is 4 way active possible????

[blackbonnie 5,000+ posts]

no i was talking to the op EJ. i know the ones you mentioned can as i have been in aww over the new pioneer for quite a bit now.

and to the OP, for the average audiophile, a 3-way active setup is all you will need. just make sure you know what your doing when you piece it together, and how your gonna do it.

i remember when i thought i was ready for an active setup, bought a dva-9861 with an h701. some id oem's w/ some hertz tweets. installed it all. turned on the 9861 to start tuning and i didnt know what the **** to do.

sold it all, and said i wasnt going back until i understood it more. well ive been back for a while now, but there is still some stuff im trying to understand, not neccesarily with running active, but more on the T/A and getting my stage set via EQ.

but if this is your first active setup, dont go 4-way, or even 3-way. start with a simple 2-way front stage and work on that, kinda get the feel of it and then add your substage.

 

[Stephen_c 10+ year member]

3-way front stage + sub = 4-way active //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

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[stuckinok 5,000+ posts]

and to the OP, for the average audiophile, a well done 2-way active setup is all you will need. just make sure you know what your doing when you piece it together, and how your gonna do it.

Corrected for accuracy

 

[blackbonnie 5,000+ posts]

agreed. do your research for a while, even if you already have, keep doing it. you can never learn enough

 

[ejschultz 10+ year member]

no i was talking to the op EJ. i know the ones you mentioned can as i have been in aww over the new pioneer for quite a bit now.

Yeah. I've been eying that one too. I really hope they decide to release it here. I probably won't end up getting it (I just got my 800 a couple of months ago and I'm not even running that one active yet. Like you, I want to learn more about tuning the front stage properly with TA and the EQ before I attempt it.), but I would like to see Pioneer bring it here. Other countries aren't the only countries that want a high end HU. If they do decide to bring it here, I guarantee they'll drop the RDS feature. I hardly listen to the radio anyways, it just pisses me off that the European radios all have it and the American counterparts drop that feature.

 

[blackbonnie 5,000+ posts]

what is RDS feature?

 

[Horsemanwill 10+ year member]

don't forget the bitone lol

 

[PaulD 10+ year member]

RDS = http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_Data_System

tuning that H701 has proved to be challenging for even a 2 way front stage, and I have had a 3 way front stage for like 15+ years in my other car

 

[rc10mike 10+ year member]

DEX-P99RS all-in-one HU

 

[Horsemanwill 10+ year member]

drz 9255 all in one unit too. and probably a lil cheaper

 

[DaPinballWizard 10+ year member]

Ive been using my 3sixty.2 as a 3 way front + sub, but my midbass is mono running off of the center channel. Not to big of a deal they're only playing up to 225hz.

 

[Side Show 10+ year member]

avhp7950dvd (50w x8)