Sooo......Active=FTW

[MikeyB 5,000+ posts]

I will never go back.

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[FurbiesAndBeans 10+ year member]

I've only had one system and its active =)

Except mine required an external processor, lol.

 

[MikeyB 5,000+ posts]

I've only had one system and its active =)
Except mine required an external processor, lol.

I absolutely love it. Past couple days Ive just been hella tuning and its just getting better and better.

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[TurdFergueson2 5,000+ posts]

I don't know what I was listening to up to this point. Active is the way to go.

 

[IDSkoT 5,000+ posts]

How does one go 'active'? I never looked into it before... but I want to try to go active.

 

[MikeyB 5,000+ posts]

 

[IDSkoT 5,000+ posts]

kinda ya //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif

You have to realize... look at my equip in my sig.

It's all noob stuff.

I just know a bunch of theories / trouble shooting from this forum.

NOW EDUMACATE ME, BISH!

 

[FurbiesAndBeans 10+ year member]

Active is when you split your hpf BEFORE amplification. Passive is when you split it AFTER amplification.

Edit: My 6x9s are also ran active =)

 

[mlstrass 5,000+ posts]

I absolutely love it. Past couple days Ive just been hella tuning and its just getting better and better.
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once you get it close only make one minor change at a time, like a single freq boost/cut and listen for a few days on all types of music. that way you can be sure the change you made helped. It's too easy to change a bunch of things at once and lose track of your base tune //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

and yes active is the shit. I've heard a lot of comp sets in the $500-1k range and none have impressed my like my $185 active set up //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif I can only imagine what I could do with some expensive drivers...

 

[IDSkoT 5,000+ posts]

Active is when you split your hpf BEFORE amplification. Passive is when you split it AFTER amplification.
Edit: My 6x9s are also ran active =)

I believe you mean 'high-pass.' The F stands for filter //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

It's Google time.

 

[MikeyB 5,000+ posts]

kinda ya //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif
You have to realize... look at my equip in my sig.

It's all noob stuff.

I just know a bunch of theories / trouble shooting from this forum.

NOW EDUMACATE ME, BISH!

LOL!

Essentially when running 'active' you are eliminating the passive crossover and using either an external processor or one incorporated into a deck to control all the crossover points, slopes, etc.

Way sweet! You get to independently adjust all the crossovers separately for the mids, tweets, woofer in a 3-way setup like mine and get the best possible sound in your designated vehicle.

DO IT!

edit- Easier way to look at it....controlling the processing before the amp rather than after.

 

[FurbiesAndBeans 10+ year member]

I believe you mean 'high-pass.' The F stands for filter //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif
It's Google time.

oops, ya, i meant to say high pass signal.

 

[MikeyB 5,000+ posts]

once you get it close only make one minor change at a time, like a single freq boost/cut and listen for a few days on all types of music. that way you can be sure the change you made helped. It's too easy to change a bunch of things at once and lose track of your base tune //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif
and yes active is the shit. I've heard a lot of comp sets in the $500-1k range and none have impressed my like my $185 active set up //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif I can only imagine what I could do with some expensive drivers...

Its getting better each day! Ive finally been able to level out my tweets pretty good, it took a while to get them dialed in close since they're on the a-pillars.

The accuracy and clarity of the mids is just insane though. I know a lot of the difference is obsiously more power and twice the mids, but still. With what I have now I dont honestly think I would ever have to change a thing with my front stage. Not for me anyway, its all I need. Maybe swap out some tweets down the line but thats it.

 

[Blue Fury 10+ year member]

Ill be there come winter. Thats going by my income rate, time for fabrication of the doors, and when the new 2 channel amp comes out. A pair of tweeters, mids, midbasses all at the front then the subs in back. I imagine it'll take FOREVER for me to tune it to what I like.

 

[MikeyB 5,000+ posts]

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