why were the orriginals not optimal for me?...and do ya think the xover's from the focal 165 kb..might work..if anyone has the time..might they search focal crossovers on ebay ..there is only about ten sets on there none for the a1's but,,maybe you guy's could tell me if a set of those would work..thanx

 

Sorry if I was misleading. The originals were designed to work in any car but obviously it's impossible to make them perfect for every car. The only way to get it optimal for your car is to design, build, test and tweak your own. That said, the crossover frequency of 4.3k is probably fine. The tweeter is the only concern when it comes to potential damage and the new crossover frequency is no cause for alarm. The only down side here is it might not optimize the performance of the speakers regarding slope and crossover frequency.

 

ok i cant seem to get the originals any where...How bout this idea...what if i got 2 kicker impluse x2i electronic xover's...would,nt they give me alot of wiggle room. would i have to amp these thing...i already have a two channel amp for the fronts.can i use this or do i still need a four channel amp'..anyone know these xovers or used them before

 

The x2i is an older unit but will work fine (it's been replaced by the KX2). It's a stereo unit so you will only need one. You can use your existing amp for the tweeters but you will need another for the woofers. What size is your existing amp?

 

i have jalats old rf px200..for the front its a two channel..and a kicker 400w for the sub..which i got off slaughter.who i havent seen in a while...so ur saying if i get one kx2 i will be back in bussiness..seeming as i have an amp for the sub and a two channel for the fronts..?

 

You will need:

• one amp for the sub
• 4 amp channels for the front components

Whether you use a single 4 channel amp for the front or two 2 channel amps makes no difference. Seeing as you already have one 2 channel amp (RF P200) you might as well just get one more amp. I believe that amp will drive 50 watts into 4 ohms so if you get another amp buy one the same size or a little bigger. Use the bigger one for the woofers.

 

and one two way elctronic xover?

 

Yep. One 2way electronic crossover, two amps, and one set of component speakers. All this is for the front.

Plus the existing subwoofer setup of course, it will remain unchanged. The subwoofers were not included in the diagrams in my last post.

 

Welcome back Keven Murray!... lots of posts today so your making up for lost time

 

lol thanks John! I'm nursing a cold today so I've got some time to kill.