Active vs Passive Setup

[Kwongwing]

You meant "off"

[Marchison]

I'm just another happy man using Active setup.

 

Initially, as I not too sure about Active setup, I brought over the passive kind of setup over to my current car, so as to make thing simple for me. Fully DIYed.

 

After much reading and finally gotten the time, I converted to Active setup by the lazy man way. Use the existing stock front & rear speaker wires and routed the HIGH(tweeter) channel (Rear channel in Passive) to the front tweeter. Of course, remove the passive crossover for the component. A half a day job till midnight. But it took me many weeks to tune the System. Also with the help of many friends carrying their favourite CD into the car and critics, plus many litres of petrol.

 

Although still fine tuning, the result is totally satisfaction . No horse run. Beside the punching mid bass, the Staging and depth are the huge difference. Every single instrument & voice are so well defined and acoustic. Imagine if I could clearly describe the diff with my cheapo equipment, what about those setup using real good stuff. Shiok ah!

 

Cheers!

[Koxxic]

really nice thread..

[Rentalz]

What i have understand is active has more power and higher watt. hence it is more powerful than passive i suppose

[Dunno]

In a way yes, because each speaker is powered by one channel instead of a tweeter+midbass combo powered by one channel. But this is not what going active is all about. More importantly is the ability to tune each speaker individually to your liking.

[Spinworkx]

Hehe, can be no also mah...if someone uses a 500Wx2 amp to run passive vs a 75x4 amp to run active, the passive more powerful liao mah...

 

To me at least, the difference in passive vs active is the ability to individually control and tune each speaker/tweeter on it's own

For passive, you can only tune Left and Right since the left speaker/tweeter is controled together and same for the right so you only have control over volume and tuning settings for L and R....whereas for active you can tune L(tweeter), L(Speaker), R(tweeter),R(speaker)...total of 4, passive only 2...

[Bobcatsysop]

Hi Spinworkx and Dunnounme,

Dunno if we are wasting our time replying to this Rentalz Bro who Registered on Apr 14, 2008 at 6:55 PM Logout same day at 7:08 PM. So within 13 minutes, he posted a total of 27 posts and thereafter didn't see him as his Last Logon was still Apr 14, 2008, 7:08 PM

[Gr80]

Wow! so insightful. I'm that type as long as I can here sound coming from the speakers, I'm happy.

[Yongmeng81]

hi to all experts, i got problem with my sound system, it seems to get distort sound when its playing high pith, whats the problem? i on Pioneer 7950 the 2 din 6 disc changer, helix component speekers with tweeter only no mid range, jbl amps.

 

whats the use of mid range speakers? does it help?

 

noobs

[ZeroGraviity]

Sorry to crash topic, I was thinking of changing my audio system and I would like to get some opinions.

 

I have 1k budget on Speakers/ Amps/ woofer and am actually looking at those that comes in a set at chuan sing auto and audioedge.

 

Basically, it's like Rockford fosgate vs I'm not sure what audioedge have.. some $880 and $1380 sets.. It's like a mixture of brands, orion subwoofer, d1/d3 speakers.

 

So looking at the 1k range, any recommendations or comments? ><'

[SGCMalvinsiow]

Sorry to crash topic, I was thinking of changing my audio system and I would like to get some opinions.

 

I have 1k budget on Speakers/ Amps/ woofer and am actually looking at those that comes in a set at chuan sing auto and audioedge.

 

Basically, it's like Rockford fosgate vs I'm not sure what audioedge have.. some $880 and $1380 sets.. It's like a mixture of brands, orion subwoofer, d1/d3 speakers.

 

So looking at the 1k range, any recommendations or comments? ><'

 

sometimes its good to shop around a few vendors and listen to the sample units. it also depends if you want SQ or SPL. 1K will give you a entry level system excluding your HU.

[ZeroGraviity]

sometimes its good to shop around a few vendors and listen to the sample units. it also depends if you want SQ or SPL. 1K will give you a entry level system excluding your HU.

 

haha thanks.. 2 months old thread give you dig up.. anyway, I got my sound system partially done le.. Not sure when i will complete it. I need one more amp and maybe a capacitor if it makes a diff (sounds cool to have).

Currently my amp is powering the front speakers and sub, so there isn't the 'surround sound' effect feeling..

[PeterKang]

Sorry to crash topic, I was thinking of changing my audio system and I would like to get some opinions.

 

I have 1k budget on Speakers/ Amps/ woofer and am actually looking at those that comes in a set at chuan sing auto and audioedge.

 

Basically, it's like Rockford fosgate vs I'm not sure what audioedge have.. some $880 and $1380 sets.. It's like a mixture of brands, orion subwoofer, d1/d3 speakers.

 

So looking at the 1k range, any recommendations or comments? ><'

 

My very 1st time @ audio shop also cost me $1k to have a basic setup - Pioneer HU, Hertz front speaker, rainbow rear speaker, 8inc under seat Blaupunkt woofer and a sony 4ch amp.

[Yuan]

My very 1st time @ audio shop also cost me $1k to have a basic setup - Pioneer HU, Hertz front speaker, rainbow rear speaker, 8inc under seat Blaupunkt woofer and a sony 4ch amp.

 

Wow....First time and you had everything all in.

[PeterKang]

Wow....First time and you had everything all in.

 

ya but it`s just a very very basic setup for a beginner to feel e different n a new road to learn this hobby..

[Amanda0103]

i am very happy to jion the clubs

 

[PeterKang]

i am very happy to jion the clubs

 

U also into ICE too ?

[Leeke1]

active setup - can have better control over the sound stage..the width...the depth and tonality

passive - hard to control the positioning unless u r very very pro user who can optimise the right position for your speaker and offset them according to ur car acoustic. and u need to have the knowledge to set the phase of the sound thru audiophile grade components...