx / momo tweets and slap em in there -- try to find something around 100 bucks... dont break the bank man. if you get stuck -- Image dynamics Chamaleon tweets are 99 bucks at sounddomain.com -- decent tweet

rodney

would these be good good replacements? and dont they come with an in line crossover?

DX3000s:http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=38646&item=2454142177

PoweredByDodge

yup - great tweets.. if they dont ahve inline crossovers, just buy a pair of capacitors -- cost u 2 bucks.

rodney

what about polk mm1200 tweets? found some really cheap.

PoweredByDodge

if the mm1200 are the ones found in the momo compoent sets of the last 2 - 3 years, then yes, those are fine as well... might be a bit power hungry, but still fine. if they're an older 'mm' model ie mobile monitor the i have no idea at all.

sntnsupermen131

thats the mobile monitor series...and ive never heard them...just heard of them
-Cody

Jstas

The Polk Audio Mobile Monitor series was the precursor to the EX/dB series days. They were the car audio line. The would sit between the EX series and the dB series on the scale if they were out at the same time. They have the sound quality of the dB but they are not as robust of a speakers. They were fairly inexpensive compared to competitor offerings in the market and offered good bang for the buck.

They were based off of the technology found in the old Monitor series of home speakers. That technology was morphed into the SDA series of home speakers which have won awards for thier sound.

The MM series was seriously over-looked by many in the market place and while it was a more than adequate offering, Polk Audio did not have much of a name in car audio. It wasn't until the award winning EX and dB series hit the market did they really get a name for themselves.

It's a shame too. The MM series is old but it would still compete with what is out there today. It isn't under-rated, just overlooked. The critics liked it but nobody knew the name. I think that the best offering from Polk that is out there today would be the MOMO Carbon series. Although the MM series speakers would lack the low end punch that the MOMO Carbn series speakers have due to heavier cone construction materials. But accuracy and sensitivity are right in line with the MMC series of speakers.