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<blockquote data-quote="StinkPiece" data-source="post: 7548514" data-attributes="member: 637804">Thanks for the suggestions, guys. The more I think about it, the more I&#039;m interested in going active. Had I known that I would end up going this route, I probably would have given more consideration to buying the woofers and tweeters separately. It&#039;s no big deal, though; I&#039;ve read enough positive things about the ID set that I&#039;m still excited about the purchase.I don&#039;t plan on amping my rear speakers yet so having a 4 channel amp dedicated to the front stage isn&#039;t a major setback. I&#039;m happy with my Kicker sub amp and my head unit drives the Polk Audios that I have in there right now pretty well. The thought had crossed my mind to get a four channel amp and run two channels for the fronts (passive crossover) and bridge the other two as a replacement sub amp. Having some motivation to go active has convinced me otherwise, which is nice, since the ZX750.1 goes well with my RE Audio 12&quot; sub.I&#039;ll definitely check out the Sundown amp that keep_hope_alive mentioned. It looks like it may be out of my initial budget but I won&#039;t rule it out, even if it means waiting a few extra weeks. I suppose there&#039;s no use in skimping on an amp, at this point, since it looks like I&#039;ll be using it as the crossover.---Does anyone know of a good reference for how to properly setup a power distribution block? I wired my ZX750.1 under my passenger seat with a 4 gauge kit so I am probably going to pull that out and relocate it to the trunk with whatever amp I add to the setup. I&#039;d like to use 2 gauge wire (or should I go 0/1?) but the old wiring can still be useful for connecting the sub to the distribution block. I&#039;ve done some browsing around the web and haven&#039;t seen anything that puts my mind at ease (particularly when it comes to placing the in-line fuses). I&#039;m comfortable with doing the install but I would rather not get electrocuted or short out my system in the process. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gifA recommendation for a good block would be very much appreciated, as well. I&#039;d technically only need 2 outputs since I don&#039;t want to push my alternator too hard with another amp. It&#039;s rated for 80 amps, I believe. I&#039;m not sure if having three amps pulling from it would pose a problem but I&#039;ll see how having two amps in my system works out. I doubt that I&#039;ll feel the need to amp the rears, anyway.I appreciate all of the help you guys have been kind enough to offer. It&#039;s making my decisions easier and I feel confident that I&#039;ll be happy with whatever setup I end up with. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif</blockquote>

[QUOTE="StinkPiece, post: 7548514, member: 637804"] Thanks for the suggestions, guys. The more I think about it, the more I'm interested in going active. Had I known that I would end up going this route, I probably would have given more consideration to buying the woofers and tweeters separately. It's no big deal, though; I've read enough positive things about the ID set that I'm still excited about the purchase. I don't plan on amping my rear speakers yet so having a 4 channel amp dedicated to the front stage isn't a major setback. I'm happy with my Kicker sub amp and my head unit drives the Polk Audios that I have in there right now pretty well. The thought had crossed my mind to get a four channel amp and run two channels for the fronts (passive crossover) and bridge the other two as a replacement sub amp. Having some motivation to go active has convinced me otherwise, which is nice, since the ZX750.1 goes well with my RE Audio 12" sub. I'll definitely check out the Sundown amp that keep_hope_alive mentioned. It looks like it may be out of my initial budget but I won't rule it out, even if it means waiting a few extra weeks. I suppose there's no use in skimping on an amp, at this point, since it looks like I'll be using it as the crossover. --- Does anyone know of a good reference for how to properly setup a power distribution block? I wired my ZX750.1 under my passenger seat with a 4 gauge kit so I am probably going to pull that out and relocate it to the trunk with whatever amp I add to the setup. I'd like to use 2 gauge wire (or should I go 0/1?) but the old wiring can still be useful for connecting the sub to the distribution block. I've done some browsing around the web and haven't seen anything that puts my mind at ease (particularly when it comes to placing the in-line fuses). I'm comfortable with doing the install but I would rather not get electrocuted or short out my system in the process. [IMG]//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif[/IMG] A recommendation for a good block would be very much appreciated, as well. I'd technically only need 2 outputs since I don't want to push my alternator too hard with another amp. It's rated for 80 amps, I believe. I'm not sure if having three amps pulling from it would pose a problem but I'll see how having two amps in my system works out. I doubt that I'll feel the need to amp the rears, anyway. I appreciate all of the help you guys have been kind enough to offer. It's making my decisions easier and I feel confident that I'll be happy with whatever setup I end up with. [IMG]//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif[/IMG] [/QUOTE]

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