will this be ok?

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Topic: will this be ok?

Posted By: geesssare
Subject: will this be ok?
Date Posted: September 24, 2005 at 8:51 PM

i have a kenwood kdc-301x 2 ch amp. i wanted to hook up this amp to my highs. will this affect the sound quality? or should i get a 4 ch amp?

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Posted By: jeffchilcott
Date Posted: September 24, 2005 at 10:17 PM

will work just fine as long as you have a crossov er either on the amp or in line with the speakers

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Posted By: geesssare
Date Posted: September 25, 2005 at 1:38 AM

WHATS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A CROSSOVER AND AN EQ?

Posted By: stevdart
Date Posted: September 25, 2005 at 8:20 AM

A crossover is necessary; an EQ is not.

A crossover separates the range of frequencies into portions that each individual driver is capable of playing. The crossover point between the mid and tweeter is a particularly delicate area, for instance. Another thing the crossover does is provide control of how loud one component is compared to another; e.g. tweeters often are attenuated because of their high efficiency. If it weren't for the attenuation circuit in the crossover, the tweeter would be too loud compared with the mid driver.

An equalizer can tailor the sound in each of those portions of the frequency spectrum. But it can't replace the crossover's function.

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