Speaker resistance and number of channels

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superiormirage

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A few months back, NeilP and Sk93 gave me some good advice on how to upgrade my stock DSP sound system. They recommended leaving the speakers and wire in place and upgrading the amp and head unit. I decided to take their advice and have started ordering parts.

My question is: are the stock speakers 4ohm? And how many channels are run to the stock DSP amp? (I'm trying to figure out what size amp I will need)

Thanks in advance.
 
you have the following channels on the standard DSP amp

front left door mid
front left door high
front left footwell mid/low
front right door mid
front right door high
front right footwell mid/low
rear left mid
rear right mid
rear left sub
rear right sub

(so, TEN channels).

I now have mine running as follows

Front left door + high + footweel mid/low
front right door + high + footweel mid/low
rear left mid
rear right mid
rear subs.

(so, FIVE channels).

I can't remember the ohms for the speakers, but I'd say 4 is a safe bet, for everything but the subs.
The subs are a bit.. funny.. see my thread for more info on setting them up!
 
Got it. I've got a firm picture of what the wiring situation looks like now.

Last dumb question from this car audio rookie, I promise: did you use a inline crossover only on the tweeter? Or did you use one on each of the front three speakers. (You mentioned the midrange speaker just handles midrange sound, and I've been trying to figure out if I need to filter/cross it over)
 
superiormirage said:
Got it. I've got a firm picture of what the wiring situation looks like now.

Last dumb question from this car audio rookie, I promise: did you use a inline crossover only on the tweeter? Or did you use one on each of the front three speakers. (You mentioned the midrange speaker just handles midrange sound, and I've been trying to figure out if I need to filter/cross it over)
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A passive crossover (as SK mentioned) will separate the full range signal out to the three separate components.

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