Well im starting to piece my system together so far all i have is my componets.



I will power them with a JL 300/2

 

big a$$ picture....focals are nice though and pumping them with 150rms will be sweet

 

Fixed the big picture

 

Would i be better off using a JL 300/2 or a JL 300/4 to power those? Will they handle 150 watts daily.

 

Use the 4 channel amp on the highs and mids and the 2 channel amp on the subs. FOCALS kick a$$ and you will be extremely happy with the money you spent on them; they are worth every penny. By the way here are mine.

 

Dang thats sweet

 

I will be running a JL 1000/1 for the sub channel. I figured the 4chan may be better for the front stage. I was afraid 150 watts would be a bit much.

 

What sub enclosure is that?......I have the Focals also

 

you will be fine with a 300/2 or a 300/4, but since you are only using the amp with a set of components in the front i would recommend just the 300/2. it'll save you a little money, and give you all the settings you'd be using with the 300/4 anyway, and running the same amount of power to each speaker.

 

Ok cool. I cant wait to get all this installed. Im goin to run the AVIC-Z1 head unit. Focal componets with a JL 300/2 1 12" FI Q Sealed with a JL 1000/1 amp. Goin to use the rockford fopsgate 3sixty.2 for eq'n

 

That is the TC Customs fiberglass box W/ 2 10's. It is painted to match the car. Quality stuff. Here is a closer look.

 

I had a 300/4 setup with a low-pass on the mids and high-pass on the tweets, sounded AMAZING bi-amped. Honestly though, for the sake of ease / simplicity / etc I would just run a 300/2 and call it a day. <3 the Poly Glass stuff (and Poly Kevlar).

 

How dies biamping work? If you could explain a little more.

 

"Z"orilla: Where did you mount your front tweets? In the sail panel? Do you have a pic of how that looks? The sail panels are pretty tiny in this car and a lot of tweeters look out of place. I've been trying to decide where I want to install my tweeters when I finally do my install.

To OP: Focals are the way to go for quality. You will be hard pressed to find a better sounding speaker for the money. This of course is all opinion of the individual listener. I am a huge Boston Acoustics fan, but I think I'm going Focal in the Z. I might do 2 Boston Acoustics G510 subs though. They are incredible subs. I had 2 in my Xterra with 300 watts rms to each in approx 0.8 cu ft (each), they were unbeatable. Deep, clean and tight.

 

In a traditional setup, you use two amp channels to run into the crossovers of the components. The power gets filtered by frequency and is then distrubuted to the tweeter and the midrange driver within the crossover. The crossovers are designed specifically for the drivers that they are matched to for frequency and power distribution by the manufacturer. This is why this setup is very simple. All the guesswork and math is taken out of it for the installer/consumer.

In a bi-amp setup, you are using 4 amp channels. 1 channel dedicated to 1 driver.

Most higher end component systems now offer "bi-ampable" crossovers. Many audiophiles don't see this as being a true bi-amp because it defeats the purpose of true biamping......flexability. If you use the bi-ampable factory crossover, the only advantage you have is that you can customize the power input to each individual driver.

An audiophile will tell you to be truly biamped, you should have an active crossover network filtering the signal, then feeding the amp, which then feeds the individual drivers (eliminating the crossovers that came with the components). This allows you to taylor the frequency cutoffs AND the power distribution to the individual drivers.

My opinion is that unless you are entering sound Q competitions, the "true" bi-amp with an active crossover is not worth the effort/cost. Leave the crossover points and tuning to the guys/girls who designed the component set. Bi-amping using the passive crossovers that came with the set is not a bad idea though, because you can adjust the power to the tweeters individualy if they are too bright or dull for your tastes.

 

My tweets are in the sail panel. +1 on the FOCALS!

 

WHOA!!! FOCAL.thats the most ballerest **** ever.hahaha.wish i had money for a set of those components.NICE!

 

I was looking at Focals. What is the Diff between the V1, V2, V3's ? Are they worth the step up in $ from the V1's?

 

I have the V1's in my car and they sound awesome. It is a competion vehicle and the sound quality is amazing. Some with the V2's swear the difference is noticeable for the price, but I honestly don't know if the step up is worth it.

 

Thanks, I've seen some V1 systems on Ebay for under 200.00 so I may go with one of those, If I can find one that looks legit.