going active

[johnnylemoine 0]

i know i posted this in another thread but i thought i should move it to the proper location.

set up: Alpine 9835 HU (3 way: sub, mid, high xovers)

orion xtr 800.4 for mids and highs

eD 6000 version 1 6.5's and cadence 1" tweets and rainbow 5.25's with 3/4" tweets

sub stage: RE 36.1 for a 05 XXX 18 tuned to 31 hz

i have a fullsize ext cab truck. i have a descent set of rainbow components that i wanted to keep in the rear, but if im goin to go active for front stage using my 4 ch amp i wont be able to have the rainbows in the back anymore. my HU only has 3 pre outs, sub, mid and high. i dont supose there is anyway to keep the rear speakers unless i run them off the HU speaker channels, (which i dont want to do) or run them parallel with my front stage? meaning ill run the mids(2 6.5's and 2 5.25's) on a set of channels and the tweets(4 tweets) on a set of channels. would this hurt the SQ?

also if i do go with just the 6.5's and one set of tweeters up front will they be enuff to stand up to the sub?

Edited August 1, 2007 by johnnylemoine

[ANeonRider 3]

Just don't use rear speakers... then you wouldn't have the nasty problem of them pulling the sound to the rear...

[johnnylemoine 0]

ok gotcha. thanks for the input. i figured goin without those would be best. might look into getting some AA mids and better tweeters later. any tweeter suggestions? how does the rest of the setup sound?