Hi everyone,
I was just wondering, for all those with amps, what you guys set your crossover frequencies at?
First of all, here's my setup:
Panasonic CQ-DFX572U 50W x 4 max.
Alpine SPR-176A 6.5" components on Clarion APX 201.2 200W 2-channel amp.
Stock rear speakers for fill.
Alpine Type S 12" DVC sub in sealed box on Clarion APX 401.2 400W 2-channel amp bridged.
For the sub amp, I've got the gain and bass boost set OK. I've got the low-pass filter set at around 65-70 Hz. The HU's sub pre-out has a built-in LPF set at 80Hz so setting the amp any higher won't make a difference, right?
I'm just not too sure what to do with the amp for the front speakers. The components came with crossovers but I'm not sure if I need to set a high-pass filter on the amp. Should I? It's currently off so the full range is being sent to the front components (or should I say the crossover). These Type R's can take 50W RMS but only have a sensitivity rating of 86 dB so running them off deck power would probably be a total waste. The crossovers have a variable attenuation level of 0, -3, and -6dB but I don't know what it does nor do I know what it's set at.
My installer did a pretty clean install (i.e. no alternator whine, ground wire as thick as power wire, inline fuse right next to positive terminal, etc) but I still think I can tweak the sound quality a bit more. What should i look for?
links:
My Head Unit
My Front Components
My Cheap Sub
My Cheap Amps
I was just wondering, for all those with amps, what you guys set your crossover frequencies at?
First of all, here's my setup:
Panasonic CQ-DFX572U 50W x 4 max.
Alpine SPR-176A 6.5" components on Clarion APX 201.2 200W 2-channel amp.
Stock rear speakers for fill.
Alpine Type S 12" DVC sub in sealed box on Clarion APX 401.2 400W 2-channel amp bridged.
For the sub amp, I've got the gain and bass boost set OK. I've got the low-pass filter set at around 65-70 Hz. The HU's sub pre-out has a built-in LPF set at 80Hz so setting the amp any higher won't make a difference, right?
I'm just not too sure what to do with the amp for the front speakers. The components came with crossovers but I'm not sure if I need to set a high-pass filter on the amp. Should I? It's currently off so the full range is being sent to the front components (or should I say the crossover). These Type R's can take 50W RMS but only have a sensitivity rating of 86 dB so running them off deck power would probably be a total waste. The crossovers have a variable attenuation level of 0, -3, and -6dB but I don't know what it does nor do I know what it's set at.
My installer did a pretty clean install (i.e. no alternator whine, ground wire as thick as power wire, inline fuse right next to positive terminal, etc) but I still think I can tweak the sound quality a bit more. What should i look for?
links:
My Head Unit
My Front Components
My Cheap Sub
My Cheap Amps