Do I need passive tweeter crossovers with Bi-amp Kicker Key?

[tswannnlk]

Hey guys, im currently in the process of installing a Kicker Key 200.4 in my truck. I'm planning on bi amping it. I can't for the life of me find a straight answer on whether or not I need to use a passive crossover on my tweeters. I have my high pass filter set to 80 hertz. Im running the Kenwood Component kit on my front door and dash speakers and the dash speakers have a passive crossover installed. I have heard from people that I should leave it installed because the Kicker crossover isn't enough. I have also heard that the Kicker bi amp crossover is fine. I have also read that depending on whether or not your dash speakers are a "tweeter" or just a dash speaker it will apply a different crossover. To my knowledge, the dash speakers in the Kenwood kit I'm running are actually 2 way dash speakers with a tweeter built in.

Also, does anyone have any tips on running new dash speaker wire? Am I able to just drop it down through the holes in the dash into the driver and passenger footwell or does it require me to remove the entire massive dash cover?

Any help would be great!

 

[SitKneelBend]

Hey guys, im currently in the process of installing a Kicker Key 200.4 in my truck. I'm planning on bi amping it. I can't for the life of me find a straight answer on whether or not I need to use a passive crossover on my tweeters. I have my high pass filter set to 80 hertz. Im running the Kenwood Component kit on my front door and dash speakers and the dash speakers have a passive crossover installed. I have heard from people that I should leave it installed because the Kicker crossover isn't enough. I have also heard that the Kicker bi amp crossover is fine. I have also read that depending on whether or not your dash speakers are a "tweeter" or just a dash speaker it will apply a different crossover. To my knowledge, the dash speakers in the Kenwood kit I'm running are actually 2 way dash speakers with a tweeter built in.

Also, does anyone have any tips on running new dash speaker wire? Am I able to just drop it down through the holes in the dash into the driver and passenger footwell or does it require me to remove the entire massive dash cover?

Any help would be great!

I would leave it just as it is for now. The DSP process can detect what type of speaker is installed and tune accordingly using the supplied microphone. If you don't like the sound, you can try to tune it without the passive crossovers. The dash speakers must be setup on AMP1 of the Kicker Key and door speakers on AMP2. The dash speakers will not require that you remove the dash and you can route wires just as you said.

 

[tswannnlk]

I would leave it just as it is for now. The DSP process can detect what type of speaker is installed and tune accordingly using the supplied microphone. If you don't like the sound, you can try to tune it without the passive crossovers. The dash speakers must be setup on AMP1 of the Kicker Key and door speakers on AMP2. The dash speakers will not require that you remove the dash and you can route wires just as you said.

Thanks so much. I'll definitely try setting it all up with the crossovers still installed. Regarding the different amps on the Kicker, it definitely confused me when I realized for my setup I am only using two inputs on the Kicker harness and not 4. I'm only using the front left and right inputs for bi amping with the fader off and then simply having my rear speakers powered off of the head unit. I'm going to give running new dash speaker wire a shot this afternoon and see how it goes. I have heard things about people saying their sound quality was not great and that the remedy was making sure the Kicker EQ switch was off until after they had tuned it? Why would this be the case?

 

[SitKneelBend]

Thanks so much. I'll definitely try setting it all up with the crossovers still installed. Regarding the different amps on the Kicker, it definitely confused me when I realized for my setup I am only using two inputs on the Kicker harness and not 4. I'm only using the front left and right inputs for bi amping with the fader off and then simply having my rear speakers powered off of the head unit. I'm going to give running new dash speaker wire a shot this afternoon and see how it goes. I have heard things about people saying their sound quality was not great and that the remedy was making sure the Kicker EQ switch was off until after they had tuned it? Why would this be the case?

The Kicker EQ provides a slight bump in the curve to treble and base. The goal when setting the kicker for calibration is to have everything as flat as possible, then adjust to your liking after setup. The gains need to be turned all the way down as well. One set of inputs is fine...