Tweeter amp connection?

[stevenslrp 10+ year member]

question about tweeter connection

I'm going to be running 3 12s to a dedicated amp, and I want to run 4 tweeters to a dedicated amp as well.

Whats the recommendation for amp connection

Should I use a 4 channel amp directly?

or should I use the High crossover on an amp?

Im going to be using 4 Alpine SPS-1005, rated at 120 watts each / 60 watts rms

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[All_Logix 10+ year member]

If you want to run four of them I would suggest using a 4 channel and and giving each a dedicated channel. Make sure the highpass filter is sophisticated enough to run upwards of 3kHz and above to make sure the tweets dont get frequencies outside of their response.

 

[maylar 10+ year member]

You will need to hipss them at about 5000 Hz. The HPF on most amps doesn't go that high, so you'll need to put a passive crossover between the amp and tweet or an active crossover before the amp.

 

[All_Logix 10+ year member]

wow do those Alpines really have a cutoff frequency that high?

 

[maylar 10+ year member]

Yeah, that's what the specs say - 5 Khz

 

[stevenslrp 10+ year member]

Thanks