Smoothio
CarAudio.com Newbie
I have a car audio set up that I'm trying to perfect and I have a few questions I was hoping some kind soul could answer.
Setup:
2000 Chevy Impala
2x 12" Kicker CompVR subwoofers; 2 ohms; 800w peak power; 400w rms power; ported box; 25-500 HZ frequency response
2x 6.5" Kicker DS-Series 2 way coaxial front door speakers; 4 ohms; 240w peak power; 40-20,000 HZ frequency response
2x 6x9" Kicker DS-Series 3 way rear panel speakers; 4 ohms; 360w peak power; 30-20,000 HZ frequency response
1000.1 D-Series Kicker Amplifier (1000w RMSx1 @ 2 ohms) Model 11DX1000.1
Kenwood DPX503BT Head Unit; Amp Max power = 50Wx4; Full Bandwidth Power = 22Wx4
I'm trying to squeeze as much potential out of my system as I can without distortion and I have a few questions:
1. Does the headunit provide enough power to my front/rear panel speakers? Should I buy an amp for my front/rear panel speakers? If so how many watts and how many channels? Will an amp be too much or is it necessary for this setup? Without the subs the speakers sound a little bit low even on max volume. I want to squeeze as much potential as I can out of the speakers without damaging them mind you. Basically I want a lot of bass, clear sound and no distortion if possible.
2. I have my crossovers set to 60hz with a -24db slope on all speakers+subs. I set the subsonic filter to 30hz and the amp crossover is set all the way to 200 or through (I believe?) and all of my crossovers are set on my head unit. Since I set the slope for the subwoofers on my head unit, does it add to the default slope (-18db) of the amp even though the LPF is set through on the subwoofer amp? In other words, I set the slope for the subs on the headunit to -24db the default slope on the amp is -18 db would that make the slope -42db? or will it be -24 db as specified on the head unit? On my head unit I can set the slope to as low as -6db but I cant turn it off. If it adds together I assume I can set my headunit to a -6db slope and along with the -18db slope on the amp it would add up to a -24db slope. I cant tell any difference by ear when I change the settings.
3. Do you guys think those are good settings for LPF, HPF, and slope? What are your thoughts and what do you recommend based on my setup? Do I have too steep of a slope?
4. My subs came with a car that I bought and already had a ported box. I don't know what the box is "tuned at". Is there a way to figure that out easily? My subsonic filter goes from 15hz-30hz. I set it on 30hz just to be safe. That's as high as it will go on my amp. I heard it was important that its set correctly with a ported box. Does having a ported box effect how I need to set my other low pass and high pass filters?
5. Is there anything important you guys think I might be missing? Anything you think I need to know as a beginner? If you have any questions for me I'll be happy to answer or if you need me to find more information. I have tons of questions swirling around because I'm really new at this so I might ask some more when I can coherently think of them.
Any help you guys got would be GREATLY appreciated. I got in a car accident and smashed a deer and my car. Got a new car (first car I ever had that was nice with no dents) and I just want to have the sound set perfect because all I do is work, read, and listen to tons and tons of music. I know you guys know a lot more than me so I appreciate the knowledge.
Love ya's
Setup:
2000 Chevy Impala
2x 12" Kicker CompVR subwoofers; 2 ohms; 800w peak power; 400w rms power; ported box; 25-500 HZ frequency response
2x 6.5" Kicker DS-Series 2 way coaxial front door speakers; 4 ohms; 240w peak power; 40-20,000 HZ frequency response
2x 6x9" Kicker DS-Series 3 way rear panel speakers; 4 ohms; 360w peak power; 30-20,000 HZ frequency response
1000.1 D-Series Kicker Amplifier (1000w RMSx1 @ 2 ohms) Model 11DX1000.1
Kenwood DPX503BT Head Unit; Amp Max power = 50Wx4; Full Bandwidth Power = 22Wx4
I'm trying to squeeze as much potential out of my system as I can without distortion and I have a few questions:
1. Does the headunit provide enough power to my front/rear panel speakers? Should I buy an amp for my front/rear panel speakers? If so how many watts and how many channels? Will an amp be too much or is it necessary for this setup? Without the subs the speakers sound a little bit low even on max volume. I want to squeeze as much potential as I can out of the speakers without damaging them mind you. Basically I want a lot of bass, clear sound and no distortion if possible.
2. I have my crossovers set to 60hz with a -24db slope on all speakers+subs. I set the subsonic filter to 30hz and the amp crossover is set all the way to 200 or through (I believe?) and all of my crossovers are set on my head unit. Since I set the slope for the subwoofers on my head unit, does it add to the default slope (-18db) of the amp even though the LPF is set through on the subwoofer amp? In other words, I set the slope for the subs on the headunit to -24db the default slope on the amp is -18 db would that make the slope -42db? or will it be -24 db as specified on the head unit? On my head unit I can set the slope to as low as -6db but I cant turn it off. If it adds together I assume I can set my headunit to a -6db slope and along with the -18db slope on the amp it would add up to a -24db slope. I cant tell any difference by ear when I change the settings.
3. Do you guys think those are good settings for LPF, HPF, and slope? What are your thoughts and what do you recommend based on my setup? Do I have too steep of a slope?
4. My subs came with a car that I bought and already had a ported box. I don't know what the box is "tuned at". Is there a way to figure that out easily? My subsonic filter goes from 15hz-30hz. I set it on 30hz just to be safe. That's as high as it will go on my amp. I heard it was important that its set correctly with a ported box. Does having a ported box effect how I need to set my other low pass and high pass filters?
5. Is there anything important you guys think I might be missing? Anything you think I need to know as a beginner? If you have any questions for me I'll be happy to answer or if you need me to find more information. I have tons of questions swirling around because I'm really new at this so I might ask some more when I can coherently think of them.
Any help you guys got would be GREATLY appreciated. I got in a car accident and smashed a deer and my car. Got a new car (first car I ever had that was nice with no dents) and I just want to have the sound set perfect because all I do is work, read, and listen to tons and tons of music. I know you guys know a lot more than me so I appreciate the knowledge.
Love ya's