amp powering door speakers
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Forum Name: Car Audio
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Topic: amp powering door speakers
Posted By: AJRXtreme
Subject: amp powering door speakers
Date Posted: November 27, 2004 at 10:21 AM
Right now i have 2 3way speakers in the front being powered by my head unit(50x4). I wanted to know if i could power these 2 front speakers by my 2 channel bazooka amp. Would the amp make them sound louder and clearer? Also if this would work, should i set my high pass crossover on the amp?
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03 F150 on 24's
HU:Pioneer DVD5700
Frt:MC57
Subs:(12)S12L7
Amps:(3)KX2500.1's, MC-2004
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Posted By: DYohn
Date Posted: November 27, 2004 at 10:38 AM
Sure you can do that. Depending on the size and type of speakers the high-pass setting will vary, but in general try setting it around 100Hz. ------------- Support the12volt.com
Posted By: AJRXtreme
Date Posted: November 27, 2004 at 2:24 PM
the speakers are 6x8" pioneer 220 watts max
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03 F150 on 24's
HU:Pioneer DVD5700
Frt:MC57
Subs:(12)S12L7
Amps:(3)KX2500.1's, MC-2004
Posted By: heavilymedicate
Date Posted: November 27, 2004 at 2:47 PM
Give the model # of the speakers please. Yes, it will be louder and clearer. ------------- What will you get for Christmas, bad boy? Coal........or Visonik?? - stevdart
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Posted By: DYohn
Date Posted: November 27, 2004 at 4:10 PM
OK, here's the deal.. Your head unit actually puts out 22 watts per channel, and only from 50Hz - 15Khz and with 5% THD! This performance is, well, pretty crappy. Your Bazooka, although not the cleanest amp in the world, is rated at 100 watts per channel into 4 ohms at .3% THD and with full frequency response from 20Hz - 22Khz. So the amplifier is far, far better than the HU. Your Pioneer 6X8 speakers are rated for 50 watts RMS (always ignore max power ratings they mean nothing.) If you cross them over above 100Hz (a good value for 6X8 woofers) they should handle closer to 70 watts continuous. So be careful to set up the amp properly (adjust gain properly to match the HU RCA outputs) so it is not clipping and don't crank the volume too much and they should be fine. ------------- Support the12volt.com
Posted By: AJRXtreme
Date Posted: November 27, 2004 at 8:57 PM
I plan on changing the head unit to eclipse 3434 or the 3424. Should i power the back speakers by head unit and the front by amp? I am getting memphis components in the front and leaving the back speakers to pioneer. Also I am going to power the front components by memphis 2 or 4 channel amp depending on if i should power just 2 front components by amp or all 4 speakers. My question is that with all the new equipment im getting, should i power just the 2 front components by memphis 2 channel amp or power all 4 speakers by memphis 4 channel amp? Thankyou
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03 F150 on 24's
HU:Pioneer DVD5700
Frt:MC57
Subs:(12)S12L7
Amps:(3)KX2500.1's, MC-2004
Posted By: kfr01
Date Posted: November 27, 2004 at 10:10 PM
Ideal world: Power all the speakers off a separate amp and let the head unit run cooler.
Budget driven world: If you don't have the money for a 4-channel amp just use the deck power for the rears.
That one is up to your pocket book. :-)
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