Sound System Upgrade Help

[TimWor]

I am in the process of upgrading my sound system and I am still trying to figure out my amp configuration. Here is what I have so far

NAV Zen A2B
Front speakers - Focal ES 165 KX3E 3 way components
Rear speakers - Focal EC 165 KE coaxials
SGS Subwoofer
Amplifier is Audison Forza AF M5.11 bit 5 channel

My biggest question is do I need to bi-amp the Focal 3 ways up front or can I just run 2 channels upfront and 2 channels to the rear and 1 to the sub. Do I need another amp with this?

 

[The Car Stereo Company]

yes.

 

[TimWor]

Do I still need the crossovers or will the DSP in the amp do that?

 

[greatone99]

if u r not going to run active ,its kind of a waste of a 3 way front ,i would go with a component 2 way active lose the rears .

 

[TimWor]

I want to run active. So I guess I just need to add a 4 channel amp. Then I can run separate channels to each set.

 

[SoundsGoodStereo]

I am in the process of upgrading my sound system and I am still trying to figure out my amp configuration. Here is what I have so far

NAV Zen A2B
Front speakers - Focal ES 165 KX3E 3 way components
Rear speakers - Focal EC 165 KE coaxials
SGS Subwoofer
Amplifier is Audison Forza AF M5.11 bit 5 channel

My biggest question is do I need to bi-amp the Focal 3 ways up front or can I just run 2 channels upfront and 2 channels to the rear and 1 to the sub. Do I need another amp with this?

Tough one... Bi-Amp will at least give you some control over the mid/tweeter where a 4-channel you are limiting yourself. If you go with a 4-channel for front/rear, it would be nice to have a lot of power... 125wrms+ per front channel. Possibly take 4 channels and bridge it down to feed the front and get another 2-channel for the rear. Also, the FRAK tweeter MUST be on-axis in this kit, it's the only Focal tweeter that has this requirement, every other tweeter loves off-axis.

 

[MurderedOutSVT]

Bingo