high level adaptor help

cesario

cesario

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hey guys,
im having a noob moment and have a quick question
well, the high level adapter, how is it actually installed?
do the wires on the adapter box connect directly to the head unit speaker wires, then the rca plugs jacked directly into the amp and then the speakers into the amp? or am i way off on this assumption lol
so if you dont have rca output on your head unit you can use these instead?
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Yup that's right, tap into the existing speakers wires (either at the speakers or the head deck) and then you run an RCA between the LOC and the amp and then speaker wire from the amp to the new speakers.

Piece of piss mate.

If interested I do have a Fusion FX-45. It's a 4 channel LOC with front, rear and sub outputs. It has a 4 or 5 bands EQ....
 
thanks for the info
at the moment im just going through some options so i can buy properly this time
gonna get new hu, then gotta decide if i want 4x6.25" components and 1x10' sub, or 2x 6.25" components 2x 6x9"s
not 100% on everything yet,
 
Ahh ok. If you get a new head deck then get one with RCA outputs (pretty much every HU) and you won't need the LOCs then. You'd just run RCAs from the HU to the amps.

Also go for components and a 12" sub, 10s are gutless.....
 
im afraid 12's wont work for me, the type of music i listen to is like rock/metal and stuff, and iv tried a 12" with that music before and it didnt work too well lol
so i was just hoping that a 10 would work alot better
 
i have had 12'' and 2x15'' and the 12'' are the best for that type of music
 
a thought just occured to me
since my head deck has horrible signal noise (pretty sure due to rca ground/internal fuse blown) if i use these high level adaptors would that clear it up?
or would i get the same results as before?
also is there much quality diff between onboard rca to the high level adaptors?
 
or the internal earth could have blowen, happened to my old hu
 
on the size of sub bit, I'm running a pair of 10" subs off 600W RMS and they are far from gutless. They just don't play quite as low as a 12" or 15" can.
If you listen to a lot of Rock/Metal - I listen to a fair bit of AC/DC, Metallica, Iron Maiden and groups like Trivium, Nightwish, Parkway Drive, Opeth & Rammstien - there's not a lot of sub-bass but there is a lot of low-mid and mid-bass. Double-kick bass drum - classic example, Metallica - "One" - actually starts in the mid-bass range. Listen to this track on a home hi-fi with largeish (6" plus) mid/bass drivers and the sub off and you'll hear where the double kick sound starts.

A 10" sub, or two, if set up right will reach a little higher then a 12" or 15" can and can play tighter (keep up with the speed of the kicks).

just my 5 cents...
 
my 2 12" or even 15" have never had a problem with keeping up with the music, its you amp and power supply that effects that.
 
mdclear said:
my 2 12" or even 15" have never had a problem with keeping up with the music, its you amp and power supply that effects that.
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As with everything, everyone's opinion differs and everyone likes a different kind of sound. *shrug*
 
install 0g power surply, have a good amp and tune it with a 12" connected, will get it going loads better the a 10". 10's are to poppy
 
I'm just going by my consistently good scores and good comments from judges about my Sub's in SQ judging. 10's can sound really good.
 
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