It's about time...

ragingfish · Post by **ragingfish** » Wed Jan 19, 2005 1:08 pm

That ragingfish does some REAL audio upgrades!That's right, I always screamed I would not bother changing out the speakers...but I gave in finally.Opened the rear door the other day to let the toons flow out into the open air, and the sound sounded like CRAP!So I gave in, and said well hell, I've put so much money into the car already, might as well go ALL OUT and make this interior stellar.So, I've got coming now:Audiobahn A4004t amp: That amp will power, up front, JL XR650.CSi components, courtesy of NY Pete:And in the rear, Polk momo MM6 components:Of course, as always, I'll take pics during install...But dammit, if it doesn't warm up sometime soon, I'll never get them installed.

ArcsVibe · Post by **ArcsVibe** » Wed Jan 19, 2005 8:24 pm

Looks real sweet there Mike I am picking up some speakers on my next trip to the US and can't wait to install them...

nismo · Post by **nismo** » Wed Jan 19, 2005 10:03 pm

Nice speakers. Yes, I would like to see the install pictures as well. Would be interesting to see how hard it was for other as it was for me.

damronjr · Post by **damronjr** » Wed Jan 19, 2005 10:10 pm

You'll have to let me know how that ends up sounding. I have a similar setup with Polk Momos in the front and JL's in the back. I am still running the stocker M&T amp, but I want to get a good 4 channel to replace it. Just out of curiosity, do the tweeters need a channel as well? What the, do they make 6 channel amps or can I just run the tweets with the fronts or something? Any suggestions for good amps for the door speakers within a reasonable price?

nismo · Post by **nismo** » Wed Jan 19, 2005 10:14 pm

If you buy a crossover for the front speakers and tweeters. Ask Jahntassa for more details.Inder

damronjr · Post by **damronjr** » Wed Jan 19, 2005 10:19 pm

Quote, originally posted by TRD4reel Â»If you buy a crossover for the front speakers and tweeters. Ask Jahntassa for more details.InderHuh? The front speakers (Polk Momo's) already have a crossover. But they don't connect to the stock tweeters. I don't understand. How does this crossover thing work?

Jahntassa · Post by **Jahntassa** » Wed Jan 19, 2005 10:36 pm

Crossovers take a full level signal in (meaning it has all the highs, mids, lows in the signal, either off the radio, or an amplifier), using certain electrical methods, the crossover takes that single signal and spits out two signals, one for tweeters, one for the 'woofers'.Otherwise known as a hi-pass/lo-pass. Because you're running the M&T amp, it already has these electronics built in, so there's seperate signals going to the tweeters and woofers in the front doors. However, when you change to an aftermarket amplifier, you only need a four channel, depending on your speakers.Mike's speakers come with their own crossovers. If you're using the Momo's, then you have them too. What Mike is going to do is install the JL crossovers under the front seat, using the wiring from an amp bypass kit, he's going to use the existing wiring and go from the amplifier -> crossovers -> woofer and tweeter in front door. The crossovers split up the frequencies so the tweeters only get his, and the woofers get midrange/lows. That way, the speakers aren't recieving more signal than they can reproduce. There are a few different ways to hook systems like these up, so it depends on your situation. Because I didn't have M&T's, my crossovers are mounted inside the door panels themselves.

damronjr · Post by **damronjr** » Wed Jan 19, 2005 10:47 pm

[QUOTE=Jahntassa]Jahntassa[QUOTE]Mine has the crossovers in the door as well, but I guess they're just being used to control the Polks right now. I didn't get the components since I already had the stock tweeters. Can I use the crossover from the Polks to control the stock tweeters? How would I go about this?

nismo · Post by **nismo** » Wed Jan 19, 2005 11:03 pm

So you have the momo 6.5" speaker, a momo tweeter, a crossover, and the stock tweeters up front?

damronjr · Post by **damronjr** » Wed Jan 19, 2005 11:23 pm

Quote, originally posted by TRD4reel Â»So you have the momo 6.5" speaker, a momo tweeter, a crossover, and the stock tweeters up front?The Polks are not components. They are just the door speakers with the built in tweeter. The crossovers ae installed to the Momos inside the door panel, but the stock tweeters are still running off of the samewiring from the M&T amp.

Spats · Post by **Spats** » Thu Jan 20, 2005 1:05 am

http://www.cardomain.com/id/spatsMy system what do you guys think?

Jahntassa · Post by **Jahntassa** » Thu Jan 20, 2005 7:19 am

You might be able to simply tie the stock tweeter into the wiring for the tweeter on the MOMOs.

Psychobroker · Post by **Psychobroker** » Thu Jan 20, 2005 7:34 am

Quote, originally posted by Spats Â»http://www.cardomain.com/id/spatsMy system what do you guys think?Nice, but not what this thread is about. Mike -- I have the A6004T, and had to invest in some high-quality filters to eliminate the engine noise. My audio guy couldn't figure out what the problem was...grounds were fine, wiring was fine, etc. So, you might have to look into some filters.Nice setup though

Jahntassa · Post by **Jahntassa** » Thu Jan 20, 2005 8:34 am

I have yet to get everything together for him, but I know have at least one pair of high quality RCAs..and the Pioneer unit should be okay..but.. now that you've mentioned it, it's a good reminder to have!Btw, Mike, I did find a second RCA cable

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