Phantombari1 Posted August 3, 2006 Share Posted August 3, 2006 If there's amplified voice in a drum corps show, it sure as #### won't be gracing my car's speaker system.Let the fighting...begin! I can tell you were he can get equipment like that, I think the cadets will be looking for an upgrade by the end of the year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ross6200 Posted August 3, 2006 Author Share Posted August 3, 2006 I don't plan on listening to any shows with drum corps amplified vocals on my 'planned' stereo system. Live, I think some corps do it well, others not so well. But recorded, they all sound pretty lousy and cheesy (it's one thing fo a corps to master the live mixing, and another for it to get recorded correctly on for the CD). What I want is a sytem that will let me hear real separation of 'horn' voices: I need to be able to hear the 3rd bari section as well as the lead sop section, without that tinny sound some cheaper tweeters give out. And I want to hear all 5 bass drums as individual intruments, and not one muffled rumble. I had some MB Quart speakers a few years back that were good at this...maybe an 8 out of 10. But I'm leaning toward the new Polk SR components... Only problem is the Polk crossovers are huge! Not sure where I can even fir them..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevingamin Posted August 3, 2006 Share Posted August 3, 2006 For my birthday, my wife got me Infinity Reference 6012si 6-1/2" front speakers and Infinity Kappa 692.7i 6" x 9" rear speakers for my car. I am so looking forward to getting those babies installed and cranking drum corps on the highway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boof96 Posted August 3, 2006 Share Posted August 3, 2006 I'm upgrading my car audio system, and I want to know if anyone in the forum has advice about the best car speakers for reproducing drum corps music.Right now, I am leaning towards Polk SR series (about $900 a pair). But just becuase they may be one of the best on the market, doesn't mean they'll be the best at reproducing all the voices in a hornline, or separate all the voices within the battery. Short of testing out all the speakers in a store (which is not the same as inside a moving car), I think input from members of this forum will be a much better measure! Thanks in advance for any input! MB Quarts Q series seperates (5 and 1/4 woofer and tweeter) plus a 6 and 1/2 Q series add a woofer to make a 3 way component system is what I use and in my opinion the best out there. Very expensive and require a good deal of power, but I promise you that you will not regret it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boof96 Posted August 3, 2006 Share Posted August 3, 2006 also......for best results use dynomat Xtreme on the inside of your door panels. Makes a big difference. Hope this helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serenity Posted August 3, 2006 Share Posted August 3, 2006 The dynamat is key. It will eliminate any road noise, panel vibration, etc. to get you a much better sound on ANYTHING that you use. Personally I'd go with the Infinity stuff. Kappa Perfects. I used to work in car audio, and I found the Infinity stuff to be the best out there without being a completely outrageous price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
festive Posted August 3, 2006 Share Posted August 3, 2006 We have infinities in our car and like them a lot; I believe they are the "reference" models. Nice, rich sound. Star sounds especially thunderous on them. I loved tearing out those factory paper speakers. Man those things sounded like crap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snapettes Mom Posted August 3, 2006 Share Posted August 3, 2006 This is truly the only place amps belong when listening to drum corps. Mom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hrothgar15 Posted August 3, 2006 Share Posted August 3, 2006 This is truly the only place amps belong when listening to drum corps.Mom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boof96 Posted August 3, 2006 Share Posted August 3, 2006 The dynamat is key. It will eliminate any road noise, panel vibration, etc. to get you a much better sound on ANYTHING that you use. Personally I'd go with the Infinity stuff. Kappa Perfects. I used to work in car audio, and I found the Infinity stuff to be the best out there without being a completely outrageous price. While I will agree with you that the infinity is by far the best in terms of quality vs. price, I also think that Q series quartz are the best there is at the moment. (albeit very expensive) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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