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[wilzyx 5,000+ posts]

No....I meant an entire pre-assembled component set.

well actually i think ill be savin money cuz a pair of the mids/tweets is 80 + shipping and then whatever the x-overs cost.

 

[wilzyx 5,000+ posts]

alright i was just one orion's website and found out that the 4 speaker channels have a low pass/high pass each from 20 to 3000hz, so does this mean i dont need an external one cuz i want my mids to be from ~120hz to ~2.5khz and my tweets to from ~2.5khz up. and would 16 gauge speaker wire be alright for my subs/speakers or should i go lower?

 

[wilzyx 5,000+ posts]

would this work good?

 

[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

well actually i think ill be savin money cuz a pair of the mids/tweets is 80 + shipping and then whatever the x-overs cost.

But you'll get better sound out of a pre-built comp set than trying to cobble one together out of preassembled passive xovers and such like you were wanting to do.

alright i was just one orion's website and found out that the 4 speaker channels have a low pass/high pass each from 20 to 3000hz, so does this mean i dont need an external one cuz i want my mids to be from ~120hz to ~2.5khz and my tweets to from ~2.5khz up. and would 16 gauge speaker wire be alright for my subs/speakers or should i go lower?

You could highpass the tweeters fine with the xover then.....but you wouldn't be able to bandpass the mids.

And 16ga should be fine for your speakers. I'd probably do 12-14ga for your sub, depending on how much power you are running.

 

[wilzyx 5,000+ posts]

why wouldnt the mids work, couldnt i set a high pass and a low pass because they will each have their own channel with a hp/lp filter

 

[wilzyx 5,000+ posts]

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[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

But you can't bandpass the mids with the amp's crossovers.

 

[wilzyx 5,000+ posts]

what is bandpassing? and would still sound ok if i didnt do anything with the mids just the tweeters and subs?

 

[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

Highpassing and lowpassing the same speaker. This is what needs to be done on mids.

 

[wilzyx 5,000+ posts]

well then why wont i be able to do that, each channel has its own high pass and low pass on it. sorry if im frustrating you i just dont get why it wont work.

 

[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

well then why wont i be able to do that, each channel has its own high pass and low pass on it. sorry if im frustrating you i just dont get why it wont work.

Yes, each channel has it's own highpass and lowpass. But you can not highpass AND lowpass the same channel at the same time, as would be needed for a mid.

You can do one or the other, highpass or lowpass, but you can't do both at the same time on the same channel. For a mid, you need to be able to highpass AND lowpass the same channel at the same time.

 

[wilzyx 5,000+ posts]

ok so if i got one of these for each mid

http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?&DID=7&Partnumber=266-170

would i be able to use the amp low pass and the external hi pass?

or, could i bridge both mids on to one channel, then have the lpf set on one of the two, then the hpf on the other?

 

[DiamondFanatic 10+ year member]

ok so if i got one of these for each mid
http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?&DID=7&Partnumber=266-170

would i be able to use the amp low pass and the external hi pass?

or, could i bridge both mids on to one channel, then have the lpf set on one of the two, then the hpf on the other?

WHAT??? have you wired an amp before? You do not want to bridge a channel to run both of your mids anyway, as then you will lose stereo sound...

I would rather have my LPF for my mids at around 80hz, not 100. But yes, if all you are trying to do is protect your speakers then that crossover will work.

I agree with Squeak, you should just go buy a set of pre asembled components until you know more of what you are doing.

 

[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

ok so if i got one of these for each mid
http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?&DID=7&Partnumber=266-170

would i be able to use the amp low pass and the external hi pass?

or, could i bridge both mids on to one channel, then have the lpf set on one of the two, then the hpf on the other?

Seriously......not to sound like a penis head, but just buy a prebuilt component set. With you being obviously new to this, it will end up sounding better than trying to cobble together a DIY set and allow you to get your feet wet in the whole art of properly installing and tuning a stereo.

Hell, I have a set of Next components I'd sell you for $50+shipping.

 

[wilzyx 5,000+ posts]

Next? do you have any pics/specs. never heard of next before, as long as it sounds good is all that matters though. and ya it would be best just to get some prebuilt ones, seeing as i have very little cash active must wait.