Network mode VS Standard mode

[slikrider20 10+ year member]

Excuse my noobishness, but I just upgraded my Alpine CDA-105 with virtually no setting adjustments to the Pioneer 80PRS and am a little confused about network mode. I realize it switches from front/rear/sub to high/mid/low but the rest I'm still confused about.

Currently, I have a 2 channel amp powering coaxial speakers in my front doors. The rear speakers are just running of the the HU power. I also have a mono amp powering a single subwoofer. My question is, should I be running in network mode or standard mode?

Also, If I upgrade to a component set with a separate tweeter would it then make since to run network mode or stay in standard? If I did that would it then make sense to ditch the passive crossover the set comes with? Thanks for clearing anything up. I don't claim to be an expert here.

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[Jeffdachef 5,000+ posts]

Excuse my noobishness, but I just upgraded my Alpine CDA-105 with virtually no setting adjustments to the Pioneer 80PRS and am a little confused about network mode. I realize it switches from front/rear/sub to low/mid/sub but the rest I'm still confused about.
Currently, I have a 2 channel amp powering coaxial speakers in my front doors. The rear speakers are just running of the the HU power. I also have a mono amp powering a single subwoofer. My question is, should I be running in network mode or standard mode?

Also, If I upgrade to a component set with a separate tweeter would it then make since to run network mode or stay in standard? If I did that would it then make sense to ditch the passive crossover the set comes with? Thanks for clearing anything up. I don't claim to be an expert here.

Keep in standard mode for what you have. If you want to get a component set, you can use the passive crossover and keep in standard mode as well.

If you want to run in network mode, you do not need any passive crossovers, you just need tweeters, a midwoofer and a 4 channel amp to power them along with ditching the rears completely, its just holding you back as a major crutch. Amp set to full pass, no crossovers. Tweeters on 1st and 2nd channels and mids on 3 and 4.

So buying a component set is sort of a waste of money since you are paying extra for a crossover you wont use. Plus you can get better separate drivers that can outperform most component sets.

here's how network mode works

 

[slikrider20 10+ year member]

Okay, so if I wanted to buy a mid/tweeter separately and avoid using the passive crossover, I would need a 4 channel in order to keep the tweeters and mids on their own channel? Sounds like I'll just stick with passive for now. I think I understand it a little better though.

 

[slikrider20 10+ year member]

I would also have to run separate speaker wires from the tweeters and mids back to the amp, no?