Adding tweeters in paraller to dash speakers. - Toyota Nation Forum : Toyota Car and Truck Forums

sundarpn · 10-15-2007, 11:41 AM

2002 camry XLE with JBL.

I am planning to get 2 tweeters with built in crossover and connect it in parallel to those dash speakers.

the tweeters are 4 ohm, when I connect in parallel to the dask speakers (which are 2 ohms), net impedance will be 1.33 ohms.

http://cgi.ebay.com/2-PAIRS-600-WATT-NIOBIUM-COMPONENT-CAR-STEREO-TWEETERS_W0QQitemZ330174490921QQihZ014QQcategoryZ5 8036QQcmdZViewItem

Not looking for a great improvement, just a bit better highs and imaging. Any thoughts?

sundarpn · 10-15-2007, 07:09 PM

Bump

JSM1284 · 10-15-2007, 07:41 PM

Is this a question?

***Yazovets*** · 10-15-2007, 08:27 PM

It would be a shame to "mod" the very good JBL system with $3.60 tweeters.

Rapid Roy · 10-15-2007, 08:32 PM

Wow! You get get 2 pairs. That would mean 4 speakers AND a free cell phone antenna!

sundarpn · 10-15-2007, 10:10 PM

well those cheap tweeters are made by some company called Cuspid. They have a sensitivity of 100db.

Jus trying it out.

I have not seen a single post here where one has recommend a tweeter to replace those stock dash speakers.

ebumdude · 10-15-2007, 10:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Rapid Roy

Wow! You get get 2 pairs. That would mean 4 speakers AND a free cell phone antenna!

aren't those deals great?

***Yazovets*** · 10-15-2007, 10:51 PM

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Originally Posted by sundarpn

well those cheap tweeters are made by some company called Cuspid. They have a sensitivity of 100db.

Jus trying it out.

I have not seen a single post here where one has recommend a tweeter to replace those stock dash speakers.

I guess you will get what you pay for. I don't even see how a single tweeter could cost $3.60...unless it's busted and has been blown up by a nuke.

hardpoint · 10-15-2007, 11:05 PM

Wow, this really brings back the memories of 'ye olde' swap meet days.

Remember the $10 200W 6x9's and $15 400W amp/eq's? Let him learn, these are the experiences we remember for a lifetime.....whether we like to or not!

....or you could look for something that will actually emit sound remotely resembling music.

BoxesandLines · 10-15-2007, 11:07 PM

Tweeters draw such a little amount of current, I wouldn't worry about the load on the receiver. Now if you were adding to subs in parallel, now you're talking improvement.

hardpoint · 10-16-2007, 01:43 PM

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Originally Posted by BoxesandLines

Tweeters draw such a little amount of current, I wouldn't worry about the load on the receiver. Now if you were adding to subs in parallel, now you're talking improvement.

Thats not exactly how it works. When they have the same impedance as the drivers you wiring them in parallel to, they will draw as much power as the other drivers. To decrease the the power consumed by the tweeters you'd want to increase the impedance. Look up Ohm's Law, and you'll get a better explaination. In this case, the OP should be fine. I don't know off hand how low the stock amp can go before overheating, but since it puts out such little power anyway, I wouldn't be concerned going from 2 ohms to 1.33 ohms on one channel. Unless it;s already being pushed to it's limits, but I doubt it. Good luck to the OP, but really, do look for some decent tweeters.