3 way setup...

[PaLiAcH 10+ year member]

for a 3 way component setup (tweeter, midrange, midbass), how many amps are needed?

do i need one 2-channel amps for the midrange and tweet, and one 2 channel amp for the midbass?

or can i use just one 4 channel and and power all of them?

thanx for helping a newb out!

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[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

If they are a 3-way comp set w/ passive crossover, a single 2-channel amp is all that should be needed.

 

[PaLiAcH 10+ year member]

checkin out specs, i see that i will get more power by getting 2-2 channel amps as opposed to getting one 4 channel amp

obviously i would spend a lot more $$$ by trying to get comparable power out of one 4 channel rite?

 

[PaLiAcH 10+ year member]

passive crossover? im usin a regular 2 way component set and a component 6.5" for midbass...

 

[hoss 5,000+ posts]

i got 2 4-channel amps for my components.

three way set up, with a tru 4.100 on each side

 

[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

So how is the 6.5" midbass being crossover over?

 

[PaLiAcH 10+ year member]

i wanna say it comes with a little crossover box...?

im looking into the alpine type x 6.5's...

http://iweb.alpine-usa.com/pls/admn/item_info?p_item_name=SPX-17MB&p_category=80&p_subcategory=155&p_main=10&p_more=y

and the alpine type x 4" 2 way component set..

or am i mistaken and need to just use the x-over switch on the amp?

 

[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

Ah...that's right, I remember you now //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

Yeah, I would check with Alpine and see if you can't just run that 6.5" midbass off the the same xover as the 4" speaker (since it says "3-way ready", and I couldn't find in the manual where it talks about it). Save yourself some money that way and only have to buy a single amplifier.

But, if you can't wire the 6.5's to that 4" xover, then you will need atleast 4 channels, which you could use a single 4-channel amplifier for.