Crossovers through HU or amp

[wet_rat 10+ year member]

I am trying to get my settings correct. I have a Jensen 9424 HU with crossover settings. There are settings for

Treb 8,10,12.5,15 kHz.

Mids 500 Hz,1,1.5,2 kHz.

Bass 60,80,100,120 Hz.

Sub filter 80,100,120,140,160 Hz

I am running these massive audio comps

http://www.massiveaudio.com/store/pr...cat=254&page=1

Are the HU settings workable with these comps or would I better off setting through the amp?

If I adjust through the HU do I set the amp on full?

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[subzero 5,000+ posts]

I am trying to get my settings correct. I have a Jensen 9424 HU with crossover settings. There are settings for
Treb 8,10,12.5,15 kHz.

Mids 500 Hz,1,1.5,2 kHz.

Bass 60,80,100,120 Hz.

Sub filter 80,100,120,140,160 Hz

I am running these massive audio comps

http://www.massiveaudio.com/store/pr...cat=254&page=1

Are the HU settings workable with these comps or would I better off setting through the amp?

If I adjust through the HU do I set the amp on full?

hard to say. are there any slopes associated with those xover points?

 

[vaiboy 10+ year member]

I am trying to get my settings correct. I have a Jensen 9424 HU with crossover settings. There are settings for
Treb 8,10,12.5,15 kHz.

Mids 500 Hz,1,1.5,2 kHz.

Bass 60,80,100,120 Hz.

Sub filter 80,100,120,140,160 Hz

I am running these massive audio comps

http://www.massiveaudio.com/store/pr...cat=254&page=1

Are the HU settings workable with these comps or would I better off setting through the amp?

If I adjust through the HU do I set the amp on full?

The only crossover setting on your headunit is a low-pass filter for the subwoofer output. The Bass, Mid, and Treb. frequency settings are for the parametric EQ. So if you want to high-pass your comps you will need to set the crossovers at the amp.

 

[TheUnderFighter 10+ year member]

^ This.

However, if you DID have a HU with crossover points, you would be correct in setting the amp to full-pass. But, that is not the case and you need to set the crossover points on your amp.