Front stage build

[blnk64 10+ year member]

Been working on a front stage. Thoughts on these options? With a budget of ~ $500.

Components:

- CDT HD 62as

- Focal PS 165

Amplifier:

- RF P400-4

- Kicker zx 350.4

- Cadence zrs-2002

- Other?

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[splwj47 10+ year member]

HDs and cadence

 

[Flex68 10+ year member]

Your comp choices are decent; the amps, meh.

(Curious why you gots two 4-channels and one 2-channel , there...?)

I would think you'd want/need to feed your 6.5's more than either of those two 4-channels offer

 

[blnk64 10+ year member]

I dont know much about amplifiers but if i bridged the four channel amps specs say they would get me to 200 rms which i what i need. would that work?

And yeah i would like to look at better amps but im outta cash

 

[Flex68 10+ year member]

I dont know much about amplifiers but if i bridged the four channel amps specs say they would get me to 200 rms which i what i need. would that work?

Yes, and no. Bridging will get you closer to 200WRMS output, but you're losing channels to do so (dropping from 4- to 2-channels).

How will you power your tweeters if you bridge? Or are you only looking at getting the 6.5" mids, not the component set?

 

[blnk64 10+ year member]

i want the components and the tweeters. im not really sure how to wire a front stage though. lets say that i went with the cadence 2 channel to keep it simple. i wire the crossovers to 4 ohm and from the crossovers wire to the tweeters and the components seperately right?

 

[mylows10 5,000+ posts]

think hes gonna run passive.any way the comps are good choices but the amps soso.look at the ab 350.4 or dc 175.4

 

[blnk64 10+ year member]

then i set my gains on the amp to what the components are rated and use the crossover to adjust the tweeters correct? or am i way off base

 

[blnk64 10+ year member]

think hes gonna run passive.any way the comps are good choices but the amps soso.look at the ab 350.4 or dc 175.4

i definitely dont have the budget for dc i have a 200 budget for the amp new.

 

[mylows10 5,000+ posts]

you looking new or used ?

 

[blnk64 10+ year member]

new was the plan. and i am running passive. i can run a 4 channel bridged to a passive crossover right?

 

[mylows10 5,000+ posts]

yes ,but why not just get a bigger 2 channel

 

[Flex68 10+ year member]

i am running passive.

My bad.

 

[mylows10 5,000+ posts]

i can do a soundstream reference 2.370 for around that price range new Soundstream - Reference Amplifier

 

[keep_hope_alive Premium Member]

I have experimented with using 4 channels in bridged vs. active vs. biamp.

Proper crossover design can let you get away with bridged. this is the loudest option.

Active lets you take fine control over each driver. The result can be a bett sound stage at the sacrifice of overall volume.

At least, with the proper amp, you can wire either way.

Sundown has nice 4 channel amps for this flexibility.