Going active on a 2-way comp set

[reed dollaz 10+ year member]

Ok as far as I knew all I needed was a 4 channel amp. Now the audio shop is saying I need some other type of processing.. is this true? Can you tell me exactly what I will need to run my components active?

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[Worlddre 5,000+ posts]

you know there is a sticky dedicated to this topic in the speaker section

 

[dragnix 5,000+ posts]

Ok as far as I knew all I needed was a 4 channel amp. Now the audio shop is saying I need some other type of processing.. is this true? Can you tell me exactly what I will need to run my components active?

you do need an active crossover, either from the headunit or an external one. I don't think the CD4000 has one.

 

[wu501 10+ year member]

it depends on your amp and headunit

 

[dragnix 5,000+ posts]

you know there is a sticky dedicated to this topic in the speaker section

but he posted in general, so you can't expect him to know //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crazy.gif.c13912c32de98515d3142759a824dae7.gif

 

[wu501 10+ year member]

btw..what amp are you using? The xa4000 would be sweet

 

[audioholic 5,000+ posts]

The answer is it depends. The amplifier should have built-in crossovers, but the question is will they be flexible enough to accomodate the needs of both the mids and the tweeters. Many internal xovers on amps these days are simple HP filters meant simply to run a passive component set. If that is the case, then yes you need to properly filter the signal before it reaches the amplifier. And if your h/u is not capable of this on its own, you will indeed need an external xover/processor. There's alot of ifs there however, check to verify your current components cannot accomodate this before you shell out any more money for another piece.

 

[dragnix 5,000+ posts]

i think it's best if you do a search and read up. That's what I did before and it taught me everything i needed to know about going active.

 

[reed dollaz 10+ year member]

ok im reading it in the speaker section now. any advice on a decent actice x-over (besides the RF360.1)

 

[dragnix 5,000+ posts]

my coustic xm-6 //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/tongue.gif.6130eb82179565f6db8d26d6001dcd24.gif

 

[audioholic 5,000+ posts]

Probably a stand-alone unit like a DQX. They go pretty cheap used these days. Or if you want to step up to more control and expandability, look into something like the Alpine c701/h701.

 

[dragnix 5,000+ posts]

the alpine is the baller unit. I wonder how easy it is to use with all of those controls though