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Best way too run 2 mids and one tweet amp ?
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<blockquote data-quote="Lasherž" data-source="post: 8705306" data-attributes="member: 679555"><p>So on your amplifiers I guess there is no pre-outs, nor is there any variable high/low pass filters, just fixed ones. Because of that I guess assuming that you would want to set them up differently it may be worth having something like a dsp. Alternatively if you want the mid drivers to all remain at the same frequency range then you could have 4 rca cables, and use 2 (left and right front for example) for the tweeters and 2 (left and right rear) for the mids. If you want any variability beyond what the head unit can provide though you'll want to start getting into DSPs.</p><p></p><p>If you do want that setup with the mids all set to the same cutoffs as each other, with those amps, you'll need 4 rca wires per amp, so a total of 12. 4 for tweeters (2 y-adapters there) and 8 for mid (6 y-adapters there). Your radio being at 5v is excellent, so you should be fine on signal integrity with all those adapters.</p><p></p><p>Since your amps have no highpass/lowpass filters that are worth using on tweeters you'd do 1 split from front left and one from front right, giving you 4 RCAs on the front channel to run to whichever amp is driving them. For mid drivers you'd do the same thing with the rear left and rear right except instead of 1 y-adapter each you'd use 3 each to give you a total of 8 RCAs to run to whichever amps are driving the mids.</p><p></p><p></p><p>If you do things that way your fader will control the volume of tweeters vs mid instead of front vs rear. The high pass and low pass filters for each crossover range will need to be set inside the head unit. I think if you have 5v signal your head unit should also have different crossovers for each channel, but if not that'll be a fundamental problem with this setup (probably forcing you to get at least a single DSP or an amp with more crossover options).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lasherž, post: 8705306, member: 679555"] So on your amplifiers I guess there is no pre-outs, nor is there any variable high/low pass filters, just fixed ones. Because of that I guess assuming that you would want to set them up differently it may be worth having something like a dsp. Alternatively if you want the mid drivers to all remain at the same frequency range then you could have 4 rca cables, and use 2 (left and right front for example) for the tweeters and 2 (left and right rear) for the mids. If you want any variability beyond what the head unit can provide though you'll want to start getting into DSPs. If you do want that setup with the mids all set to the same cutoffs as each other, with those amps, you'll need 4 rca wires per amp, so a total of 12. 4 for tweeters (2 y-adapters there) and 8 for mid (6 y-adapters there). Your radio being at 5v is excellent, so you should be fine on signal integrity with all those adapters. Since your amps have no highpass/lowpass filters that are worth using on tweeters you'd do 1 split from front left and one from front right, giving you 4 RCAs on the front channel to run to whichever amp is driving them. For mid drivers you'd do the same thing with the rear left and rear right except instead of 1 y-adapter each you'd use 3 each to give you a total of 8 RCAs to run to whichever amps are driving the mids. If you do things that way your fader will control the volume of tweeters vs mid instead of front vs rear. The high pass and low pass filters for each crossover range will need to be set inside the head unit. I think if you have 5v signal your head unit should also have different crossovers for each channel, but if not that'll be a fundamental problem with this setup (probably forcing you to get at least a single DSP or an amp with more crossover options). [/QUOTE]
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