dear sifus,

my current humble and not at all impressive set-up:

head unit - fac stock (accord 2010)
Comp - Focal Access 165 A1
Amp - Audio System F4-240


question:

a friend recently gave me a pre-amp (bostwick), so i am wondering the following:

1. can i go active with my current set-up?
2. If can / can not, what other things required for me to go active?

Thanks

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Added on May 10, 2011, 4:39 pmoh ya a few other things:

1. what are the advantages?

2. is it more adviseable just to go passive?

This post has been edited by amjb76: May 10 2011, 04:39 PM

1. to help you better... we need to at least know what model is your given pre-amp... a picture of the knobs would also help...

2. What you need to go active, is a electronics crossover with at least one output for the following, high, mid(bandpass), low. the wider the adjustment capabilities is a plus point, just in case... other availabilities is using a processor, like the Alpine PXA-H701 and sorts...

3. advantages is that you could do a fine tunings easily with just a dial of knob or input the values... able to control individual range's(High, Mid, Low) gain level.

4. both active and passives have their own pros and cons... while active provides easy accessibility compared to passives, but it invites you to keep trying even when you got your settings right, and in the end, not knowing which one sounds best, sometimes it makes you stray away and got lost...

Sifu Craziechild,

this is the best advice that i've received so far regarding going active.

for now i'll just stick with passive lah

btw if you are next in JB do PM me, so we can go yam cha and do some TT hehehe... and if sifu bafukie is around can get him to join as well

thanks again!

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Added on May 11, 2011, 8:25 amoh one more thing,

what do you think of the JL Audio Cleansweep as compared to Alpine PXA-H701?



This post has been edited by amjb76: May 11 2011, 08:25 AM

Actually, I wanted to ask... Have you enjoy enough of your passive setup before hooping over to active?

Anyway reason that you want to go active?

Haha a very good and valid point bro! Think I'll take the advice and enjoy going passive first hahaha!

My preference is always improve slowly... further more, your HU is still stock. Not sure if you go active now, wonder what are the differences that you can feel.

Very true - thanks bro!

well the AS amp are able to do active with it's built in crossover. just that u do not have enuff channel to do that.

Sorry but o don't understand why a 4 channel amp like mine with built in crossover do not have enough channel to go active?

oh sorry.....seems like u got no sub :>