Re: Car Audio and "Bass Blockers"
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Actually, it's not. I saw that too but later crossed it off. He'd still still need an amp to drive the 6x9's, and his sub already has a x-over. I think it's easier and cheaper to just get an amp for the rear 6x9's that has an active x-over in it. That is a great little active x-over, and probably very useful for getting everything tuned perfectly. For future expansion plans, yeah, that'd be a great way to go. But I think it's un-necessary for what he's trying to accomplish. I think...
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So long as that sub amp can handle a speaker level input. Just slapping a set of RCA's on the speaker wires and then plugging them into the amp won't do it. And you are right - I am wanting him to amplify the 6x9's as well....
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And yes, I am old school - none of my car amps that are left over from the 80's have x-overs built-in.
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If it were me... I'd look into something like the JL Audio cleansweep or the Alpine version. JBL supposedly has one too with logic 7 and modest amplification, but I can't find it on their site. Good 6x9's with a healthy amp and a trunk as an enclosure can produce some respectable bass, you might not even need a sub. I'll offer some unsolicited advice on speakers. The big boys run a pair of front speakers and sub(s), no rears at all- they call it "front stage". Buy 2 great speakers instead of 4 average ones. Try fading your deck all the way to the front for a couple days and see how it sounds. I was skeptical at first but now I'm a believer. The trick is to power them well- HU power won't cut it with only 2 peakers.
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Alright, first off wow... I am gone for a couple of hours and BAM, lots of responses. Also, the power cable has a fuse "in-line" about 6 inches from where it connects up to the battery.
Boy-o-boy, I don't know if I want to amp the fronts as well. Still waiting to hear what the dealership is going to do. I called, but the guy was "with a customer" and then when he called back, I was on a conference call at work and he just said that "he has everything set up to send to me" but didn't say what that was.
That Blaupunkt amp is only $60 because the product has been discontinued and used to sell for quite a bit more so it should be a fairly good amp. If I go that route I will have to purchase soon as I doubt that they have a lot of stock on these discontinued items.
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Duckman, I already owned the 6x9s and the sub with sub amp were just purchased a couple of months ago, so those are already paid for. That JL Cleansweep is pretty awesome in specs, but runs $300 plus amps. It does sound like it is a fairly simple to set up though. I'd be afraid that my mediocre aftermarket gear wouldn't be up to par with that level of system though.
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I'd be afraid that my mediocre aftermarket gear wouldn't be up to par with that level of system though. Well duh! I think it's pretty necessary that you upgrade everything. 'Back in the day', I was a big fan of Polk and Eclipse gear. Polk first, Eclipse later. I had a pair of Eclipse 6x9's once that were freaking incredible. They put out a fantastic amount of bass just on their own. About on par with a decent 8" sub. Unless you really wanted to thump, a seperate sub wasn't needed. Of course, I DID want to thump, so I had a pair of 12's for that purpose. Yeah, I had one of those cars. I don't know if they're stuff is still good, but if you ever want to step up a level, try to find an Eclipse dealer. Sounds good with the fuse. I asked because back in high school I darn-near caught my car on fire because I didn't fuse things correctly. I once STUPIDLY installed the fuse back by the amp instead of by the battery. One of the dumbest things I ever did as a teenager. Ignorance & invincibility of youth. One day driving home from school I heard this 'pfffssts' noise and the car started filling with smoke. Pulled over, popped the hood, found the power lead melting and the wire glowing red. Yanked/ripped the wire off the battery terminal with my bare hands (ouch) seemingly just before it brust into flames. Later inspection found that the power line had been rubbing against a crease in the chassis by the driver's seat, and you can probably guess what happened. Always, always, always, always, always use a fuse properly. And always mount it as close as possible to the battery. And never substitute a higher-amp fuse unless you know what you're doing.
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