I want to run a 10 speaker setup (NOT INCLUDING SUBS). I plan to run 2 300 Watt (RMS amps for these 10 speakers.

I don't know if i should use 2 4-channel amps or 2 2-channel amps or even one of each.

I will have 4 6.5 inch speakers in the rear stock locations. Should I use a 4-channel (JL 300/4) amp for this. I figure if i use a 4-channel amp with a built in crossover... i would be able to make the 6.5's in the rear deck at a higher freq. and the 6.5's in the rear doors with lower freqs. If i use a 2-channel amp (JL 300/2) I would have to keep all 4 at the same freq. JL 300/4 or JL 300/2 for the rear? Why?

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For the front channel I would like to run a 6.5 inch component and a 8 inch bass driver. Same questions as above. Should i use the 4-channel amp to get lowers freqz. to the 8's and higher to the 6.5's? JL 300/4 or JL 300/2 for the front? Why?

Thank you so much in advance. I know its a long question.

Oh yeah... I will mount the front speakers in a custom kickpanel.

 

to the speakers, space considerations, and amp quality.

I find it odd that you want to run 10 speakers off of only 600 Watts, but are going to go through all this trouble.

The bulit-in crossovers on the JL amps are of average quality, IMO.

I'm not sure how you're going to fit a 6.5" component speaker, unless you mean midrange driver. Even with a custom kickpanel.

Personally, I think you should reconsider your design a bit -- I believe with the effort and money you seem to want to put into this, you could put together a much better system than what you have suggested.

 

As of now i have a 300/4 channel amp running 2 5.25 comps and 6.5s in the back. 75watts rms for each speaker.

I dont think i need more then 600watts. It will be 75watts for each of the 4 rear speakers and 75 for each of the front.

I am not sure how to setup the front really.

I know I do not have enough power and this is why I want to add another amp and 4 more speakers.

What would you suggest?

 

What would you do if you had a JL 300/4 amp and a JL 500/1 amp.

I want to get a third amp which would also be a Jl 300/4 or 300/2.

What speakers, subs, setup would you use.

 

no complaints or problems here. ask hdclown if it was enough. and not really sure about the jl onboard crossover comment, but oh well. sure an external may provide a *little* better shaping ability, but it is also another component to bring noise into the system.

 

Personally, I would run a little more power than that for the rear speakers, mostly because they are large and will require a little more driver power. However, what you have *is* enough power to get some decent sound.

Rear Speakers:
I would recommend running the deck speakers at the lower frequencies. The ability to detect direction increases with frequency -- I would rather people hear sound from in front of them than behind them.

The foot well speakers in the back should probably be band-limited to the mid range. This is so that the rear passengers get some directionality from the speakers, but not so much that it sounds like it's down at their feet.

Front Speakers:
I would put in some high quality tweeters in the doors, with mid range drivers in the footwell of the door.
If you put some bass drivers in those custom panels you mentioned, that would sound pretty sweet.

Other concerns:
If you plan to have seperate bass drivers (whether up front or in the rear), they are going to use quite a bit more power. Esp. if you plan to put 8-inch drivers in: that is in the subwoofer category already.

What are your plans for a sub? Are you putting one in at all? If you are, you may consider only running 8 speakers (no bass drivers up front). There's really no reason for directional bass drivers (as per earlier comment), and it would make your install easier, as well as address any power concerns.

 

driving the 8-inch bass drivers.

It also depends a great deal on what kind of music one listens to. If you're pushing a great deal of low-frequency, then you can overheat the amps if you start running at peak too often.

I have a 250 Watt amp driving a 12" sub that is turned almost all the way down (Flat frequency response, no bass boosting here...), and I have blown out that amp once already.

 

I am 100% sure on have 4 6.5s in the back running from a 300/4.

For the subs i now have 2 10W3's running from a JL 500/1. IN the future i might get a 1000/1 and run 3 10W6's.

Here is where i run into trouble. I have to have the front amped also. I want to stick with JL and can pretty much only use the 300.4 or 300.2. I can only fit 5.25 in the front doors without the kickpanel. I cannot find 5.25 comps. that can handle 150watts each. I know i can have the gain down all the way; but then why get a 300 watt amp.

your input please...

thanx for the last replys

 

this way I can find speakers that would be capable of handling the power.

Or get should I stick with a kicpanel with both component speakers and midbass drivers?

 

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