question on crossovers/wires/big 3

[nelS]

guys, need your inputs on the ff;

1. Ano mga options kung saan pwede i install ang crossover? why?
2. For budget set up, kailangan ba branded wires or pwede na yung generic? what size ang ginagamit sa LnC application?
3. Kailangan ba talaga yung big 3 upgrade kahit budget/entry level lang ang set up?

Thanks

[speed unlimited]

Hindi na kailangan branded wire Gauge 8 ayos na makikita mo naman strand sa loob ng wire kung makapal.

[v6dreamer]

A cross-over is what seperates the treble signals out of the positive cable coming from the amp, and sends them to either the midrange driver, if the speakers have one, or the tweeter. If there IS a mid-range driver, then another 'cross-over' capacitor of a different value of mH (milli-Humphrys') is used to leave the mid-range part of the signal with the mid-range driver, and send the high treble notes to the tweeter.
If you have bought good quality 6x9's, they will have these in the speakers already.

If you are not picky any car stereo wire will do for your cross-over but no smaller than 14 guage(12 guage is ideal).

Forget about Big 3. If you are in serious competition of sounds than can awaken the long time dead people, then you should, if not....leave it as is.

[nelS]

Thanks sa mga reply sirs. How about yung crossover na kasama ng component speaker(seps), saan siya dapat i install? kailangan ba nakatago?

[Marky86]

una crossover yan po ang nag hihiwalay ng signals from your source through the amplifier to your output device (speakers)

pangalawa if your planning to go Loud and Clear go get straight to guage 4 wires para more current ang dadaloy generic is good but branded once like firland audio is better.. konte lang naman difference nila sa price dun ka na sa branded.

pangatlo big 3 aka grounding kits are important lalo na sa mga matataas ang wattage ng system or even low wattage once... why? kasi po it helps po sa charging system ng sasakyan mo if you leave it stock tapos mataas system mo aside sa maaring masira ang battery mo pwede ring masira ang alternator mo.. not to mention yung amlifiers and speakers.. why ule? because you amplifier has a required minimum voltage to pass through it so if you hit below it like lets say 11v or 10v kiss your amplifier goodbye and dahil mababa ang boltahe na dumadaloy sa amplifier dirty signals na binabato nun sa speakers mo... you know what will happen next.. thats right byebye speakers.

[nelS]

[quote=Marky86;1417367]una crossover yan po ang nag hihiwalay ng signals from your source through the amplifier to your output device (speakers)


Thanks sir. Saan po part ng sasakyan ba kinakabit ang crossover? Meron po kasi ako nakikita na naka exposed, yung iba nakatago ata...

[[archie]]

crossover are for the speakers, para hiwalay yung high low and mid range na tunog. maybe the one your saying is the crossover for the seps... yung nakalitaw.

there are two types...

passive crossover - most common... example into yung stock na kasama sa package. it blocks unwanted audio band for the intended speaker. it uses capacitors etc. to roll off the frequencies. common sa stocks seps set.

electronic crossover - eto naman yung active yung pag put off niya ng unwanted sounds or audio band. naseset nito kung paano lalabas yung tunog. mostly used for competition level SQ style.

hth

[nelS]

yes sir, yung crossover po na kasama ng seps yung tinutukoy ko kung saan part ng sasakyan pwede ilagay(sorry po kung naguluhan kayo sa tanong ko)? kasi po meron ako nabasa na yung iba sa loob ng door nilalagay, yung iba sa ilalim ng dashboard, yung iba sa may kick panale, etc. Meron bang ninimum distance required from crossover to midbass/crossover to tweeter? Tama po ba na as much as possible eh mag kakalapit lang ang midbass, crossover and tweeter sa isa't isa para ma lessen ang loss sa cables?

[[archie]]

yes sir, yung crossover po na kasama ng seps yung tinutukoy ko kung saan part ng sasakyan pwede ilagay(sorry po kung naguluhan kayo sa tanong ko)? kasi po meron ako nabasa na yung iba sa loob ng door nilalagay, yung iba sa ilalim ng dashboard, yung iba sa may kick panale, etc. Meron bang ninimum distance required from crossover to midbass/crossover to tweeter? Tama po ba na as much as possible eh mag kakalapit lang ang midbass, crossover and tweeter sa isa't isa para ma lessen ang loss sa cables?

if your talking about the stock crossover, nakatago yan sa dashboard. it does not matter kung gaano kalayo yung crossover basta ok yung wiring. i mean walang putol or misconnection. yung mga nasa kick panel, malamang better crossover yun na binili aside from the stock crossover kasi ganda i-showoff. hehe

[nelS]

thanks mag sirs.

[oj88]

1. Behind the kick panel is best.
2. Same-gauge wire of branded vs generic, there's no obvious difference for the most part. You can probably only see the difference with the help of an oscilloscope, and only under certain conditions. Beyond that, it's largely based on personal preference.
3. It will depend on your current setup. Although, having the Big3 upgraded will also allow you to have a headroom for future sound system upgrades.