Audio input for upgrades
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Only the JL my friend. No need to bridge the SS TN4.900. That amp will run any speaker out there with power. Again, Guy's go with all the name brand stuff and talk down about the SS not having good SQ. But IMO you can't beat the TN4.900. I love that amp to this day and I've gone through some amps over the years!! Pretty much all of them. 
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I like the Focals up front! They are just really sensitive speakers and they HAVE to be tuned just right or they will blow. With the BT4180 not having gain settings I'm not sure the KRC's and the BT4180 is a good match. I know guys who have ran that set up but I wouldn't feel comfortable with no control over the amp. But that's just me. The KRC's will sound great with that amp! For how long is the question? No worries on blowing the AW's they will take plenty of power.
Yeah the JL XD400/4. It's one of my favorite amps bridged. It's a weak amp if you use it to drive 4 speakers at 75 watts per speaker. Night and day difference when you run it bridged at 200 watts with two speakers. So yeah you would need two amps. Bridge one to the AW's and one to the 6x9's and it doesn't get any better than that!
But back to your original question. The BT4180 would be a good fit with the AW's up front and the Hat 6x9's in the lids. Those HAT's sound good back there and likewise the Moto 692's. But they sound much better bridged to the JL.
Yeah the JL XD400/4. It's one of my favorite amps bridged. It's a weak amp if you use it to drive 4 speakers at 75 watts per speaker. Night and day difference when you run it bridged at 200 watts with two speakers. So yeah you would need two amps. Bridge one to the AW's and one to the 6x9's and it doesn't get any better than that!
But back to your original question. The BT4180 would be a good fit with the AW's up front and the Hat 6x9's in the lids. Those HAT's sound good back there and likewise the Moto 692's. But they sound much better bridged to the JL.
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Gannicus; I've been talked in to leaving my Focal PC up front running running off the arc 125.2 for now. Then install another arc amp 600.4 bridged to run the 6x9 arc 692 in lids. Is 300 watts too much if the gains are set right? Or am I better off with the JL 400/4 bridged? Also, will the front stage work well with this? I've got this audio guy locally try to sell me Focal amps and decided against that, now he wants to bridge the 600.4 for the 6x9 692. Any other helpful thoughts before I pull the trigger and end this indecisive behavior. Thanks bro for all your help.
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Go all JL Bro! Pick up a JL MHX 280/4 and bridge it to these speakers:
http://www.adcaraudio.com/store/prem...hi-end-coaxial
If you want to run the 692's pick up a JL 400/4 and bridge it to the 692's.
Indecisive behavior over.
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I like the Focals up front! They are just really sensitive speakers and they HAVE to be tuned just right or they will blow. With the BT4180 not having gain settings I'm not sure the KRC's and the BT4180 is a good match. I know guys who have ran that set up but I wouldn't feel comfortable with no control over the amp. But that's just me. The KRC's will sound great with that amp! For how long is the question? No worries on blowing the AW's they will take plenty of power.
Yeah the JL XD400/4. It's one of my favorite amps bridged. It's a weak amp if you use it to drive 4 speakers at 75 watts per speaker. Night and day difference when you run it bridged at 200 watts with two speakers. So yeah you would need two amps. Bridge one to the AW's and one to the 6x9's and it doesn't get any better than that!
But back to your original question. The BT4180 would be a good fit with the AW's up front and the Hat 6x9's in the lids. Those HAT's sound good back there and likewise the Moto 692's. But they sound much better bridged to the JL.
Yeah the JL XD400/4. It's one of my favorite amps bridged. It's a weak amp if you use it to drive 4 speakers at 75 watts per speaker. Night and day difference when you run it bridged at 200 watts with two speakers. So yeah you would need two amps. Bridge one to the AW's and one to the 6x9's and it doesn't get any better than that!
But back to your original question. The BT4180 would be a good fit with the AW's up front and the Hat 6x9's in the lids. Those HAT's sound good back there and likewise the Moto 692's. But they sound much better bridged to the JL.
Front stage is matched up well with the Focal PC165's and the Arc 125.2. Problem is those speakers sound much better when you throw about 125 watts to em. You're only throwing 70 watts per speaker. You need some better power handling speakers and a more powerful amp @ 4 ohms. If you like the Focals the KRC's or the KRX2's are the ones to have.
Go all JL Bro! Pick up a JL MHX 280/4 and bridge it to these speakers:
http://www.adcaraudio.com/store/prem...hi-end-coaxial
If you want to run the 692's pick up a JL 400/4 and bridge it to the 692's.
Indecisive behavior over.
Go all JL Bro! Pick up a JL MHX 280/4 and bridge it to these speakers:
http://www.adcaraudio.com/store/prem...hi-end-coaxial
If you want to run the 692's pick up a JL 400/4 and bridge it to the 692's.
Indecisive behavior over.
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The best setup I've heard to date, on a 4 speaker only system, is the JL 400/4v2 bridged DD 6.5/at30 tweets in the fairing. Tourpack has the focal krc 165.3 with the JL mx280/4 bridged to them. I personally have this on one of my bikes, with the JL TWK DSP, and have done this exact setup on several bikes and the sound is phenomenal. I have2 more setups like this going in this weekend but using the new version of the JL fix 86 in place of the TWK.
But if you ask 10 people you will get 10 different answers, lol.
Id listen to gannicus and go JL amps. Price to power/specs is non comparable to other amps and they sound damn good.
But if you ask 10 people you will get 10 different answers, lol.
Id listen to gannicus and go JL amps. Price to power/specs is non comparable to other amps and they sound damn good.
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The best setup I've heard to date, on a 4 speaker only system, is the JL 400/4v2 bridged DD 6.5/at30 tweets in the fairing. Tourpack has the focal krc 165.3 with the JL mx280/4 bridged to them. I personally have this on one of my bikes, with the JL TWK DSP, and have done this exact setup on several bikes and the sound is phenomenal. I have2 more setups like this going in this weekend but using the new version of the JL fix 86 in place of the TWK.
But if you ask 10 people you will get 10 different answers, lol.
Id listen to gannicus and go JL amps. Price to power/specs is non comparable to other amps and they sound damn good.
But if you ask 10 people you will get 10 different answers, lol.
Id listen to gannicus and go JL amps. Price to power/specs is non comparable to other amps and they sound damn good.
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Zippo, wishing good fortune to you on the upgrade. When you are done, I am looking for an Arc Audio 125.2 and maybe we can strike a deal
***never mind, got a cv B54***
***never mind, got a cv B54***
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