Building a 2-way component set

[gearstix 0]

Whats involved with making a component set? Somebody told me I could find the parts I'd need on Parts Express...

If somebody could explain the crossover would help me. I don't understand which I'd need.

Edited September 25, 2008 by Gearstix

[///M5 2,833]

It is far from trivial.

First step is to measure the response of your mid and tweeter in the mounted locations. You will need a measurement microphone and a way of doing narrow band analysis, this equipment alone will cost you more than a normal component set.

[gearstix 0]

It is far from trivial.

First step is to measure the response of your mid and tweeter in the mounted locations. You will need a measurement microphone and a way of doing narrow band analysis, this equipment alone will cost you more than a normal component set.

Well I guess I'll buy a "normal" component setup.

How did Jacob @ Sundown do brandons doors with the E8s and the tweeters and stuff..?

[///M5 2,833]

Two types of crossovers. Active and passive. Your post above sounded like you wanted custom passives. For custom actives it is cheaper on the measurement side as you can use your ears, but also not trivial to get things to sound right. In an active setup you need an amplifier channel for every driver. IE for 2 mids and 2 tweeters you need 4 channels. You then crossover the signal before it comes out of the amplifier instead of after the amplifier. IMO for starting out the best way to do this is with a headunit that already has active crossovers built into it.

[gearstix 0]

Two types of crossovers. Active and passive. Your post above sounded like you wanted custom passives. For custom actives it is cheaper on the measurement side as you can use your ears, but also not trivial to get things to sound right. In an active setup you need an amplifier channel for every driver. IE for 2 mids and 2 tweeters you need 4 channels. You then crossover the signal before it comes out of the amplifier instead of after the amplifier. IMO for starting out the best way to do this is with a headunit that already has active crossovers built into it.

I don't think my headunit has active crossovers, DEH-4900IB Pioneer.

[///M5 2,833]

Nope, you'd need a different one. In the Pio line it is pretty much the 800prs

[nickeveready 0]

Two types of crossovers. Active and passive. Your post above sounded like you wanted custom passives. For custom actives it is cheaper on the measurement side as you can use your ears, but also not trivial to get things to sound right. In an active setup you need an amplifier channel for every driver. IE for 2 mids and 2 tweeters you need 4 channels. You then crossover the signal before it comes out of the amplifier instead of after the amplifier. IMO for starting out the best way to do this is with a headunit that already has active crossovers built into it.

I don't think my headunit has active crossovers, DEH-4900IB Pioneer.

Pioneer says that it has a 2-way crossover??

http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/PUSA/Pro...H-P4900IB?tab=B

[JimJ 11]

2-way, where one of those is the sub preout. For a 2-way + mono sub, what you need is a 3-way crossover in the head unit

[nickeveready 0]

2-way, where one of those is the sub preout. For a 2-way + mono sub, what you need is a 3-way crossover in the head unit

couldn't he run the rear preouts on that deck in full range for the midbass and get a 4 channel amp with a low pass cutoff of say 2k and then run the tweets from 2.5k or higher?im new to active, not being a smartass just want to know as much as possible

edit:running in full range would open the midbass up to the subs frequency,so yeah that would be a bad idea

Edited September 30, 2008 by nickeveready

[gearstix 0]

Would it be better for me to sell it and get a deck with a 3 way x-over.

Its BNIB..

or should I just use a passive component set?

Could I use these?

http://www.partsexpress.com/webpage.cfm?we...ectGroup_ID=193

[nickeveready 0]

Would it be better for me to sell it and get a deck with a 3 way x-over.

Its BNIB..

or should I just use a passive component set?

Could I use these?

http://www.partsexpress.com/webpage.cfm?we...ectGroup_ID=193

if your budget allows, i would sell it and look into the pioneer deh-p800prs like m5 said, i read the manual on it and that thing does everything except for bandpass