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Originally Posted by silkster
I checked out the Eq and it seems pretty impressive, what i wanted to know was for the set UP that I am going with is the EQ going to be used alone or is it to be used in conjuction with the LOC.
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Not quite sure what you mean here. The EQS has 6 channels of throughput and the LC6 has 6 channels of thoughput.
But your OEM amp has F tweets, F mids, F midbass, R mids, R midbass, and sub channels. Your Head Unit has L and R output but no Front or Rear, and it may or may not vary with the volume controls on the radio and steering wheel (I know this last 04/2005 X5 did not support the volume controls on that fixed line out).
How do you plan to interface the LC6? I don't see that it can handle all the channels you need on the output side, and if you use it on the input sidee, I don't know if you can configure the knob on the LC6 to control overally volume instead of just the sub output level that it's labeled to control.
If you use the LC6 on the preamp lines (which it's not designed for) you have 4 channels left over, as you also do with the EQS, unless you "Y" into the EQS and EQ your F and R and Sub channels separately. I find that of dubious value, but I'm not sure what you're planning.
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Originally Posted by silkster
Also can you tell me what would be a pluses and minuses in going with a aftermarket 3 way system say a (DLS ur36s). instead of just the 2 way.Thanks
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The theoretical benefits of a three-way are that you can get better vocals out of the dome midrange and that its dispersion characteristics in the midrange are better than a piston-cone speaker at the upper end of its frequency response. As speakers go up in frequency, their dispersion gets worse and worse, with an equation that is related to diameter. That's why small dome mids do better than cone midbass for off-axis response.
Of course, I don't see the DLS dome mids fitting in the OEM locations in the dash, so I think it's a moot point. The smallest DLS dome mid is a 2.5" dome not counting the frame, and the BMW cone mids ate only 2" across.
Also the DLS dome mids are not rated to play as low as the OEM cone mids, so they would blow up if you tried to use them as a direct replacement using the OEM signals from the amp.
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Originally Posted by silkster
And if I were to go with the 3 way set would i need say an additional amplifier say a 2 channel amp dedIcated for the rear like a (phoenix gold TI400.2) which would give me a total of 7 channels ( 4 front 2 rears 1 sub).
or is that a flawed way of looking at it.
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THe DLS three-ways CAN be run with the passive crossovers that allow two channels of amplification to run all 6 speakers. As with all speakers, the fewer passive crossovers and the more channels of active crossover/amplification you have the better off you can be.
But it doesn't matter much if they don't fit. I'd go low-xover-point tweeter in the mid location and a good capable midbass and call it a day personally.