Hey guys, I have Clarion 6 inch speakers on the door (2 way I think? :unsure and Clarion 6x9s on the back. My question is, can you buy seperate tweeters to have splits for the front? Would it make much of a difference? Do you need to buy a crossover to install them? My knowledge of car audio is not too advanced so sorry if these are silly questions
In-Line tweeters range in price but>>> You can get a set of "Brand Name" tweeters on their own for under $90.. These run in-line so no box and just hook onto where your speakers are. The other option is to get a new componant set with a 6" mid and the tweeter and box... these range from 70 bucks cheapo style from strathfield and can go upto 250 for the titanium tweter pioneer bullet series. Its upto you if u just want tweeters for looks - just get line tweeters. Im lucky to fit 6x9 upfront so i get the all round package up front so no splits for me!! Other forum members will have more info as they actually have splits :thumbsup:
So you want to run them active? youl get better SQ if you run active. eg. the 6" woofer + and - straight to the terminals on the amp. Then the tweeter + and - to the amp aswell. so for a set of 2 way splits you will need a 4channel amp atleast. you get better SQ because you can change the frequencies on the amp which will effect the driver not the crossover. And you will also get more power to the driver, instead of splitting say 50wRMS into a crossover they will only get 25rms each. active they get 50wrms each.. But active requires more channels/amps to play with so it can get expensive. I need 2, 4 channels for my active 3way split setup. The only difference between coaxials and splits is the Sound quality by positioning, the speakers themselves are virtually exactly the same. its just that with splits you are able to position the tweeter anywhere in the car to suit your system. eg. sometimes when you have coaxials they are the door right beside your leg so you will never hear the tweeter and it will sound terrible. And 6" 2 way splits will sound much better than 6x9's my friend for that reason. Matt
I just installed some Up front I have just put in Alpine 6.5" SP17LS two way which come with a cross over and seperate tweeters. I chucked the tin plate speaker holder for the wooffers & made wood mounts. I cut a hole for the tweeters in the door & the setup runs of my amp front spkr. connections. These cost $350 from Tonkins in Adel. They are heaps better than what I had. I believe part of the difference is the quality of the cross overs & that they are made to work together. (I did leave my previous tweeters in & they run off the head unit & seem to assist the sound). I guess I recommend buying a good quality matched kit with decent crossovers.
Sorry, but this is wrong. The crossover divides the frequencies going to each driver, it does not affect the power. What you get is 50w at > 3500Hz (for example) going to the tweeter and 50w at < 3500Hz going to the mid
if your seriously into music go new splits i love my music and am workin on gettin a fully worked set up to sound great. if you want to get great quality sound it is suggested that you go a for a set of 5 1/4 inch (which is pioneers or kenwoods 6") rainbow or DLS they are top brands but price is there. just an option good luck with it
damn 10 minute rule Unless you are talking about bottom of the range splits or rare high quality co-axials there is a big difference. Even if the drivers are similar, a set of splits has a full crossover with low pass for the mids whereas a co-axial generally (in 99% of cases) only has a high pass for the tweeter. The coaxial positioning is actually better than having them seperated because you get a single point source for the sound, some manufacturers make (or did, it's been a while since I was really interested in audio) co-incident speakers where the tweeter is inside the voice coil of the mid so the two cones are fush.
