4" midrange recommendations
I'm looking for recommendations for a 4" midrange that does well in a relatively small enclosure (my intentions are to use Versa-Pods, which appear to be on the small side).* The midrange will be used in a 3 way controlled by an Alpine PXA-H800.* The Versa-Pods will be mounted on the dash near the A pillars, with the midranges on axis.* I have no intention to vent them to anything.* I'd like to be able to use them from 200 hz (but not opposed to crossing them higher at 400 / 500) to 6 khz.
Currently, my mishmashed setup of speakers includes 6.5" Focal mids from the PS 165 FX set mounted in the lower doors, Pioneer tweeters from the Stage 4 Reference Series set in the sails, and AF GB25's mounted on the A pillars on axis.* I just recently added the GB25's, replacing the midranges from the Pioneer set.* The GB25's seem to be detailed, and get loud, but they tend to scream at higher volume levels.* This is with a lowish 40 watts on each of them.* I've tried lowering the levels on them considerably, but they seem to lose that detail that I like about them.* I'm sure I could do a lot more eq work to get the sound that I'm looking for, but I'd prefer something that takes less adjustments.
I guess the sound that I would be looking for is laid back, but gets effortlessly loud, if there is such a thing.
My budget is about $500 for the pair.