Add Tweeters in Series or Parallel?

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Old Mar 18, 2005 | 04:58 PM
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Add Tweeters in Series or Parallel?

Ok, I’m thinking of adding some tweeters to my factory Bose system and was wondering of I should wire them with the door speakers in series or parallel?
What ohm rating are the door speakers anyway?

The tweeters are 4ohm BTW.

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Old Mar 18, 2005 | 05:51 PM
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I've never been an "add-on tweeters" kinda guy... I would say parallel, but as a good friend of mine likes to say, "There's no right way to do some things".

It's such a closed system, the lack of hihgs could be indicative of larger SQ problems...
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Old Mar 18, 2005 | 06:23 PM
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i think you would be better off saving up and overhauling the system
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Old Mar 18, 2005 | 07:47 PM
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The Bose system amps up the treble to get the sound it does out of single paper cone drivers. If you mount tweeters (parallel, with crossovers, btw) you'll probably need to attenuate them. Crossovers are mandatory or you'll just blow the new tweeters.

I've been down this long and painful journey, and I have to say Dark DJ is right: you'd be better off designing a new system (if this is a car you're going to keep for at least a couple more years).

Last edited by DerrickM; Mar 18, 2005 at 07:48 PM. Reason: quoted wrong person
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