Right guys, i have a 2 way amplifier linked up to my subwoofer. I also have two 6x9 and two coaxial up front.

The 6x9's and coaxial are linked up to the headunit via the terminal round the back.

BUT i want to have it so my sub takes 99% of the base and the 6x9 and coaxial just control the high and mid tones.

anyone got a clue on how to do this?

Masen

Depending on what headunit you have, it might not be that easy. I think the only way to do it with your setup is to change the treble and & so that the treble is up full, and the bass is pretty much off.

This means that the speakers attached to the headunit get the higher frequencies. Then just turn the amp up at the back.

Buuuttt, you'll be told to lose the 6x9's, and get a decent amp for the sub and the coaxials.

Doesn't your amp have a low pass filter? Also depending on the head unit you might be able to filter the pre-out directly on the head unit.

And for the record... dump the 6x9's.

Edited 16 June, 201016 yr by Sp00n

Right guys, i have a 2 way amplifier linked up to my subwoofer. I also have two 6x9 and two coaxial up front.

The 6x9's and coaxial are linked up to the headunit via the terminal round the back.

BUT i want to have it so my sub takes 99% of the base and the 6x9 and coaxial just control the high and mid tones.

anyone got a clue on how to do this?

Masen

is you feed to the sub from a dedicated sub output on your headunit or a pre-out? vibe do a bass controller unit for about 20 notes which uses a rotary knob to vary the level of bass -stick it between your head unit and amp

hope this helps

3rded on the 6x9s

Edited 16 June, 201016 yr by macksimus

And for the record... dump the 6x9's.

I told you so...

ah sounds good then, i can get some decent coaxials up front, ditch the 6x9 and then just have the base on full via the amp and then have the bass on the head unit lower so the bass picked up on from the coaxials will be minimal but there will still be a decent amount of base as its turned up via the amp.

reasoning for the 6x9. I installed then before i had my sub, this is because i had no rear speakers what really pissed me off. May run a stealth shelf and just hide the 6x9 as they were £80! ha ha

and my sub is connected to my headunit via the RCA? port round the back, the red and black cables...

If you have a sub in the boot and 6x9's on the shelf then you are practically cancelling out the 6x9's, remove them and seal off the holes.

Wire the coax's up to the HU and set the HPF/LPF appropriately if you have one on the head unit, this doesn't affect the RCA.

Did the coax's come with a crossover?

Don't just crank up the amp to maximum bass because it will sound very poor, you need to listen to a track that you know and find the settings which give the best balanced sound as to what it should sound like.

I'm not an expert but this is what I have done in the past and usually gets decent results, the idea is the coax's do the treble and the mid's and the sub does the bass.

Edited 16 June, 201016 yr by Sp00n

If you have a sub in the boot and 6x9's on the shelf then you are practically cancelling out the 6x9's, remove them and seal off the holes.

why do the holes need "sealing" the boot doesn't need to be an airtight enclosure for the sub..?

Did the coax's come with a crossover?

unusual/unlikely for coaxials to have a separate crossover

If you have a sub in the boot and 6x9's on the shelf then you are practically cancelling out the 6x9's, remove them and seal off the holes.

why do the holes need "sealing" the boot doesn't need to be an airtight enclosure for the sub..?

Did the coax's come with a crossover?

unusual/unlikely for coaxials to have a separate crossover

1) true, infact it'll probably reduce the rattling if the holes are left, however I would cover with material as it will look quite pikey, lol.

2) I know but its possible and would make the job easier.

sorry if i got rid of the 6x9 i would be left with holes, not sure why i said seal. and they look wank. ha ha. I tried the trebble trick today and it worked alright, need to play around with a few settings then it should be all good.

thanks guys

I said seal, not you

i realized after, ha ha. Been revising like a bitch and noticed then didn't want to delete haha!

feeling quite embarrassed right now

1) true, infact it'll probably reduce the rattling if the holes are left, however I would cover with material as it will look quite pikey, lol.

i hear you. raggy speaker holes are the stereo equivalent of daniella westbrook's monostril. a new parcel shelf is the only way to go...

oh yes oh yes, seems a shame for them to go to waste, may just try slip em in somewhere discreet

you should take the next step and run either components or coaxials and run everything off an amp or two, leave the headunit to play cds and run the aux leads..

the sound quality and level is totally different,and you can fiddle with the sound and have it bang on to your tastes