Speakers Please Help

[Harper X]

i just got some new speakers for my car they are fli comp 6 components they came with a splitter box to send the seperate signals, what i want to know is do i need it? as the car has compnent speakers already is it just a streight swap or do i need to wire it in.

thank you

 

[LiCkWiD]

That box is a crossover. It seperates high freq. sound from low. If you currently have no major problems with your existing speakers, and are just swapping them for superior replacements.. then it would definitely work using the existing harware LPF/HPF.

However, the older/standard speakers probably do not support the same range as the new pair. As a result, the old/standard crossover will no doubt be wired to parse frequencies suitable for the speakers it came with.

Space is more often than not the issue with crossovers, i.e. where the hell can i secure them? I've not taken a Leon door-card off.. sorry, but I'd imagine you're not spoilt for suitable spaces.

How about a smoke-test? Wire your new mid and tweeters to the existing crossover wiring and give it a listen. If you're unimpressed or undecided, go ahead with an "out of the case" sound test with your new crossover.

The vast majority of crossovers come with terminals for different configuration patterns. One that supports higher-freq. notes parsing than the other. Almost certainly a feature not supported by any standard system I've encountered. So there are benefits to using the new crossover. (Assuming it comes with a choice of connecting alternatives).

 

[RobM]

The crossovers that come with the new speakers will be matched to the speakers themselves to get the best sound and performance out of them, so use them without a doubt if you want them to sound their best.

 

[ElasticTangent]

Does anyone know where the standard crossovers are located? I assume in the doors but not had the bottle to remove the door card yet.

 

[UncleFester]

Hope that helps That's mine with the new crossovers in but before i installed the new speakers.

 

[ElasticTangent]

Nice one!! Did you mount the new crossovers in the same position as the standard ones?

 

[UncleFester]

I have no idea where the stock crossovers are, i pulled the tweeters and speakers out, left the OEM cable and ran my own then mounted the new crossovers where you can see on the door.

I should say at this point that i'm using external amplifiers in my car so am not using any of the OEM wiring at all.

 

[RobM]

I would not be at all surprised if the standard speakers did not have crossovers. All speakers have a point at which they stop responding anyway, a natural roll off point if you like, so manufacturers can simply chose speakers that meet somewhere in the middle - i.e. where the woofers stop, the tweeters start - and not bother with crossovers.

From an hi-fi point of view this is not good news, but the vast majority of people buying cars aren't interested in that and just want a reasonable sound. Anybody who gives a slight toss about this will be looking at changing speakers anyway!

 

[kempos]

as obove or the woofer may have a small crossover fixed onto it to send the tweeter signal from that

 

[LiCkWiD]

The crossovers could be in-line. Tracing the OEM wiring from the speaker terminals back as far as poss would reveal this, one way or the other.

As mentioned in a recent reply though, running your own wires from audio-loom to speakers has distinct advantages. Nothing standard is altered, cut or removed and rolling-back to factory standard spec. is easy.