Making final decisions on system... help plz

[BoondockSaints 10+ year member]

Alright so Im finally buying the system, so far I have bought/ordered an Eclipse CD7100, Crystal SSCS6 6.5" Comp set, and 2 8" AA Assasins.

Now I need to make some decisions, and buy my amps as well as deadner and wiring...

First thing I guess I need to decide on is do I want to go active or passive. Im not quite sure what I would gain from doing either, but I know I can do both wtih my HU and my comp set. If anyone can fill me in on the advantages of going active that would be great.

Next is should I purchase any more speakers (midrange/midbass) or tweeters? First off does the tweeter that comes with the Crystals do its job and do it well? Sound good and stuff like that or would I be better off buying some new tweeters? Or do I need to buy a midrange speaker?

Also if I go active should I still be giving each speaker 150W? My understanding was in a passive set up each speaker recieves 150W so it would be the same in the active. I may be wrong though.

Then for the amps for my sub the first two I was considering was the Cadence ZRS8 - had at around 175 and then the Lanzar Opti1400D - had at about 200... The Lanzar will probablly provide me with more power but the Cadence will provide me with a warranty. Just curious which way yall would go here or what amp you would put here in its place.

Then my amps for the comps... if I go active I need an amp that can do 150x4 @ 4 ohms I believe I found a Cadence amp thats 180 that can do this... the TXA-6004. Im looking to spend less than 200 here so if yall have any other suggestions here I am open to them. And if I was to buy a 4 channel amp could I just use 2 channels and leave the other 2 channels open if I decided to go passive, at least temporarily? Or is this rediculousy unsafe or something?

Also what should I use to deaden my doors, the duramat door deadening kit or something else?

And I think thats it for now, unless someone wants to give me a list of all the wires I will need for this so I can order those now lol... But any help is appreciated thank you!

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[BoondockSaints 10+ year member]

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[wolfman1966 10+ year member]

couple of things I just wanted to say

1>Boondock Saints ....the best movie ever

2>8's are nice, I have 2 RE8's in a 1.5cube ported box, running off an old 300 watt Jensen amp....131db on the dash, 133.3db in the kick.

3>what made u decice on 8's anyway? My reason was space consideraton, I have a Dodge Neon, and didn't want to take up half the trunk

 

[BoondockSaints 10+ year member]

I chose 8s for space as well my truck really doesn't have much space so they were really the onl way to go...

 

[Krown 10+ year member]

Cadence are very respectable amps. Won't go wrong there.

 

[Krown 10+ year member]

Wiring: power wire, ground wire, speaker wire, RCA's (one set per amp), and remote wire.

 

[BoondockSaints 10+ year member]

Is it my imagination or are they really big? Most of them that is, because I see a Kenwood that has the same power as the Cadence but is like 1/2 the size... They still look nice and all I was just curious.

Anyways thanks... any more assistance on the questions I posted above greatly appreciated... back in an hour..

 

[BoondockSaints 10+ year member]

Thanks Krown and about how much of each of those should I get, also the KnuKonceptz is the best place to buy wiring right?

 

[Prowler573 5,000+ posts]

Either KnuKonceptz or http://www.darvex.com for wiring and related accessories.

Just like Knu the fella that owns darvex has an eBay store as well and his username on there is bag-boy //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

 

[BoondockSaints 10+ year member]

Thanks prowler, do you got an idea of how much of that wiring I will need? Especially since I have a small area to run it threw? Dont wanna buy more then I need by alot lol...

 

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[BoondockSaints 10+ year member]

Alright well Im pretty convinced on going active it seems to have the most advantage so I figure next step is to find the best deal on an amp for going active. But first how much power should each speaker get I hear that 150RMS is sweet spot in passive but with active how much should they get?

Oh and if yall were to choose a amp thats monoblock class D preferebally that can do 700+ watts what would you choose? OR what would you chose between ZRS8 and the Opti1400D?

 

[BoondockSaints 10+ year member]

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