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<blockquote data-quote="teedot231999" data-source="post: 4630839" data-attributes="member: 587547">From what I&#039;ve gathered you could have crossed a wire or two. Also why do you have your crossover set so low for componet speakers @ 100hz or even 80hz. Those speakers are not subs they do not need to be set @ 80 or 100hz. there is a sticky that explains passive and active crossovers. I think you should check that out. It will help you understand your equiment and also how to use it. There is no universal preset for comp crossover points.&nbsp; To set these you will have to use your ears and isten in order to tweak your sound. Low frequencies (say 100 Hz and lower) go to subwoofers. Reset all of your gains both xover and amp then tweak each as needed. these are the&nbsp; frequencies you should look to set your&nbsp; xover toMidbass speakers get frequencies between 100 and 250 Hz.Midrange speakers would see frequencies between 250 and 3,000 Hz.All frequencies above 3,000 are handled by the tweeters.<a href="http://www.the12volt.com/caraudio/cross.asp" target="_blank">http://www.the12volt.com/caraudio/cross.asp</a><a href="http:////forum/showthread.php?t=146726" target="_blank">http://www.caraudio.com/forum/showthread.php?t=146726</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="teedot231999, post: 4630839, member: 587547"] From what I've gathered you could have crossed a wire or two. [B]Also why do you have your crossover set so low for componet speakers @ 100hz or even 80hz. Those speakers are not subs they do not need to be set @ 80 or 100hz[/B]. there is a sticky that explains passive and active crossovers. I think you should check that out. It will help you understand your equiment and also how to use it. There is no universal preset for comp crossover points. To set these you will have to use your ears and isten in order to tweak your sound. Low frequencies (say 100 Hz and lower) go to subwoofers. Reset all of your gains both xover and amp then tweak each as needed. these are the frequencies you should look to set your xover to Midbass speakers get frequencies between 100 and 250 Hz. Midrange speakers would see frequencies between 250 and 3,000 Hz. All frequencies above 3,000 are handled by the tweeters. [URL="http://www.the12volt.com/caraudio/cross.asp"]http://www.the12volt.com/caraudio/cross.asp[/URL] [URL="http:////forum/showthread.php?t=146726"]http://www.caraudio.com/forum/showthread.php?t=146726[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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