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<blockquote data-quote="nicholas_r_d" data-source="post: 8783350" data-attributes="member: 684447">Okay, I think I am finally putting everything together and it is starting to make logical sense what everything is doing in the system. Here is where I am at...1) The wiring goes...Speaker --&gt; Amp --&gt; DSP --&gt; Head Unit.&nbsp;&nbsp; Correct?1a) So...that means I will only be using 8 out of 12 inputs that the Virtuoso has, correct?Question : What is that going to do to my rear 3-way&#039;s that are sharing one cable? Does it make sense to go ahead and put in a 3rd Mosconi 4ch amp so that I have 12 dedicated lines from each speaker --&gt; the amp --&gt; the DSP? Will this give me better sound? I feel like I am &quot;wasting&quot; the rear door 3-ways if I don&#039;t treat them the same as the fronts? The system is being built for me but I do have a family and would like it to sound as good as possible in the rear (without sacrificing anything in the front) so my daughter can belt out &quot;We don&#039;t talk about Bruno&quot;2) Why would I go with the JL OEM integration over the Virtuoso?- The Virtuoso has 12 (well 13 but I assume the 13th is for the sub?) inputs and the JL audio has a &quot;Sub&quot; &quot;Front&quot; &quot;Rear&quot;...So does the JL Audio device have less ability to customize the sound? Like the fronts can be done differently than the rears but you aren&#039;t getting individual sound tweaks from each speaker? Can you elaborate on the differences of these two pieces of hardware? The way I am understanding it, it is a &quot;high tech &amp; highly customizable&quot; vs. &quot;Plug &amp; play&quot; hardware. Is that a basic description? Or am I way off on what each device does and provides?3) What do we do about the factory speakers that are still playing? There are speakers in the center dash (they were upgraded to Focals as well), heights above each seat and a pair in the rear. Is there any use trying to make them work with the system? I assume it would get VERY tricky at this point because they couldn&#039;t be feed into the DSP, right? So how would we do any sort of correction on them? Can they simply just &quot;cut&quot; them from the factory amp? Will I even need the Factory amp once the DSP is introduced?4) At the end of the day - What is going to make my system sound the absolute best it can? Add a 3rd 4ch amp? Upgrade all the height/rear speakers, get amp(s) for them and run 2 DSPs? Probably not gonna go to that extent but is it even possible?Sorry for repeating everything back to you in my own words but I am trying really hard to understand and really grasp what I am trying to do and what I should be trying to do. I appreciate everyones comments and advice. It has really opened up my eyes about the difference a 2-way setup with an aftermarket alpine deck was 10 years ago vs. what needs to be done in today&#039;s cars...expensive lesson but I am trying to learn on the first mistake and not allow another shop to lead me in the wrong direction.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="nicholas_r_d, post: 8783350, member: 684447"] Okay, I think I am finally putting everything together and it is starting to make logical sense what everything is doing in the system. Here is where I am at... 1) The wiring goes...Speaker --> Amp --> DSP --> Head Unit. Correct? 1a) So...that means I will only be using 8 out of 12 inputs that the Virtuoso has, correct? Question : What is that going to do to my rear 3-way's that are sharing one cable? Does it make sense to go ahead and put in a 3rd Mosconi 4ch amp so that I have 12 dedicated lines from each speaker --> the amp --> the DSP? Will this give me better sound? I feel like I am "wasting" the rear door 3-ways if I don't treat them the same as the fronts? The system is being built for me but I do have a family and would like it to sound as good as possible in the rear (without sacrificing anything in the front) so my daughter can belt out "We don't talk about Bruno" 2) Why would I go with the JL OEM integration over the Virtuoso? - The Virtuoso has 12 (well 13 but I assume the 13th is for the sub?) inputs and the JL audio has a "Sub" "Front" "Rear"...So does the JL Audio device have less ability to customize the sound? Like the fronts can be done differently than the rears but you aren't getting individual sound tweaks from each speaker? Can you elaborate on the differences of these two pieces of hardware? The way I am understanding it, it is a "high tech & highly customizable" vs. "Plug & play" hardware. Is that a basic description? Or am I way off on what each device does and provides? 3) What do we do about the factory speakers that are still playing? There are speakers in the center dash (they were upgraded to Focals as well), heights above each seat and a pair in the rear. Is there any use trying to make them work with the system? I assume it would get VERY tricky at this point because they couldn't be feed into the DSP, right? So how would we do any sort of correction on them? Can they simply just "cut" them from the factory amp? Will I even need the Factory amp once the DSP is introduced? 4) At the end of the day - What is going to make my system sound the absolute best it can? Add a 3rd 4ch amp? Upgrade all the height/rear speakers, get amp(s) for them and run 2 DSPs? Probably not gonna go to that extent but is it even possible? Sorry for repeating everything back to you in my own words but I am trying really hard to understand and really grasp what I am trying to do and what I should be trying to do. I appreciate everyones comments and advice. It has really opened up my eyes about the difference a 2-way setup with an aftermarket alpine deck was 10 years ago vs. what needs to be done in today's cars...expensive lesson but I am trying to learn on the first mistake and not allow another shop to lead me in the wrong direction. [/QUOTE]

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