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<blockquote data-quote="helotaxi" data-source="post: 4165256" data-attributes="member: 550915"><p>Using the HU in 3-way mode is an active setup. All frequency division is done before amplification. No passive crossovers. Not worth doing on coax speaker unless, as I said, they are high end coaxes that normally have outboard crossovers. Even with the tweets in the dash and mids in the doors, components are going to sound better than coaxs. Going with an active setup, especially one that allows you to time align each driver, can make a huge difference in the way your current setup sounds. Realize that once you switch the HU over to 3-way you won't be able to use HU power on a set of rear speakers because the rear HU outputs are now midranges. Shouldn't be an issue anyway because the rear speakers are only going to detract from the sound at that point anyway.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="helotaxi, post: 4165256, member: 550915"] Using the HU in 3-way mode is an active setup. All frequency division is done before amplification. No passive crossovers. Not worth doing on coax speaker unless, as I said, they are high end coaxes that normally have outboard crossovers. Even with the tweets in the dash and mids in the doors, components are going to sound better than coaxs. Going with an active setup, especially one that allows you to time align each driver, can make a huge difference in the way your current setup sounds. Realize that once you switch the HU over to 3-way you won't be able to use HU power on a set of rear speakers because the rear HU outputs are now midranges. Shouldn't be an issue anyway because the rear speakers are only going to detract from the sound at that point anyway. [/QUOTE]
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