Active Crossover Question

[Tucsonboy]

I am looking for an active crossover so I can run a tri amp system. I thought it would be a 3 way but most don't have the outputs I need. Can someone help me in defining what I am looking for?

Set up I want:

Head unit

Crossover

3 amps

1 30 to 40 rms 4 channel for all the tweeters ( no passive crossover)

1 50 to 80 rms 4 channel for the mid range ( no passive crossover)

1 monoblock amp for sub.

Anyone else run a system like this? Does it sound better?

Thanks!

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[Nutdawg651]

Just look for a 5ch all in one that offers 1k on the sub side

 

[trumpet 5,000+ posts]

What's your experience with car audio? Can you install and tune a system this complicated? Making this sound better than a system using passive component speakers is a challenge, and a lot of people think they know how to do it but they're only scratching the surface.

 

[Tucsonboy]

@nutdawg

I already have the amps so it would be cheaper to by the crossover than a new 5 channel amp.

@trumpet

I would say mid level. I have installed all the wiring on my car. I usually have the speakers installed professionally but that is more for aesthetics of the car.

This is going into a 70 cadillac deville convertible. It has a lot of room and a lack of room makes the acoustics very difficult. I am having a lot of problems with keeping a balance between my Mids and tweeters. I feel if I ran them separately I could hav more control.

 

[trumpet 5,000+ posts]

The professional way to do this is with a DSP. Not every shop is capable of that level of work and making it sound great, but it will give the best control over each speaker. I'm talking about JBL MS-8, Rockford 360.3, Audison Bitone and Bit ten, etc. Have you heard of these? A crossover alone isn't going to give you much to adjust.

 

[calebkhill 10+ year member]

A simple active head unit would solve his problems.

 

[Tucsonboy]

@trumpet

That looks similar to what I had in my head. Basically I was thinking of a modern jbl gtx47.

What can the dsp things compare to that?