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Maxst

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Posted: November 14, 2003 at 3:19 PM / IP Logged

These are stock speakers, i want them to stop playing the really really low notes that the subs are playin. For stock 6x9's they are really bassy.. im running them off the HU i have.

To cure myself of that i need to make a passive crossover with a cap..look on this site...ok...i take a look..looking....

OK..i have no idea what im looking at.lol

If i cant get the 6x9's to tone down or it takes alot to do, just popping in some 6.5in 2 way speakers i have sitting around that can handle more power and make a box outta mdf to seal them of from the trunk..sound good?

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Posted: November 14, 2003 at 3:37 PM / IP Logged

Use this calc.. Just enter the resistance of the speaker and then put in what frequency you want the highpass crossover at, then hit enter. If you want low pass then use the coil suggested, if you want high pass the use the cap size suggested. For example, if you have a 4 ohm speaker and want it to play only above 200 Htz then you would need a 199 microfarad cap.

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Posted: November 14, 2003 at 3:39 PM / IP Logged

Ok, still can't edit. I might be wrong on the ohm part, could be speaker or resistance of the crossover circuit. Certified security specalist not audio.

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Posted: November 14, 2003 at 8:06 PM / IP Logged

Yeah if you just want to cut off the bass frequencies going to the 6x9's, caps, or bass blockers/speaker savers/distortion blockers or whatever you want to call them would be a cheap way to go. There like 10 bucks a pair and you just wire them to you speaker wire, and they work like a crossover.

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Posted: November 14, 2003 at 8:11 PM / IP Logged

What I would normally use on 6x9's to keep out some of the damaging bottom end is 200microfarad - 400microfarad non polar mylar capacitors (radio shack or electronics store or any good installers parts bins). Cut the positive speaker wire at the speaker , hook one end up to one end of the cap, hook the other end up to the other end of the cap. Problem solved except for don't turn the bass up on your cd player.

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Maxst

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Posted: November 14, 2003 at 9:22 PM / IP Logged

ok i got it down, thanks a bunch. Build time....

except what forbidden said..why cant i mess with the bass on the HU?

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Posted: November 14, 2003 at 9:27 PM / IP Logged

Think of the bass control on your cd as a volume control, the more you turn it up, the sooner you will cause the tiny little amp in your cd player to run out of clean power and start producing all sorts of distorted output that is faithfully reproduced by your speakers. The more you play with bass / mid / treble on a cd player, the sooner the tiny little amp will cause a clipped signal. Hope this answers your questions.

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Maxst

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Posted: November 14, 2003 at 9:38 PM / IP Logged

ahh....it did.

on the p6500, it has crossovers and settings galore....one has settings for low,mid, and high....then goes to bass and treble...then HPF- which i have off, should i turn on...and to what if i should., then LPF- 80 with +3 or +4, goes to +6. theres more...but i cant remember it all...

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Posted: November 14, 2003 at 10:30 PM / IP Logged

I am not a Pioneer dealer, thus I do not know the inner workings of their cd players. I would have to do some research into whether or not the built in crossovers work with the built in amp or not. Sometimes all the settings in the world can be a real pain in the a$$.

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Maxst

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Posted: November 14, 2003 at 10:45 PM / IP Logged

oh ya, took me awhile to figure stuff out.. other than the low rca output(2 volts), its an ok hu.

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