What does running "active" mean?

[RCobra07 10+ year member]

If you have a 4 channel amp, but you need a separate channel for each speaker.
6 speakers...... you need 5 channels of amplification.

not sure i understand 5 channels for 6 speakers unless of course you are stating 1 channel for sub. but in a typical f/r/sub config, i would assume you need 8 channels for 2 sets of components plus a sub channel, so 9 total channels in that case or 7 in a front component, rear coax, sub config?

 

[reid1boys 10+ year member]

I know this,but the o.p doesn't and you might have had him purchase 3 amps

I went back and edited my original post. Sometimes things seem so simple that my explanation may have confused some. I hope it did not confuse anyone.

 

[FoxPro5 5,000+ posts]

Re: What does running "active" mean?

More $$$$$ //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crying.gif.ec0ebefe590df0251476573bc49e46d8.gif

 

[JDBoogie 10+ year member]

Is it still considered being "Active" if your using the x-overs built into the amp? I thought the signal going to the amp needed to be "filtered" before it hit the amp to be considered active... //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/confused.gif.e820e0216602db4765798ac39d28caa9.gif

Example:

Channels 1&2 are crossed over at a certain freq for the mds only and channels 3&4 are crossed over to play tweeter freqs.

The only benifit i see in this setup is the removal of the passive x-over...

 

[mokedaddy 5,000+ posts]

Is it still considered being "Active" if your using the x-overs built into the amp? I thought the signal going to the amp needed to be "filtered" before it hit the amp to be considered active... //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/confused.gif.e820e0216602db4765798ac39d28caa9.gif
Example:

Channels 1&2 are crossed over at a certain freq for the mds only and channels 3&4 are crossed over to play tweeter freqs.

The only benifit i see in this setup is the removal of the passive x-over...

Yes its still considered active although it can be hard to tell exact x-over frequency. The benefit is the increased tuning capabilities.

 

[PaulD 10+ year member]

passive networks also rob a certain percentage of the amp power fed into them