mixing subs is bad right?

[88crxsi 10+ year member]

I once mixed 1 12 pioneer and 12 inch mtx because my other pioneer blew and it sounded good. I have 2 mtxs im getting with a trade on one of my cars with a blown engine. Plus im getting a 12 inch jl w0 and i have 2 jbl subs sitting around. One of the jbl has a messed up rubber surround but the other one is pefect. I was thinking on putting the 2 mtxs in the trunk and the jl and jbl in behind my seat with seperate boxes.

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[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

Yes, mixing subs is bad.

The only time it works is when you use one set as dedicated midbass drivers, like a pair of 8W0's up front or something.

 

[88crxsi 10+ year member]

I havnt found out which subs these are but for instance if they were mtx 6000's and i bought 2 8000's to go with it is that bad too?

 

[Norcalracer283 10+ year member]

if you set the ones in the trunk to play like below 100 hz...then the others to play mids only.... i think you will be ok, but still, i think ur mids should be the same too... i say buy one more of the Jl's and use them as mids

 

[88crxsi 10+ year member]

How would I set them as only mids to play 100hz. Isnt that in the box building?

 

[88crxsi 10+ year member]

Also would I have to run a seperate amp.

 

[ANeonRider 10+ year member]

How would I set them as only mids to play 100hz. Isnt that in the box building?

Crossover points.

 

[88crxsi 10+ year member]

means nothing to me. Please explain im a newb

 

[ANeonRider 10+ year member]

Means, you use a bandpass filter (if you need to know what it is do a google search) and filter the really lows and the highs and run frquencies in between say 80-200 Hz(crossover points).

 

[88crxsi 10+ year member]

Ok i have another question. The car i bought 93 grand am came with a crap load of dynomat in the trunk and rockford wiring kit. But there is a wierd thing that has like 4 av connections. Is this made so you can run 2 amps? I will take a pic tommorow and post it so I can show you.

 

[btnhfan 5,000+ posts]

av connections? i think your talking about interconnects. is the headunit stock? they are signal cables that come from the back of the headunit to the amplifier. now, what you have to find out, is how many pre-out the headunit has. it can be either a rear and sub, front and sub, or sub and rear.

 

[88crxsi 10+ year member]

The head unit that came with it was the stock am fm radio im putting in a after market stereo.