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by **Tim** » Thu May 06, 2010 1:38 pm

I was thinking on the lines of Quarts as well. I have always loved Boston Accoustics though. But I got a set of Quart coax's for my wifes TB and I love the look of those, and then the Quarts sound, pretty much speaks for itself.

Thanks for the help

tim

by **Bwcad1** » Thu May 06, 2010 10:19 am

I have the RSI's and the PVI's and i love them both. The PVI's have a bit more mid bass extension. The only gripe i have is extremely bright and harsh tweeters. Almost on the level of some PA horns. I had my passive xover's set to -3db at 12 and my 18khz Crossover set to -7hz at 12db and that mellowed them out a tad. Ive also been grossly overpowering the RSI's for some time at over 125wrms per side when there rated for 70 lol.

by **Bwcad1** » Thu May 06, 2010 10:16 am

GlassWolf wrote:HP (high pass) for the "full range" amplifier driving your door speakers. You'll want it set to 100 or 120Hz.
The subwoofer amplifier will be set to "LP" and 50 or 60Hz.

Another quick way to think of it is to think HP = High Pass That means it allows any frequency's higher than what its set to to "Pass"

Low pass would be freq lower than the setting to pass.

by **Tim** » Thu May 06, 2010 9:53 am

GlassWolf wrote:HP (high pass) for the "full range" amplifier driving your door speakers. You'll want it set to 100 or 120Hz.
The subwoofer amplifier will be set to "LP" and 50 or 60Hz.

thanks glass, i really thought it would be set that way, i just wanted a little reinforcement. LOL

Tim

by **Tim** » Thu May 06, 2010 9:52 am

since this is a 6.5 component thread. Ill just use the same one to post my decisions on which set to get.

Here they are:

http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_139 ... I+216.html

http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_139 ... I+216.html

http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_197 ... +SR60.html

As you can see the Bostons are quite a bit more expensive. Now I know price does NOT dictate quality either way. So Im in no way using that as a factor.

You guys give me your opinions on which way I should go.

Thanks for the help in deciding.

Tim

by **GlassWolf** » Thu May 06, 2010 9:48 am

HP (high pass) for the "full range" amplifier driving your door speakers. You'll want it set to 100 or 120Hz.

The subwoofer amplifier will be set to "LP" and 50 or 60Hz.

by **Tim** » Thu May 06, 2010 9:42 am

which setting will I want my crossover set on, on my mid amp?? HP LP ALL

Im sorry for such newb questions, I just never ran a two amp setup before. Always before I was about bass, and now that since im older "boom" is just not as important as it used to be.

Thanks for all the help,

Tim

by **GlassWolf** » Thu May 06, 2010 6:33 am

I was just giving him a starting point to work from.
I prefer a steeper slope for a sub just to keep it tight. You'll notice most fixed slopes on sub amps and head units with a LPF are at 24dB, while the HPF are usually 12dB.

by **Tim** » Thu May 06, 2010 4:45 am

alright guys sounds good to me.

Thanks for the help,

tim

by **Bwcad1** » Wed May 05, 2010 7:03 pm

GlassWolf wrote:cross your subs at 50Hz with an 18dB slope, and set the HPF for the comps at 100Hz, 12dB slope.
the roll-off between the HPF and LPF will cover the 1 octave gap between the cutoff points. 80Hz is too high for subs. They'll sound really boomy, and you'll start getting vocals and such from them. They'll lose their "tightness" and definition. Your 6.5" will do fine rolling down to the subs.

I typically cross around 60hz with 12db slope but that suits my car my mids and my taste in music. I don't think there is any specific setting adjust it till it sounds good to you.

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