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<blockquote data-quote="blazian87" data-source="post: 8337543" data-attributes="member: 574798">Be prepared to fiddle with those knobs non stop to get the sound right. It takes much more time to setup up than a passive one. To go fully active, you must remove the passive crossovers out of the equation so you will be using active filters with power going through each channel separately. What&#039;s even a better choice is replacing your headunit with the Pioneer 80PRS because it has everything built in it already and you just do everything through your headunit. The more expensive route is an external DSP.What&#039;s your reason for going active? I had many sleepless nights trying to figure out the right combination of filters to suit my needs. You will most likely face these problems as well as the choices are endless. If you want to run a 2 way active setup, you need 4 channels of amplification. 3 way setup needs 6. One thing you&#039;ll notice from going passive to active is that you&#039;ll be turning your gains way down compared to before because of it&#039;s efficiency.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="blazian87, post: 8337543, member: 574798"] Be prepared to fiddle with those knobs non stop to get the sound right. It takes much more time to setup up than a passive one. To go fully active, you must remove the passive crossovers out of the equation so you will be using active filters with power going through each channel separately. What's even a better choice is replacing your headunit with the Pioneer 80PRS because it has everything built in it already and you just do everything through your headunit. The more expensive route is an external DSP. What's your reason for going active? I had many sleepless nights trying to figure out the right combination of filters to suit my needs. You will most likely face these problems as well as the choices are endless. If you want to run a 2 way active setup, you need 4 channels of amplification. 3 way setup needs 6. One thing you'll notice from going passive to active is that you'll be turning your gains way down compared to before because of it's efficiency. [/QUOTE]

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