bridging my 4 channel to power morel woofers, need amp for tweets (help)

[frankiebones 10+ year member]

i am bridging my 4 channel kicker to bi-amp my morel hybrid ovations. no more f***ing around, time to be a man and go active, even if it means i spend so much time tweaking it that i fail the bar next summer.

so i am in the market for a 2 channel with enough power for the tweeters, which are 110 rms (full specs below).

i am not looking so much for amp suggestions (although please feel free to make one) as much as I am looking for help in terms of what to look for in the 2 channel for the tweeters. bi-amping is new to me, and although i spent a long time on the phone with a morel tech rep today (over an hour), i am a not sure about what to look for.

in terms of the 2 chan i will need to power the tweeters, what features am i looking for in terms f HPF's and LPF's? do i need both or will the morel crossover cut out the frequencies for me. i know i will set the kicker amp for the woofers at 80Hz like usual.

so heres the question: on the amp for the tweeters, where do i set the x-over, because i want to but an amp that goes that high.

last but certainly not least, since the kicker 4 chan has an [Active Crossover: 12dB/Octave, variable 50Hz-200Hz, selectable high pass, low pass, or all pass], i can only use it as either a high or low pass filter, so will this bi-amping thing even work? will the crossover know to cut the high frequencies from the woofer still? this last question seems stupid and almost (but not quite) commonsensical but i gotta ask. i would rather look dumb and be sure. thanks a lot everybody, you guys really help me out on the regular. one day, i will know my sh*t and be able to return the favors and balance my karma.

here is my kicker amp, kicker kx650.4:

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[frankiebones 10+ year member]

forgot to give specs with all that excitement:

kicker kx650.4

Power (WATTS/CHANNEL), 2 Ohm Stereo: 170W x 4

Power (WATTS/CHANNEL), 4 Ohm Bridged Mono: 325W x 2

Remote Bass Control: Yes

Fan Cooling: Yes

Length With Shroud: 22 1/2"

Width With Shroud: 10"

Height With Shroud: 2 1/2"

Frequency Response: 20Hz-20kHz; +0, -1dB

Input Sensitivity: High Level 340mV-10V, Low Level 170mV-5V

Signal-to-Noise Ratio: >95dB, a-weighted, re:rated power

Active Crossover: 12dB/Octave, variable 50Hz-200Hz, selectable high pass, low pass, or all pass

KICKBass Boost: Variable to +18dB, centered @ 40Hz

Morel Components

(OVERALL specs for woofer and tweeter listed sep. below):

Nominal Impedance 4 Ohm

Power Handling 160W

Max. Transient Power Handling 600W

WOOFER:

Nominal Impedance 4 Ohm

Power Handling 160W

Max. Transient Power Handling 600W

Morel Tweeter:

Impedance 4 Ohm

Power Handling 110W

Max. Transient Power Handling 300W

the crossover specs are coming at you NOW:

ACCUSET MX-22.2 / MX-22.2E

The Accuset MX-22.2 2-way crossover enables optimal soundstage and performance by providing tweeter level attenuation and crossover slope adjustments. The Accuset MX-22.2 crossover offers bi-wire and bi-amping capabilities. Morel's Accuset MX-22.2E crossovers allow easy adjustment of the crossovers (6dB or 12dB slope adjustment and 4dB - in 2dB steps - tweeter level attenuation settings). The easy-to-use system enables optimal soundstage and performance.

SPECIFICATIONS

SPECIFICATIONS MX-22.2 / MX-22.2E

Nominal Impedance 4 Ohm

Power Handling 280W

Crossover Point Power Handling 1800Hz

Crossover Controls Frequency Slope Cut: 6/12dB

Tweeter Level: ±4dB (2dB steps)

Wiring options Standard, bi-amp, bi-wire

 

[frankiebones 10+ year member]

only thing i dont like is that i will be running 3 diff brands of amps. i have a JL 500/1 for my alpine type R (soon to be joined by another 500/1 and a JL 12W6v2).

so if i have a JL mono amp, a kicker 4 channel, and i am adding a relatively inexpensive 2 channel, possibly an audiobahn or a kenwood, i will be running a smorgasbord of diff amps!!!