Just got these speakers

03CelicaMD

I know these speakers are amazing but I need some help I got the crossover and I dont know what I have to do with it do I need to install it if im only getting subs? or do I have to put them in anyway?

McLoki

Welcome to Club Polk. Congrats on the new speakers. My telepathy is on the fritz (sunspots or something) can you at least descibe the speakers you are picturing in your mind???

Anyway - welcome and congrats,

Michael

03CelicaMD

haha thanks and yeah sorry i forgot to mention that but i have these... http://www.polkaudio.com/caraudio/products/speakers/6-1-2/mmc650/ and im not to sure what to do with the crossover

McLoki

I would post the question again in the car audio section. (under the black bar labeled "on the move" on the main forum page)

may get more hits there. Anyway - looks nice, congrats.

Bryan M

Heya,

Did you buy these new? If so, you should have got a manual explaining what to do. If not, check this link for a manual : http://www.polkaudio.com/downloads/manuals/car/PolkMomo_CoaxManual.pdf

But yes, you need to use the x-over. The x-over filters out the bass from the tweeter, and the higher and lower frequencies from the mid (the frequencies a sub and tweeter would normally play).
If you plug the speaker staright into the amp, you could damage one of the components.

basically, plug the amp onto the side that says something to the effect of 'to amp out' (as can be seen on page 5 of that link I sent you.
The other 2 outputs will goto the tweeter and mid, they should be marked accordingly.

When you get a sub, you would need to filter out all the upper frequencies (around 100hz up, depending on what you want).
You can normally do that by using the amp itself, which have bult in x-overs.

hope that helps,
cya

03CelicaMD

thanks a lot that does one last question when i put the crossover into the speaker what do i do with the other end?

concealer404

Are you on Celicatech?

03CelicaMD

no that a website?

concealer404

Yeah, was just curious.... www.celicatech.com

There's a guy over there with a similar user name.

Curiousity satisfied

/threadjack

03CelicaMD

sorry not me

Bryan M

the output of the x-over goes to the speakers, and the 'other side' goes to the amp.

You will have 2 outputs on one side (one for tweeter and one for woofer/mid). The other side will be the input from the amp to the x-over.

Basically like this

AMP----> X-over ======> Speakers (2 outputs, one for mid, one for tweeter).

the whole point of the x-over, as said, is to filter out frequencies to the speakers. This stops them from being damaged, and also lets them play to their full potential, by only handling the frequencies they are made for (tweeters high freq, mid middle to low).

Check the manual out though, it explains everything better than I can.

cya

03CelicaMD

you did a really good job but if i dont have an amp where would i put it into or do all cars come stock with one because i dont remember seeing one in my car

concealer404

03CelicaMD wrote: »

you did a really good job but if i dont have an amp where would i put it into or do all cars come stock with one because i dont remember seeing one in my car

No separate amp in your car, in this case, it would go to your headunit.