Trucido
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if i was to amp my components then i wouldnt need to use a crossover would i? also is it ok to use normal speaker wire to run from the amp to the components?
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Melville
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the amp should have a built in crossover and get some decent speaker cable run to the comps, Halfords will do you summit a little thicker 
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Dan
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if ure just using one amp to power the components i would use a crossover system.
if not ure tweeters are still gonna b reciving all of the signal, rather than just the higher stuff, and vis-versa
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Trucido
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austinpxx !! come on 
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Dom
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If you have a 2way comps (ie: midrange and tweeter seperate speakers) then a crossover should have been included in with it all - either an inline crossover on the tweeter etc or a external crossover, which will be a box jobby. If you have the crossover, it will be a simple case of taking the preouts from you HU into the amp and taking the speaker outputs to the crossover unit. Then each speaker is wired to the crossover
NEVER wire the crossover comps to the amp directly, without a suitable crossover unit. Sijnce the amps crossover isnt good enough!
If you have coxials, not comps, then its a simple case of wiring the amps speakers outs to the terminals on the speaker 
As for suitable speaker wire, just get some fairly decent stuff - halfords do autoleads speaker cable, about 14 quid for 10ms. Its fairly good and will be suitable for comps. Although i wouldnt use it to run subs or high powered speakers
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Trucido
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ok i have these...
Infinity 652i
Infinity 652i(bigger)
Amp for components
My Sub
My Amp
[Edited on 13-01-2004 by Trucido]
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TOMAS
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You should have a passive (box) crossover with your component set. This must still be used but you want to set the amp to AROUND 80Hz highpass. Most amps will have at least a 12dB per ocatve crossover, this is plenty good enough. Commonly people run components with 24dB slopes and sub woofers with 12dB slopes....
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Trucido
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erm no no crossover box...and you lost me on the rest
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Dom
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there coxials, well look like it, so there wont be any physical crossover, so it should be as simple as connect the + & - to the terminals Read the manual though mate, will tell ya how you do it 
As for crossover, like tomas said, sent the amps built in jobby to 80Hz and it should be fine. Although, its about personal taste personally and im sure you can adjust the bass on your front/rear preouts without affect the sub preout (if you HU has 3 preouts etc)
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