Which amp for fronts
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Which amp for fronts
I have an 800.4 and a 400.4. Going to have gzcf 6.5 in the fairing and hertz 690 neo in the lids. Running through dsr1. Which amp for the fronts? Thanks in advance.
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Since both are 4 ohm, I would try running the gz's and the neos off the 800.4 straight up and see how it sounds. Yea they can take a bunch more power but they will work in that configuration. Try it and see how it sounds to you. You may be very surprised how it will sound. If using both then I would run the 400 bridged for the front and the 800 bridged for the rear. Just keep in mind that the 800 bridged has 400+ watts going to each so gains will have to be very conservative. Just my thought.
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Since both are 4 ohm, I would try running the gz's and the neos off the 800.4 straight up and see how it sounds. Yea they can take a bunch more power but they will work in that configuration. Try it and see how it sounds to you. You may be very surprised how it will sound. If using both then I would run the 400 bridged for the front and the 800 bridged for the rear. Just keep in mind that the 800 bridged has 400+ watts going to each so gains will have to be very conservative. Just my thought.
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I would sell of the little 400 MD grab another 800x4 and bridge both one to each setup or sell both and get a 1200x4 but your best bet is the 2 800x4 if you plan on sending power to them
High difference is sound going up in wattage. Speakers will handle it all day long and i have that identical speaker setup
The lids are hardly even noticeable at speed as well as any bass . Definitely keep the power up front no brainer
High difference is sound going up in wattage. Speakers will handle it all day long and i have that identical speaker setup
The lids are hardly even noticeable at speed as well as any bass . Definitely keep the power up front no brainer
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I would sell of the little 400 MD grab another 800x4 and bridge both one to each setup or sell both and get a 1200x4 but your best bet is the 2 800x4 if you plan on sending power to them
High difference is sound going up in wattage. Speakers will handle it all day long and i have that identical speaker setup
The lids are hardly even noticeable at speed as well as any bass . Definitely keep the power up front no brainer
High difference is sound going up in wattage. Speakers will handle it all day long and i have that identical speaker setup
The lids are hardly even noticeable at speed as well as any bass . Definitely keep the power up front no brainer
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Keeping the power up front is going to outplay the rears. The reason you have the rears is to be able to hear them as you ride and create that "bubble" effect.. First the 6.5's wont handle the same power as the 6x9's. You want to apply the power to where you need the power and it can be heard. You need more power to the rears so you CAN here them. If you put 300 to the front and 200 to the rears, the rears will be drowned out especially trying to hear them in the wind. Please be careful who you take advise from. That is a no brainer.
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Keeping the power up front is going to outplay the rears. The reason you have the rears is to be able to hear them as you ride and create that "bubble" effect.. First the 6.5's wont handle the same power as the 6x9's. You want to apply the power to where you need the power and it can be heard. You need more power to the rears so you CAN here them. If you put 300 to the front and 200 to the rears, the rears will be drowned out especially trying to hear them in the wind. Please be careful who you take advise from. That is a no brainer.
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As Gypsye said, pushing enough power to the rears WILL keep them from fading away at speed. Sure you won't notice the lower frequencies as much, but you will still be in the middle of a bubble of sound if set up right. When changing wiring around I have actually wound up overpowering my front speakers with the rears, so the notion that rears will always fade away is false.
That being said speaker choice is important. If you overpower a set of cheap 6x9s to make them louder you may just wind up blowing them. I just upgraded the amp pushing my 6x9s and can tell the speakers I have at the moment have hit their limit. Might be time to look into the new Hertz.
That being said speaker choice is important. If you overpower a set of cheap 6x9s to make them louder you may just wind up blowing them. I just upgraded the amp pushing my 6x9s and can tell the speakers I have at the moment have hit their limit. Might be time to look into the new Hertz.
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Keeping the power up front is going to outplay the rears. The reason you have the rears is to be able to hear them as you ride and create that "bubble" effect.. First the 6.5's wont handle the same power as the 6x9's. You want to apply the power to where you need the power and it can be heard. You need more power to the rears so you CAN here them. If you put 300 to the front and 200 to the rears, the rears will be drowned out especially trying to hear them in the wind. Please be careful who you take advise from. That is a no brainer.