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Car Forum / Driving, Maintenance, Tuning / Car Audio / August 2005

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Need tweeter amplifier

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rekabm - 26 Aug 2005 04:29 GMT
I am looking for recommendations on a small amp just for tweeters.  I
have a Sony XM-2020 in another vehicle that is similiar to what I am
looking for, but that is not made anymore.  Any suggestions?
MZ - 26 Aug 2005 04:51 GMT
Just about anything with a built-in high-pass crossover will do nicely for
tweeters.  That is, unless you have a source unit already that provides
the filter.

> I am looking for recommendations on a small amp just for tweeters.  I
> have a Sony XM-2020 in another vehicle that is similiar to what I am
> looking for, but that is not made anymore.  Any suggestions?
rekabm - 26 Aug 2005 15:22 GMT
I already have the cross-overs, but I'm having a problem finding a
decent quality low power amp, about 20W RMS.
rekabm - 26 Aug 2005 16:24 GMT
If it has a gain adjustment on the amp, that also be nice.
MZ - 26 Aug 2005 21:46 GMT
Just about all of them do.

> If it has a gain adjustment on the amp, that also be nice.
MZ - 26 Aug 2005 21:45 GMT
If you're using passive crossovers, then you'll need a larger amp than if
you used active crossovers.

For instance, if you want to provide 20 watts to your tweeters, then you
only need to buy a 20 watt amp if the high-pass crossovers are built into
the amp or head unit (active).  If you're using passive crossovers, you'll
need *roughly* a 75-100 watt amp (depending on the xover point) to provide
the very same 20 watts to your tweeters.

The reason for this is that the amplifier still has to amplify the entire
signal if you're using passives.  With actives, the signal is already
filtered before it reaches the amplifier input.

So for this reason, and other reasons too, I strongly suggest using active
crossovers when using a dedicated tweeter amp.

> I already have the cross-overs, but I'm having a problem finding a
> decent quality low power amp, about 20W RMS.
 
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