dayton

[leonsv 10+ year member]

i know someone that is selling some rainbow cross overs but i wanted to know if they will work, he said the model number is :art. nr. 161116/161225

will these work for doing the active thing with my headunit

heres a website with them on it

http://car.rainbow-audio.de/products/details.php?lan=2&pro=1&lin=11&art=231577

what do you mean? you either run active or passive, not both. the rainbow crossover is a passive crossover whereas the hu active crossover is built into the headunit. Also, it is usually a bad idea to just get a random passive crossover for a diy set.

 

[uncfanforlife07 10+ year member]

ok so lets say i keep my current h/u, buy 2 dayton mids, 2 of the tweeters you suggested, what crossovers should i get and what amp ( or what kind of out put should i be looking for when looking at amps )

 

[Hundreth 10+ year member]

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[Hundreth 10+ year member]

I have pretty much the same setup you are looking to get: Dayton RS180s, Seas Neo Alums. I don't have a HU with active crossovers so I settled on this Kicker SX700.4 amp which has all the processing I need as well as ample power. You might wanna look into that instead of getting an entirely new headunit.

http://cgi.ebay.com/KICKER-SX700-4-CAR-AUDIO-4CH-SPEAKER-SX-AMP-AMPLIFIER_W0QQitemZ140094687508QQcategoryZ79823QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem

The only downside is that the amp is refurbished, but those guys are authorized Kicker dealers and most likely the amp will have problems within the first 3 months, so your covered by the warranty. Its been working out fine for me.

 

[MiniVanMan 10+ year member]

What equipment do you currently have?? If you already have some amps, let us know what they are. What head unit are you going to be using as well?

Take a look at the link at the bottom of my signature. It's a basic rundown of crossovers and what they do. It might help you understand a little more the difference between active and passive.

Remember active processing requires separate amplification for each speaker. Passive crossovers allow for 2 speakers to be ran on 1 channel of amplification. Before making a determination on what is best, please read the link.

 

[uncfanforlife07 10+ year member]

everything i have is in my sig, my headunit is a alpine cda-9852 and i only have one amp which for the sub

 

[ngsm13 5,000+ posts]

I have pretty much the same setup you are looking to get: Dayton RS180s, Seas Neo Alums. I don't have a HU with active crossovers so I settled on this Kicker SX700.4 amp which has all the processing I need as well as ample power. You might wanna look into that instead of getting an entirely new headunit.
http://cgi.ebay.com/KICKER-SX700-4-CAR-AUDIO-4CH-SPEAKER-SX-AMP-AMPLIFIER_W0QQitemZ140094687508QQcategoryZ79823QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem

The only downside is that the amp is refurbished, but those guys are authorized Kicker dealers and most likely the amp will have problems within the first 3 months, so your covered by the warranty. Its been working out fine for me.

I'd recommend the Kicker SX amplifiers as well.

They work quite well and as stated have all the processing you'd need built in!

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[uncfanforlife07 10+ year member]

so with that amp would i need cross overs or no? are there other amps that are maybe a little bit cheaper that would do the same, i also dont mind buying i nthe classifieds from somebody with good refs

 

[iceteebone 5,000+ posts]

so with that amp would i need cross overs or no? are there other amps that are maybe a little bit cheaper that would do the same, i also dont mind buying i nthe classifieds from somebody with good refs

yes it does. not gonna get cheaper then that with built in processing. you could buy a cheaper amp, but then you'd need to buy the xover. that kicker is a great amp. not a bad price either

 

[uncfanforlife07 10+ year member]

would i be cheaper to just go with a set of components ( i dont really know what that means ) but were u guy a set and it comes with a speaker, cross over and a tweeter. and would i still need to run those off an amp

 

[ngsm13 5,000+ posts]

would i be cheaper to just go with a set of components ( i dont really know what that means ) but were u guy a set and it comes with a speaker, cross over and a tweeter. and would i still need to run those off an amp

Yes, in all honesty... I would recommend them first!

Then after you learn even more... think about active!

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[uncfanforlife07 10+ year member]

so what component sets would you recommend, id prefer to not have to buy an amp and run off my head unit but id like to keep cost lets say under $200 right now, there is a guy that lives in my city that sells CDT which have seem to have gotten popular but then other people say premier or rainbow are better. and then what about polk, MB, alpine, JL, etc etc. Im looking for good sound quality, prob wanting to have soft dome tweeters. i dont mind buying used.

 

[ngsm13 5,000+ posts]

You'll NEED an amplifier if you want them to sound any good.

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[95bat 10+ year member]

I had those Daytons and took them out. My Rainbows SLC 165 Kicks are WAAAAAY better than the Daytons.

Either my Daytons were F'ed up from the start, or whoever said they sound better than SLCs is retarded.

 

[nismos14 5,000+ posts]

95bat, what did the rest of your system consist of when you installed the daytons? What amp/xover etc did you use with them? And what tweeter?