Okay. I am very confused. I am pretty sure the alpine 9813 has a built in crossover. My pioneer amp has a built in low pass filter (lpf) switch, and then, my mtx full range boxes had their wiring in parallel, which i copied when i put them in the vette (without the box) . Oh, yeah, and the 5.25 pioneers i just bought are coming with another crossover. I'm so confused.

It seems like there is some crossover redundancy.

Am I wrong that the mtx box is designed to be run from an amp without crossover and also a head unit without a built in cross over? since it has a capacitor and a resistor on the mid and tweeter respectively?

I like the sound coming from the rear the way it is, but something tells me I haven't optimized my wiring....nor do i have enough control over the individual speakers. basically, i just turn it up and hope for the best.


So, to get more control, would i disconnect that full range stuff from the back and run them individually to a crossover or something different? And what about the crossover for the head unit? Or the outputs for the sub-w vs. left and right outputs.

My system consists (will consist) of: on the left and right rear---10" mtx, mid and tweeter. and in the front. Pioneer TS-C504 Component Speakers 5.25 Inch. I think they come with a small tweeter as well. I have a pioneer 3000t which is 2 channel 40w rms., plus the head unit power but i dont think i want to use the head unit power right?

I don't want to change where i have the speakers mounted as it all looks stock. That was my priority.

Any wiring suggestions? Also, I am willing to buy another amp and/or crossover. I would prefer only one amp, and I am guessing a 4 channel will do the job.

What would you guys suggest. Also, is a large capacitor in order here? If so, where would that go? or do i need two? don't really want to spend for those if u don't think its abs. necessary though.

thanks
sam

 

Simple answer: turn off the 9813's crossover. That's what I did.

I use the crossover on my sub's amp to control the sub. I use the crossover's supplied with my front speakers to control the fronts. And I let my rear full-range speakers have everything... they are used primarily for rear-fill and thus not turned up to very loud levels.

In my opinion, and my opinion is just that, it's not based on anything I've read anywhere, is to use the manufacture's cross-overs if supplied. I think any manufacturer with a good prodcut would know and care enough about their products to produce a reasonable crossover which is optimized for their speakers.