txdog27 Posted September 11, 2011 Report Share Posted September 11, 2011 Need help with Active Crossover Setup - Will this work? SEE DIAGRAM I DREW OUT...... So this will be the first time I have attempted a fully active Crossover and speakers set up..... I believe I have the basics and the general idea behind it right....... but I am unsure if the way I am running all of my rca's and the way I am splitting the signal so much will work..... I drew out a crude diagram of the way I thought I could hook up this setup...... IS THIS POSSIBLE TO DO IT THE WAY I DREW IT OUT??? ARE THERE ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE WAY I HAVE DONE IT??? ANY SUGGESTIONS AS TO HOW TO MAKE THIS BETTER OR FIX ANY THING ON IT?? ANY AND ALL HELP WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED AS I AM AT A STANDSTILL ON MY INSTALL UNTIL I KNOW 100 PERCENT FOR SURE THAT THIS WILL WORK....... I posted this same topic over at caraudio.com forums and i have gotten a few replys and a little advice but it has only succeeded in confusing me alot more......there is a member over there that has actually draw out a couple of diagrams for me but they are kinda vague and do not include all of the components i am trying to use. The first diagram is the one I drew out.....the second two diagrams are the ones that were sent to me but i dont know if they are right either...... This is my proposed system setup.... correct me if i have something wrong please.... vehicle is a 2003 dodge ram quad cab running two 1" tweeters in the front door panels in fiberglass pods behind side view mirrors *Image Dynamics 1" Tweeters from CTX65CS Comp Set running two 1" tweeters in the rear 'C' pillars in fiberglass pods *Image Dynamics 1" Tweeters from CTX65CS Comp Set running two 4" mid-range in the front 'A' pillars below the 'oh ****' handles *DLS 4" Performance C4 Mid-Range Drivers running two 4" mid range in the rear 'C' panels below the tweeters in the same fiberglass pods *DLS 4" Performance C4 Mid-Range Drivers Running two 6.5" mid-range in the front kick panels in fiberglass pods *Image Dynamics 6.5" Mid Woofers from CTX65CS Comp Set Running two 6.5" mid-range in the rear doors factory location fiberglassed *Image Dynamics 6.5" Mid Woofers from CTX65CS Comp Set Running two 6.5" mid bass drivers in the front doors factory location in angled fiberglass pods *CDT Audio M6+ 6.5" Mid Bass Drivers Running a 15" DVC Subwoofer in a custom middle console enclosure (dash to rear seat) *Fi Audio 15" Custom BTL DVC2 I am gonna be using a Avic-Z130BT headunit and I havent really gotten into matching amps but i'll buy whatever i need to. Is this speaker setup gonna yield me a proper staging and sound quality payoff? Anything i should change or take out or add? I am going to use use the 3sixty.2 line one way or another.....cant get away from the pure awesomeness of controlling the setup fully with my bluetooth palm device or netbook. And i saw that someone said that the 3sixty.2 units are not active.......how are they not when i can set all of the crossover points individually along with everything else they can do? Also, if i am NOT able to run this many speakers off of one or even two 3sixty.2 units......how in the world did Steve over at SMD run the amount of speakers he did in his tahoe off of two of these units? He has a video where he is running the exact same components setup i.e 1" tweets, 4" mids, 6.5" mids, 8" midbass, and 15" subs and he has individual control over each speaker with just two of these units. He had the tweets, 4"s, and 6.5"s on one unit and the 8"s and 15"s on another unit. So all that said how do I do this correctly? lol Does anybody have or can you get the DIAGRAMS that Steve drew out on his Tahoe install with the two 3sixty.2's that he installed? Or can anybody help me out with this design so that it will work the way i want it to.....which is to gain independant control over every speaker or at least each type of speaker.... ie. tweets, 4" mids, 6.5" mids, 6.5 midbass, 15" sub Quote Do it right the first time.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
txdog27 Posted September 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2011 hello anyone I need some help Quote Do it right the first time.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
txdog27 Posted September 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2011 ?? Quote Do it right the first time.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
txdog27 Posted September 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2011 HEEEELLLLLPPPPP!!!! Quote Do it right the first time.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nine8SST Posted September 13, 2011 Report Share Posted September 13, 2011 I wish I had the answer you need, but I did wanna say thats one hell of a diagram!!! Quote 1998 SS/T Ram Build Log - Kenwood KVT-514 and KNA-G510 Navigation - 2 DC Level 3 12" - Components??? - Sundown ??? - Sundown??? - Knu Konceptz - Second Skin Dampy Pro - XS D6500 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
txdog27 Posted September 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2011 lol no shit but im pretty sure its incorrect in a couple ways damn what I would give to get a copy of the wiring diagrams of steve's setup when he ran the two 3sixty Quote Do it right the first time.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nathanalborough Posted September 13, 2011 Report Share Posted September 13, 2011 ^ Quote Low N' Slow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nine8SST Posted September 13, 2011 Report Share Posted September 13, 2011 lol no shit but im pretty sure its incorrect in a couple ways damn what I would give to get a copy of the wiring diagrams of steve's setup when he ran the two 3sixty Have you asked him? Here is a LINK to the thread to ask him stuff!! Quote 1998 SS/T Ram Build Log - Kenwood KVT-514 and KNA-G510 Navigation - 2 DC Level 3 12" - Components??? - Sundown ??? - Sundown??? - Knu Konceptz - Second Skin Dampy Pro - XS D6500 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluliner Posted September 13, 2011 Report Share Posted September 13, 2011 Is this speaker setup gonna yield me a proper staging and sound quality payoff? Anything i should change or take out or add? First off; that system is wayyyyyyyyy to complicated. You have speakers up high, down low, behind you, and staring you in the face. It might get loud, it might sound clean, but it will in no way image right. You have to localize as much as you can in one area and use some tricks to bring the sound stage up. Ditch all the speakers behind the b-pillar except subwoofers. Up front, I'd do away with either the 6" or 8" woofer. Build either the 6 or 8 into the door and have the 4" & tweet in kicks. They're higher freq. speakers and will have better dispersion. To bring the sound stage up, run some ambient tweets in the a-pillars either firing at one another or crisscrossed firing at the windshield. You want these to be a bit quieter than the tweets in the kicks. You're only using these to "fool" listeners in thinking the music is coming from much higher in the sound stage. This is similar to using good midbass to "fool" listeners in thinking the bass is coming from the front. With that, you have 8 channels up front; 4 tweeters, two 4" mids, and two 6/8" midbass drivers. In regards to using the 360.2; can't you set it up so that only 1 input feeds signal to all of its channels? You're not going to be balancing/fading with the HU...no need for all those extra RCAs or Y-splitters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Posted September 13, 2011 Report Share Posted September 13, 2011 Looks like you got all the fronts in mono also Quote 2008 California state record holder 157.2 Bassrace2009 California state record holder 157.0 BassraceRollin 50's 158.7db2009 King of Cali Bassrace2009 USACi score 160.5 @ 42hz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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