Stereo question
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Racer
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From: Kingston Ontario
Stereo question
I have an external amp and component speakers (pair of tweeters ,pair of 6x9 speakers )Which way is best to connect another set of speakers to the amp or to the cross over of the component speaker system.TIA
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The best way is to get another set of speakers if you want more speakers.
Where do you have the current components mounted?
What is the make and model of the amp?
What is the make and model of the component set?
Where do you have the current components mounted?
What is the make and model of the amp?
What is the make and model of the component set?
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Racer
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From: Kingston Ontario
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I know, but you can't just add speakers to an existing crossover and expect better sound. What I mean was that you would need a new set of crossovers and ideally another set of channels to run them.
With makes and models of everything you have I can look up specs and see if you CAN wire in extra speakers, or if that will do more bad than good.
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Racer
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From: Kingston Ontario
I know, but you can't just add speakers to an existing crossover and expect better sound. What I mean was that you would need a new set of crossovers and ideally another set of channels to run them.
With makes and models of everything you have I can look up specs and see if you CAN wire in extra speakers, or if that will do more bad than good.
With makes and models of everything you have I can look up specs and see if you CAN wire in extra speakers, or if that will do more bad than good.
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Something else to consider, is that adding more speakers doesn't always make the sound better but picking the right kind of speakers paired with the right amp will always sound great. In most cases, two speakers is more than enough...especially in a small cabin like a C3.
Instructor
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so DB what kinda speaker setup would you recommend for the best sound i know im fashioning a sub enclosure from the space beside the battery box but the currnet setup in my 80 is like 4x6 up front and 6x9 in the back and the deck is coming out almost ate my cd yesterday 
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so DB what kinda speaker setup would you recommend for the best sound i know im fashioning a sub enclosure from the space beside the battery box but the currnet setup in my 80 is like 4x6 up front and 6x9 in the back and the deck is coming out almost ate my cd yesterday
To be honest, from trying many different variations...is a good modern head unit, a pair of really good 6.5" coaxial speakers in the kick panels, a 4 channel amp, and a sub. Channels 1 and 2 are for the front speakers, and channels 3 and 4 are bridged for the sub.
That's all there is to having a great sounding system in the car. Adding more speakers will usually just make everything sound worse.
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