First of all, i did search but there's just far to much information to look through to find exactly what i need.
Everyone deserves a newbie question every now and then, so here's mine...
I've finally decided that my system has way too much lows and not enough highs. The easy solution would be to tune my amp down some to equal it out, but i like my bass. So i'm going to add tweeters. Question is, where do i hook them up to? Do i split them into my front channel with my door speakers? Do i have to amp them? i really have no idea.
i had tweeters in my 1983 celica and i just hooked them up to the front channel of the stereo cuz my front speakers were blown, but i blew the tweeters constantly. so i need to know how to hook them up. any help is appreciated.
thanks guys
brian
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You can just splice them into the stock from speakers wires but you MUST put a high pass crossover on them. A lot of newer tweeter sets come with a set, just put one on either the positive or negative speaker wire to the tweeters. Sending frequencies at or below the resonant frequency to a tweeter will blow it instantly, which is most likely what was happening to you before.
-Chris
thanks for the help. now that i know how to do it, where can i pick up a decent set? i obviously know that the walmart brand sucks cuz thats what i had in my celica. i've never seen any at circuit city/best buy...am i best off to just go to a stereo shop?
thanks
brian
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Yup, I would check local shops. If you have anybody you trust, go ask them to recommend something, but listen to it first if possible to make sure you like the sound.
-Chris
If you have the means, you might consider going for a component set. That way, you know you have a good crossover, and the tweets are designed to work well with the front woofers. Just a suggestion.
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Besse wrote:You can just splice them into the stock from speakers wires but you MUST put a high pass crossover on them. A lot of newer tweeter sets come with a set, just put one on either the positive or negative speaker wire to the tweeters. Sending frequencies at or below the resonant frequency to a tweeter will blow it instantly, which is most likely what was happening to you before.
Carefull, if you tap into the speaker wires at the bottom of your driver side, have fun with the Power lock switch if you have them. My tweets move badley when i hit my power lock switch.
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