Hi - What's the best way to wire 'plug & play' active sub and speakers with crossovers?
I have some new Focal speakers and 'plug and play' sub that I'm trying to connect to my Pionneer Avic F80DAB, but would appreciate advice on how they're best connected. The head unit has line level 4V RCA subwoofer outputs (manual here).
The active sub is a Focal iBus 2.1 , which can amplify the front 2 speakers as well as the built-in underseat sub.
It shows in the manual here that It allows either a connection from an included harness that plugs into the ISO leads from the from the head unit, or it can take a connection from the RCA outputs (in which case a separate wire is needed to turn it on and off automatically).
The new front speakers are also Focal PS165FX that have a cross-over.
Should this cross-over be 'after the iBus unit? i.e. between the iBus unit and the speakers, or before the iBus unit- i.e. between the head unit and the iBus unit?
If I have a choice - which is the simplest and most effective?
I have some new Focal speakers and 'plug and play' sub that I'm trying to connect to my Pionneer Avic F80DAB, but would appreciate advice on how they're best connected. The head unit has line level 4V RCA subwoofer outputs (manual here).
The active sub is a Focal iBus 2.1 , which can amplify the front 2 speakers as well as the built-in underseat sub.
It shows in the manual here that It allows either a connection from an included harness that plugs into the ISO leads from the from the head unit, or it can take a connection from the RCA outputs (in which case a separate wire is needed to turn it on and off automatically).
The new front speakers are also Focal PS165FX that have a cross-over.
Should this cross-over be 'after the iBus unit? i.e. between the iBus unit and the speakers, or before the iBus unit- i.e. between the head unit and the iBus unit?
If I have a choice - which is the simplest and most effective?
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