dvboy Posted December 28, 2015 Report Share Posted December 28, 2015 I haven't played with car audio equipment for over 20 years now,obviously a little out of touch looking for a little advise.I'm piecing together a system,yet to install,have a Pioneer 8000NEX HU going through a 4 channel amp to a Hertz component tweeter/driver set.(ML280/ML1600).My question....Does the 8000NEX have the crossover settings to go active and bypass the passive crossovers that came with the Hertz set?Otherwise I can bridge my amp and stick with the passive set-up,thanks for any advise Quote Link to post Share on other sites
onebyside Posted December 30, 2015 Report Share Posted December 30, 2015 https://www.pioneerelectronics.com/PUSA/Unassigned-Content/Manuals/AVIC-8000NEX+OPERATION+MANUAL page 166 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dvboy Posted December 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2015 Thanks,been through it,there is conflicting info out there.Would be nice to get a definitive answer,anyone?? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jhren Posted December 30, 2015 Report Share Posted December 30, 2015 Only Pioneer "audio" HU's have the active three-way crossover option... and you lose front/rear mixing (i.e. instead of RCA front, rear, and sub you have hi/mid/sub outs). Pioneer gives it a special name but I forget what they call it. The 8000's digital audio processor probably has the capability, but Pioneer didn't include the option in the firmware. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jhren Posted December 30, 2015 Report Share Posted December 30, 2015 If you amp is bridgeable to 2-channel, sure you can power your component set through the passives. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dvboy Posted December 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2015 Thanks jhren,yes,bridged my amp will produce 160 WPC which will be perfect for the passive crossovers.My installer seems to think the deck has the ability to actively handle the crossovers,but I ended up spending an hour on the phone getting through to Pioneer and they confirmed your reply.Good to know ahead of time as the complete installation is happening on the weekend,wouldn't want to blow an expensive tweeter due to lack of information Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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