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Extra woofer for my Components???
Wednesday, August 09, 2006 10:20 PM
how would i go about wiring in another woofer for each side of my components. i only have a 2 way crossover right now. would i have to buy a 3 way crossover or would it hurt anything if i just briged it off the woofer spot on the other crossover and had 2 woofers off the same crossover??
thanks for any imput







Re: Extra woofer for my Components???
Wednesday, August 09, 2006 10:28 PM
Capacitors and Inductors crossover frequency varies by impedance. In other words the same value capacitor (or coil) will have a different crossover frequency connected to a 4 ohm speaker as compared to a 8 ohm speaker. If you hook another woofer up to your crossover the impedance will change and so will the crossover frequency.




Re: Extra woofer for my Components???
Wednesday, August 09, 2006 11:23 PM
Translation. You can't, go get a new crossover



Re: Extra woofer for my Components???
Thursday, August 10, 2006 6:40 PM
so i can just buy a 3 way crossover for my speakers instead then??? any ideas





Re: Extra woofer for my Components???
Thursday, August 10, 2006 8:09 PM
three way crossover is not gonna help you'll have to go active crossover if you want to do that.
Re: Extra woofer for my Components???
Thursday, August 10, 2006 8:24 PM
whats an active crossover and are they expensive?? and cant i just use something like this

3-Way passive crossover #1
3-Way passive crossover #2
3-Way passive crossover #3





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Re: Extra woofer for my Components???
Friday, August 11, 2006 4:31 AM
active means electronic. can be more accurate then a passive setup but i passive setup made for a componet set will also sound good. you can go wit a threeway setup but you need to make sure that the crossover you buy is going to work with the speakers you have. you need to check the crossover points on the speakers and see if they match up well with the crossovers themselves. most people that use passive setups setup the crossovers specifically for the speakers. or use the ones supplied by the manufacturer that are built for the speakers, just throwing in a passive setup from one manufactuere while using other mixed together speakers will work but it might not give you the best resusults possible.


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Re: Extra woofer for my Components???
Friday, August 11, 2006 7:58 AM
I'm not sure a three way is the answer cuz it sounds like you're trying to go with two woofers and one tweeter. The threeway is setup for one woofer, one midrange, and one tweeter. Like Sndsgood pointed out the crossover needs to have specific crossover points to work properly with the components. Out of curiosity what are you looking for out of the second set of woofers and what size. I have 6 1/2" Daytons from partsexpress that I use for rear fill that I power off the headunit with CDT CL-61a components in the door that are amped. The Daytons aren't loud enough to pull the soundstage back, but they help blend the subs a little better to the frontstage.




Re: Extra woofer for my Components???
Friday, August 11, 2006 9:47 AM
It's called a mid-woofer ohvrolla. A component setup is just a midrange speaker and a highrange speaker, what he's trying to do is add another that will cover lower frequencies.



Re: Extra woofer for my Components???
Friday, August 11, 2006 10:06 AM
I don't know what he's trying to do. Have four 6 1/2's and two tweeters. Two 10's, two 6 1/2's, and two tweeters......... It's never been clarified, and yes I know the diff between mid-woofer and mid-range.




Re: Extra woofer for my Components???
Friday, August 11, 2006 1:04 PM
There isn't a difference between midwoofer

I meant when he refers to two woofers, he means a midrange and lowrange.
Being the mind reader I am of course




Re: Extra woofer for my Components???
Friday, August 11, 2006 8:50 PM
^^^ I actually wondered if wojo wanted to do that, but then he mentioned just using his 2 way so I didn't know if he wanted the same frequencies for woofers.




Re: Extra woofer for my Components???
Friday, August 11, 2006 10:47 PM
OK. so. i DO want to do a High,Mid,Low. setup. the 2 way was just temporary till i got new crossovers. but ill have new crossovers soon. so i will just wait. but just for reference i am using 2-5-1/4's in the door now. but the one is not hooked up yet. so all i need to do is to get a 3 way crossover right?






Re: Extra woofer for my Components???
Friday, August 11, 2006 10:54 PM
Yeah, I'd highly recommend making a switch to 6.5" for the lowrange tho



Re: Extra woofer for my Components???
Saturday, August 12, 2006 6:41 AM
i cant find the same brand in a 6-1/2 or i would have. believe me. i wish i would have in the first place. but oh well you live and learn.





Re: Extra woofer for my Components???
Tuesday, August 15, 2006 6:37 PM
id suggest selling what you have and buying a complete 3-way setup to get the best sound you can find good deals. i got a 700$ mb quart setup for just over 300 on ebay


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