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PatrickSAN · 11-07-2012, 01:30 PM

I was thinking about the possibility of using the OEM 3.5" location for an aftermarket 3.5" coaxial speaker and then using component 6.5" woofers in the doors, then disconnecting the OEM tweeters altogether. Any thoughts on this approach? What would you recommend for crossovers, building my own?

With a small 4-channel amp in active mode, this would be fairly simple, leaving the rears to run off of the HU and all 4 channels of the front on the amp. The other option would be all of the 3.5" speakers on the headunit (with bass-blockers on them) and the doors bandpassed off of the amp. If you went with a 4-channel, that would allow 2 channels for a subwoofer.

This is all in the concept phase- thoughts?

11-07-2012, 01:30 PM	#1
PatrickSAN Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Drives: SWP GR 5DR Location: 25403 Posts: 32 Thanks: 5 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Thoughts on a "component" setup with a 3.5" dash and 6.5" door setup? I was thinking about the possibility of using the OEM 3.5" location for an aftermarket 3.5" coaxial speaker and then using component 6.5" woofers in the doors, then disconnecting the OEM tweeters altogether. Any thoughts on this approach? What would you recommend for crossovers, building my own? With a small 4-channel amp in active mode, this would be fairly simple, leaving the rears to run off of the HU and all 4 channels of the front on the amp. The other option would be all of the 3.5" speakers on the headunit (with bass-blockers on them) and the doors bandpassed off of the amp. If you went with a 4-channel, that would allow 2 channels for a subwoofer. This is all in the concept phase- thoughts?