front channels to drive the tweets and the rear channels to drive the woofs?

[nose]

I own a Regular Cab Tacoma pickup with a speaker mount in each door.

I am wanting to get a low end Alpine head unit with a set of component speakers.

in a noraml setup I would only be using the front or rear channels of the head unit to drive a set of coaxials.

since I will be using components without an external amp, would it be best to bi-amp the components using the front channels to drive the tweets and the rear channels to drive the woofs?

any recomendations?

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[Prowler573 5,000+ posts]

I own a Regular Cab Tacoma pickup with a speaker mount in each door.
I am wanting to get a low end Alpine head unit with a set of component speakers.

in a noraml setup I would only be using the front or rear channels of the head unit to drive a set of coaxials.

since I will be using components without an external amp, would it be best to bi-amp the components using the front channels to drive the tweets and the rear channels to drive the woofs?

any recomendations?

Weeellll....

If you're not going to add a component amp in the mix here then bi-amping off of the HU is certainly an option.

 

[dipitydoo 10+ year member]

Does your component's crossover have a bi-amp option?

 

[nose]

Weeellll....
If you're not going to add a component amp in the mix here then bi-amping off of the HU is certainly an option.

adding an amp down the road is certainly an option for me. for now money is not!

I know this is a cheesy way going about it but is this a good idea or not?

I'd really hate to waste using the front or rear channels of the Head Unit when later on I could easily add an external amp and possibly a sub when money becomes available.

 

[nose]

Does your component's crossover have a bi-amp option?

I have not chosen a component set yet to pair off with one of the current low end Alpine Head Unit's. do you have a recomendation that would work in the shallow depth doors of mine?

 

[dipitydoo 10+ year member]

I doubt most low to mid priced components have crossovers that allow for bi-amping. I honestly think you should just run it off two of the HU's outputs. Bi-amping isn't really that useful for most systems. What's your budget, and what's the mounting depth available for the speakers?

 

[nose]

I doubt most low to mid priced components have crossovers that allow for bi-amping. I honestly think you should just run it off two of the HU's outputs. Bi-amping isn't really that useful for most systems. What's your budget, and what's the mounting depth available for the speakers?

the Polk MMC6500 crossovers allow for Bi-amp which I have spoted on sale for $170. it appears that I will need to go ahead and get an amp to drive them properly.

I forget what me mounting depth and height is. I had it on me old hard drive. I'm basically looking through Crutchfield at the moment and using their outfit me car. although it's limiting me to what I am looking at. I do like Polks but was wondering what else would be good.

I dunno what to do. I was just hoping to piece this together a little at a time.

so you think I should just get a set of components and run them off 2 channels for now. later on just get a 2 channel amp instead of 4.

at first I was just looking at coaxials like the new Polk db 651s coaxials with built in crossover. they are rated 6 to 55watts and should match well with the low end Alpine without need for an external amp.

I was hoping to get a little better system than what I have settled for in the past and possibly adding a small sub last.

 

[dipitydoo 10+ year member]

Any particular reason you are wanting to bi-amp your components? I think a simple 2 channel amp should be fine, in a basic 2-way setup.

 

[nose]

Any particular reason you are wanting to bi-amp your components? I think a simple 2 channel amp should be fine, in a basic 2-way setup.

probably so!

at first I was thinking it would be the best way to utilize the head units 4 channels since either the front or rear channels would normally be unused in a setup like this. to get the most wattage in driving a set of components from the head unit alone. 2 channels for the tweets, 2 channels for the woofs instead of 2 channels to drive both the tweets and woofs. then later on I figure I might as well get a 4 channel amp.

most studio monitors are bi-amped. many home rigs are bi-amped.

 

[dipitydoo 10+ year member]

You will get just about the same power either way. The same power is distributed to both drivers at different frequencies.

 

[nose]

You will get just about the same power either way. The same power is distributed to both drivers at different frequencies.

not sure what you are saying here. I basically know how a crossover works.

the Alpine is 16watts x 4channels. if I hook up the speakers with just the front 2channels will I be getting 32watts x 2channels or 16watts x 2channels?

which channels is best to hook up 2 speakers too? the front or rear channels? or does it even matter?

sure appreciate your thoughts!

 

[Prowler573 5,000+ posts]

not sure what you are saying here. I basically know how a crossover works.
the Alpine is 16watts x 4channels. if I hook up the speakers with just the front 2channels will I be getting 32watts x 2channels or 16watts x 2channels?

which channels is best to hook up 2 speakers too? the front or rear channels? or does it even matter?

sure appreciate your thoughts!

You're going to get 16wpc. Failing to use the other two channels won't increase the output for the channels that are in use - you'll simply not be utilizing the available power from the other two channels.

Unless there is a dramatic difference in the internal processing between the front and rear channels I cannot see that it would make a hill of beans worth of difference using either the front or rear outputs.

Just remember which you use as the fadar adjustment (if you even fool with it at all) will differ depending on which set you decide to use.