Your opinions...

[frankum 0]

I've got a '94 single cab sonoma that all this is going in. This is my second stereo, last one got jacked.

Amp: Crunch PowerZone 4-Channel Amplifier (PZi175.4).

Sub: Dayton RSS265HF-4 10" Reference HF Subwoofer 4 Ohm 350w RMS.

Tweets: Morel MDT-12 1-1/8" Neodymium Tweeter 80w

Mids: Dayton Classic DC130-8 6" 50w

Crossover: Dayton XO2W-3K 2-Way Crossover 3,000 Hz

Box will be roughly 2 cubes ATLEAST. Still working on the design in a ported box. Opinions?

[JimJ 11]

Not a fan of the amp, I'd find a used vintage model from a quality manufacturer well before I went with Crunch...

The speakers themselves aren't bad, but I'd skip the passive crossover and go active. There's no way a fixed 3k crossover is going to be optimal for every install, active bi-amping is the only way to go IMO if you're piecing together drivers in a vehicle.

What do you have for a head unit?

[Aaron Clinton 2,372]

Liking the morels.

[frankum 0]

I don't know the model number, but its the new model of the DEH_ 4800MP. So maybe 5900i? Its about 200, or 210.

Talking to someone, I think I'm going to go active. Any suggestions on the crossover?

[JimJ 11]

Audiocontrol, Coustic, and a bunch of other manufacturers make suitable 2-way crossovers.

I'm not sure if that head unit has active capability or not, you might consider just swapping that for a unit that has the Xovers built in, instead of adding a seperate one. That's just a personal choice, whatever's easier to adjust to you...

You'd have to add another amp for the sub, you'd need a four channel and a mono or something bridgeable to mono...if budget's an issue, I'd look for quality used gear.

[JimJ 11]

Welcome to SSA by the way, thanks for not posting another "y0 i wanna bump loud yo" thread

[frankum 0]

Haha, thanks.

Anyways, for amps, what do you suggest? I think I'm going to go with the Pioneer 880 maybe? That'll fit right? But should I get a 5 way?

[JimJ 11]

The Pio 880 will do all the Xover stuff you need.

You could go with a 5-channel amp, yeah...but those are harder to find and usually more expensive. But if you can find a deal on a good one go for it.

What's your budget for amps? That'll pretty much determine where to look...

[frankum 0]

For everything, I'd like to spend about 650, maybe 700. If that helps at all. Sub, mids, and tweets come to about $240. With HU, comes to about $540.

[///M5 2,833]

5 or 6 channels is going to be a bit hard for $110 and you really, really should spend some money on sound deadening

[frankum 0]

I'm severly caught between active and passive right now. Seems alot of money is spent with the 880 to get the active, alot of money that maybe I'm not seeing why I should go active.

[JimJ 11]

Flexibility. It's just a night and day difference in terms of how you can adjust things, to get the drivers working together properly.

You could get the same results with a passive, but by the time you've spent the money on swapping out components and testing, you could have bought several 880's.

$700 is a tight budget...

[frankum 0]

I know what you mean, but I'm just starting and I'm in highschool with a small job with the 'rents slowing me down. Honestly, would putting in a component system with passive crossovers really sound that much worse than active and not much better than coaxials?