Why are my HAt tweeters so harsh?

[wenn_du_weinst 10+ year member]

WoofersEtc.com - RUB4.500 - Soundstream 4 Ch. 500 Watt RMS Rubicon Series A/B Class Amplifier

 

[goingdef 10+ year member]

have you tried to mess with the attenuation setting (if you have one) on the x-over? I run mine at -3 and my eq at neg levels on 8khz and up, the higher the khz the more I attenuate it.

 

[RoYALbLUE08 10+ year member]

have you tried to mess with the attenuation setting (if you have one) on the x-over? I run mine at -3 and my eq at neg levels on 8khz and up, the higher the khz the more I attenuate it.

i dont have any crossovers. the imagine set doesnt come with a crossover like the clarus or unity. which is pretty stupid because i think they should come with an external crossover like almost all sets do. it has a little built in crossover unit

 

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WoofersEtc.com - RUB4.500 - Soundstream 4 Ch. 500 Watt RMS Rubicon Series A/B Class Amplifier

is this a good quality amp? looks good is this what i need? ill buy it really soon if u say yes

 

[wenn_du_weinst 10+ year member]

It's much better then the kenwood, it will also let you run the tweeters turned down enough to not be harsh.

 

[RoYALbLUE08 10+ year member]

thanks alot man. u guys are so helpful on this forum

i decided im gonna get the Soundstream RUB4.600. 100 rms perfect for my HAT's its only 140 on ebay/amazon

thanks for you help

 

[goingdef 10+ year member]

i dont have any crossovers. the imagine set doesnt come with a crossover like the clarus or unity. which is pretty stupid because i think they should come with an external crossover like almost all sets do. it has a little built in crossover unit 

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is this a good quality amp? looks good is this what i need? ill buy it really soon if u say yes

oh it's one of those setups, yea I have biamp x-overs on my setup, so sounds like active is about your only option oh well it should sound good just a little more hassle

 

[RoYALbLUE08 10+ year member]

yeah freaking car audio is worse then modding my car!!!! lol i spent like 3000 on my car (modding) and spent just under $1000 on my car audio and im NO WHERE near close to being done. i need to make my speakers active now. i need another amp to power my HATs. i need a new amp to power my alpine(going duel) and i need to buy another subwoofer. im having a custom enclosure built now. i need to deaden my car, i need to get a pioneer double din unit. lol i need a ton of more stuff done

 

[wenn_du_weinst 10+ year member]

make sure to research how to run active if you don't already know. It's easy to blow tweeters if you do it wrong.

 

[goingdef 10+ year member]

yeah freaking car audio is worse then modding my car!!!! lol i spent like 3000 on my car (modding) and spent just under $1000 on my car audio and im NO WHERE near close to being done. i need to make my speakers active now. i need another amp to power my HATs. i need a new amp to power my alpine(going duel) and i need to buy another subwoofer. im having a custom enclosure built now. i need to deaden my car, i need to get a pioneer double din unit. lol i need a ton of more stuff done

It's always a build in progress for most of us!

 

[RoYALbLUE08 10+ year member]

how does the soundstream rubicon compare to the JBL GTO-504 ive always liked JBL equipment and this one is the same price as soundstream and i know JBL is great quality

specs are

4 Full-range channels

4-Ohm Power Output 55W RMS x 4, less than 1% THD + N

2-Ohm Power Output 70W x 4, less than 1% THD + N

Bridged Power Output 140W x 2 @ 4 ohms

Total Peak Power Output 280 Watt

Class D Operation No

Signal-to-noise Ratio (IHF-A) 105dBA (ref: rated power, 4 ohms)

Frequency Response 10Hz–100kHz (-3dB)

THD + N less than 0.02% at rated power (4 ohms)

Input Sensitivity/Impedance 100mV–6V

CONTROL AND CONNECTION FEATURES

Variable Electronic Crossover Front & rear: Selectable low-pass or high-pass filter, 32Hz–320Hz, 12dB/octave. Both can be bypassed.

Subsonic Filter No

Dynamic Bass Optimization (DBO) No

Variable Bass Boost Rear channels, 0dB ~ +6dB

Remote Bass-Level Control Included No

Input Connections 4 x Line-level: Front L & R, Rear L & R

Speaker Connections 4

Signal Output Connections L & R line-level (summed)

Backlit Logo Badge and Dual LED Lightbars Yes

 

[RoYALbLUE08 10+ year member]

make sure to research how to run active if you don't already know. It's easy to blow tweeters if you do it wrong.

yeah well i made a thread about that before and dont FULLY understand how. from my understanding to go active you need a head unit that has a built in 3 way crossover such as some alpines, eclipse, pioneer units. (but those are single din and i dont want that i want a double din pioneer unit)

so i guess the only other option is to have a regular HU such as my factory or pioneer etc, and buy a seperate electronic crossover. so the wires connect to the crossover from the HU which it gets its signal from. then the crossover sends the crossed over signal to the amplifiers which then send sound to the mids, tweets and subs. is that correct?

 

[goingdef 10+ year member]

There are different levels of JBL just like any brand they got low end and crown I believe high end.

 

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yeah well i made a thread about that before and dont FULLY understand how. from my understanding to go active you need a head unit that has a built in 3 way crossover such as some alpines, eclipse, pioneer units. (but those are single din and i dont want that i want a double din pioneer unit)
so i guess the only other option is to have a regular HU such as my factory or pioneer etc, and buy a seperate electronic crossover. so the wires connect to the crossover from the HU which it gets its signal from. then the crossover sends the crossed over signal to the amplifiers which then send sound to the mids, tweets and subs. is that correct?

sounds like you understand where to start

 

[RoYALbLUE08 10+ year member]

There are different levels of JBL just like any brand they got low end and crown I believe high end. 

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sounds like you understand where to start

yeah i know of course every brand has different levels of quality. but i was referring to that GTO against the soundstream rubicon? and i think the GTO is the best looking amp i have seen i just love it

 

[goingdef 10+ year member]

yeah i know of course every brand has different levels of quality. but i was referring to that GTO against the soundstream rubicon? and i think the GTO is the best looking amp i have seen i just love it

Have you ever tried the fosgate power series 2/4 channel amps they sound really good IMO and i like the boost knob switched to high pass it adds a nice definition to the highs as I ran into the same issue as you (highs too loud) so I have tweeked my eq into the -'s on everything past the tweeter x-over point then use the boost to bring back just the right amount at the 15khz level only.

 

[goingdef 10+ year member]

yeah i know of course every brand has different levels of quality. but i was referring to that GTO against the soundstream rubicon? and i think the GTO is the best looking amp i have seen i just love it

Have you ever tried the fosgate power series 2/4 channel amps they sound really good IMO and i like the boost knob switched to high pass it adds a nice definition to the highs as I ran into the same issue as you (highs too loud) so I have tweeked my eq into the -'s on everything past the tweeter x-over point then use the boost to bring back just the right amount at the 15khz level only.