Reply to thread

Message

<blockquote data-quote="Immacomputer" data-source="post: 4274294" data-attributes="member: 570419">Ouch. Why can&#039;t you send the crossovers off for replacement too?I think your headunit is capable of going active but I&#039;m not really familiar with the deck. Maybe somebody who has play time with it could help out or maybe you should read through the crossover sections of the manual.If your headunit can support it, one set of RCAs should be dedicated to just the tweeters and two channels should be set for them. You should have this line crossed over around 4khz with a HPF and a high slope to start with. Then there should be another set of RCAs going to the rear two channels of the amp for the mids. You should cross them over around 3khz with a LPF and probably around 80hz for the HPF both with high roll offs. From there you should keep the gains very low and with moderate to low volume levels, you should try to dial in the crossovers a little more. I don&#039;t know those drivers well so I can&#039;t really say what kind of limits to set. But once you get your crossover points sounding a little better, you should adjust the gain by ear. I start with the mids and then set the tweeters to blend well with the mids. Be very careful on the gains as the tweeters are now going to be getting much more power than they were before (this goes for the mids too). Once the gains are set, the crossover points may need a little tweaking to get right.From there, the DSP settings and EQ can smooth things out as long as you don&#039;t need huge adjustments and as long as you don&#039;t try to boost things like crazy.That&#039;s how I adjust active setups. The tuning is really an ongoing process though and it usually takes more than just a few hours to get things sounding right. It took me about 3 months to get things dialed in, in my car.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Immacomputer, post: 4274294, member: 570419"] Ouch. Why can't you send the crossovers off for replacement too? I think your headunit is capable of going active but I'm not really familiar with the deck. Maybe somebody who has play time with it could help out or maybe you should read through the crossover sections of the manual. If your headunit can support it, one set of RCAs should be dedicated to just the tweeters and two channels should be set for them. You should have this line crossed over around 4khz with a HPF and a high slope to start with. Then there should be another set of RCAs going to the rear two channels of the amp for the mids. You should cross them over around 3khz with a LPF and probably around 80hz for the HPF both with high roll offs. From there you should keep the gains very low and with moderate to low volume levels, you should try to dial in the crossovers a little more. I don't know those drivers well so I can't really say what kind of limits to set. But once you get your crossover points sounding a little better, you should adjust the gain by ear. I start with the mids and then set the tweeters to blend well with the mids. Be very careful on the gains as the tweeters are now going to be getting much more power than they were before (this goes for the mids too). Once the gains are set, the crossover points may need a little tweaking to get right. From there, the DSP settings and EQ can smooth things out as long as you don't need huge adjustments and as long as you don't try to boost things like crazy. That's how I adjust active setups. The tuning is really an ongoing process though and it usually takes more than just a few hours to get things sounding right. It took me about 3 months to get things dialed in, in my car. [/QUOTE]

Verification