Several Questions

[creeps228 10+ year member]

Hey, been on this forum for a couple of weeks. Mostly I've been looking at the audio setups and looking. But I've been wanting to redo my sound system. I currently have in my possession are

2 C12 12" Kicker Comp

Clarion APX4240 400W 4Ch Amp

XPlod 1000W Amp

6.5" Pioneer Coaxial Speakers (Fronts)

6x9 Pioneer Coaxial Speakers (Rears)

Pioneer DEH-P5000UB Headunit

Everything is installed in my car except the 12" subs w/ amp. I like my sound system but it sucks. :| I was told to use components for the fronts, and keep the coaxial in the rear which I think I going to do. But looking through some build jobs, I'd like to keep the interior speakers for vocal and some mid bass. Is there any suggestion you guys would want to give?

Also I was thinking about pre-amp equalizers, should I put one in or not?

And how do you tune a Amp/Speakers/Subs to sound great even at high volume levels. I keep my HU around 25 (max is 62) which LOUDNESS set to HIGH, SLV @ +4 ( I use the AUX for my IPod ) and the Equalizer the HU has at LOW @ 100HZ, MID @ 1KHz, HIGH @ 12KHz. And in certain songs the speakers distort especially the tweeters on the A-Piller. How should I properly tune the audio in my car?

I tried putting my HU on full blast and getting it to sound right but it wasn't a success, and i smelled burning speaker and it only came from the back, am I over powering the rear speakers? And would a X-over work with a 3 way 6x9 Coaxial speaker with a 3" Mega Tweeter as the tweeter on the X-over?

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[creeps228 10+ year member]

anyone?

 

[scottyk 10+ year member]

I have a serious question.

Did you purchase our set-up from either Best-Buy, Walmart or a combination of the two?

 

[creeps228 10+ year member]

well i bought my speakers from eBay, teh xplod amp/subs where from a friend who didn't want them adn teh amp was from a shop around me. Im planning on re-doing my entire system though

 

[nineball 10+ year member]

Everything is installed in my car except the 12" subs w/ amp. I like my sound system but it sucks. :| I was told to use components for the fronts, and keep the coaxial in the rear which I think I going to do. But looking through some build jobs, I'd like to keep the interior speakers for vocal and some mid bass. Is there any suggestion you guys would want to give?

what exactly are you talking about? you want to replace the front coax with comps and keep the current coax in the rear, right? that is possible to do. do you have exterior speakers? what interior speakers are you planning on using for "vocals and some mid bass"?

Also I was thinking about pre-amp equalizers, should I put one in or not?

that is a decision you have to make on your own. it would probably depend on your hu and the tuning features it has.

And how do you tune a Amp/Speakers/Subs to sound great even at high volume levels. I keep my HU around 25 (max is 62) which LOUDNESS set to HIGH, SLV @ +4 ( I use the AUX for my IPod ) and the Equalizer the HU has at LOW @ 100HZ, MID @ 1KHz, HIGH @ 12KHz. And in certain songs the speakers distort especially the tweeters on the A-Piller. How should I properly tune the audio in my car?

search the forums for "gain setting". to start off, turn off loudness and change the slv back to 0. you can find all the info you need on this board by searching but you may feel like you are in over your head at the beginning. i think your best route would be to try to find someone locally who knows what they are doing and try to hook up with them.

I tried putting my HU on full blast and getting it to sound right but it wasn't a success, and i smelled burning speaker and it only came from the back, am I over powering the rear speakers? And would a X-over work with a 3 way 6x9 Coaxial speaker with a 3" Mega Tweeter as the tweeter on the X-over?

you could be overpowering them or you could just be sending them a clipped signal. either way you can cause damage to the speakers and the amp, so don't do that. see my last reply about finding someone to help.

what crossover? 6x9 speakers, if 2 or 3 way, have their own built in "crossovers". they do not require an additional external crossover aside from it being a lowpass like a hu. what exactly is a 3" mega tweeter?