greendestiny

I have a question guys!! Okay, my amp is a JBL BP600.1. It has speaker level inputs and also RCA inputs. So if I buy two of these: http://www.crutchfield.com/S-hEd0unk...&display=L#Tab

and then hook it up to my amp which can support two speaker level inputs, then what about the facotory 6x9s ??? how will they work? do they no longer work?

so does this mean i give up my 6x9s in the rear?

Tsx536

You would lose the 6x9's but that isn't necessarily a bad thing. If you're installing a subwoofer you should probably disconnect the stock 6x9's anyway. All they will do is rattle.

If you really wanted to keep the 6x9s you could just tap into the existing 6x9 wire without cutting it. That way both the amp and 6x9's are still getting sound.

greendestiny

ahhh, i see.. damn it , i lose the 6x9s? darn darn darn...because i wanted to add a JL 10W7 and a JBL BP600.1 amplifier.

so my tsx has 8 speakers right? so where are they? two tweeters in front, two mids in the doors? 2 6x9's... where's teh last 2?

thanks

bumpin

Losing the 6x9s is actually a good thing, if you are adding a sub. The 6x9's are crossed over low-pass, so they only play bass anyway. I would say remove the 6x9s so your sub has a way to vent into the cabin from the trunk. Otherwise, if you have a separate sub in the trunk, it will "modulate" the 6x9s when it is pounding.

I have a JBL BP1200.1 and had for some time tapped into the speaker wires from the 6x9's after removing the speakers, and ran them to the high-level inputs of the amp, to a sub. Considering the simplicity, I was happy with the results, but didn't like the fact that I was amplifying an already crummy bass signal (that is, a signal that was already amplified by the crappy OEM amplifier under the stock head unit).

greendestiny

i see, hey we basically have the same amp! JBL BP1200.1 and JBL BP600.1 the same setup, except yours has more power. so i assume I won't need that LOC converter. and i won't need a remote wire because the manual says it doesn't need it if you use the high-level inputs right?

anyways, okay then, i guess I'll give up my 6x9's...i was wondering why the bass rattles when i turned up the music to like 30/40 volume... and they call it "Acura Premium 8-speaker sound system..."

jlukja

greendestiny,
Have you seen this thread in FAQ. Good reading.

And, this one on adding a subwoofer and amp to your TSX.

Good Luck

greendestiny

why yes i have, thank you very much.

jlukja

I thought you hadn't because you asked where the "last" 2 speakers were.

CJams

Whatever you do...."Do Not" directly convert your HU outputs to RCA jacks as suggested in the "DIY" amp conversion thread! No reason to butcher your factory wiring harnes for a noisy signal. Im starting to regret it and am actually a little upset I just followed the rest of the heard and did it. Just glad I didn't pay someone to do it for me or I would be back there getting my money back. I now know the reason Blitzsafe and the rest of the aftermarket converters are having design problems with our HU.

I think if you run a Line Output Converter parrallel with your 6x9 wires you should be just fine! Then all you will need to do is tap in to the OEM amp remote wire. Let us know how it goes.

What kind of box are you gonna put that w7 in?

greendestiny

what i'm planning to do is this... use my old JBL BP600.1 speaker level input and put the 6x9's signals into this amplifier. Then amp --> one JL 10W7 in a 10" sealed box 1.0 cubic feet 3/4" mdf.

i don't want a big box, i want to have trunk space, and i don't want to bump my tsx to hell...i just want a comfortable beat. I used to have this amp hooked up to two 12" infinity perfects but i don't want to use the perfects in my TSX. i luv my tsx too much to rattle it to hell.

anyways, since my amp has speaker level inputs, i won't need a LOC...i think.

CJams

Luckily you don't have to use LOC's then

bumpin

Right, you won't need to use a LOC with the JBL amp. Just wire the speaker wires for the 6x9's right up to the speaker-level inputs on the amp.
A reason why I didn't keep mine that way, is the bass response fell off in the low bass range, probably due to the crappy little OEM amplifier, and I wasn't happy with that.