Well a lot of this stuff actual goes into both. It's typically more difficult to get an equally good sounding system in the car. That and a few things like power wiring become more of a concern.

Install more speakers to soften the harshness of another? Do you press the brake to slow the acceleration of your vehicle while keeping the accelerator planted to the floor? :p

Ha....makes about as much sense. It seemed like a good idea at the time . :p

most good component speaker systems have a tweeter attenuator in the
x-over,usually:-3db ,0,+3db
some use a 3 position switch some you have to open up and move a jumper,your owners manual would tell you,it might be that simple to clean up the quartz,i've never heard "harsh" quartz.usually very smooth and balanced!

i've never heard of "headlights causing a buzz" now before i upgraded my electrical my headlights would dim....

oh and ask your installer for some credentials, if he has them he won't be offended!

I've heard maybe a little bright or harsh, but that was always at higher volumes. At normal listening it was relative to whatever other speaker was being demoed at the time. Never just outright harsh or too harsh. I think that applied to any line they have.

Yes, look into the attenuation more. You might see numbers like 0, 3 and 6, but basically 3 points that are about 3 db apart. Definitely play with that some. It can be quite surprising how much it can help to drop the tweeters by a few db. I tried to download the manual, but the one on the MBQ site is in German. Name one language I don't know. :rolleyes: :p

here we go:

Crossovers

Selectable Tweeter Output Level: Each crossover allows you to select the tweeter output level according to system requirements and personal preference. The tweeter level may be set to "-6 dB", "-4 dB", "-2 dB", or "0 dB".

Tweeter Protection: A light bulb is incorporated into the crossover to extend the life of the tweeter by protecting it against overloading. This element automatically absorbs excess energy (lighting the bulb) and allows continuous operation of the tweeter even at extreme volumes.

2-Way Crossover Network: Each crossover features a 12 dB/octave, 4.2 kHz high-pass filter for the tweeters and a 12 dB/octave, 4.2 kHz low-pass filter for the woofers.

ooops ,that's for the rce-216

i'll get the pce-216......

Selectable Tweeter Output Level: Each crossover allows you to select the tweeter output level according to system requirements and personal preference. The tweeter level may be set to "-6 dB", "-4.5 dB", "-3 dB", "-1.5 dB", or "0 dB".

Tweeter Protection: A light bulb is incorporated into the crossover to extend the life of the tweeter by protecting it against overloading. This element automatically absorbs excess energy (lighting the bulb) and allows continuous operation of the tweeter even at extreme volumes.

2-Way Crossover Network: Each crossover features a 12 dB/octave, 2.5 kHz high-pass filter for the tweeters and a 12 dB/octave, 2.5 kHz low-pass filter for the woofers.


even more flexibility!

jt

sent u a pm with a link to the alpine mrv-540 owners manual

just gotta know where to look!(i cheat)

[QUOTE]Originally posted by JT Clark:
[QB] You want to know how the Kickers are wired up. With speakers in the rear I'd guess that he wired them in with the MB Q tweeters on the crossover. I don't think he should do that. You'll want to understand exactly how everything is wired up right now.

and if he wired the kickers off of the pioneer with the cheesy high pass capacitor,you could be clipping the head unit by the time the alpine is getting useable voltage.

Somebody's been busy. I don't think the tweeters (or any of the speakers really) would be best suited by being wired to the head unit.