Black'd F150

So i was wondering, i have 6x8 infinitys brand new in the box sitting in my closet. I was wondering if they sell seperate crossovers and tweeters that i could add to to the infinitys that i already have? Now that i'm thinking about it i dont think i could because they are two way speakers that have the tweeter already built on to them? I dont know, can someone shed some light on the subject? -Josh

BlueCountry

Yes, you can. A two-way crossover, like those found in component systems, makes it possible. Select a crossover and tweeter that will suit your needs.

Black'd F150

Are there kits out there that you can buy just the crossover and tweeter? I just remembered right now that i bought infinity crossovers from a garage sale. They were new that were extras or something. Sweet, now i just need tweeters lol. Thanks Bluecountry!

Hobbes80

http://www.crutchfield.com/p_108109T...arch=a+tweeter

^^ There are kits.

Black'd F150

See the thing bout those hobbes is i can get 6x8 infinitys that come with tweeters for 130 bucks.

Hobbes80

eBay: $62
http://cgi.ebay.com/INFINITY-KAPPA-1...item1e6184a2e9

Sonicelectronics: $12 (built in crossover)
http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_...stik-NB.2.html

My point was not those are the ones you should get. The question was "do they make kits"... the answer is yes.
Sonic has a whole section on just them... http://www.sonicelectronix.com/cat_i32_tweeters.html

Black'd F150

What if i already have infinity crossovers? Could i just buy tweeters like you sent me from the ebay link? Then i already have the 6x8s and crossovers.

Hobbes80

You can buy those... they have built-in cross overs. It won't hurt to "double cross" the tweeters.

Black'd F150

Thanks hobbes for all the info. I can just tap the tweeters into my front speaker wires when i add the 6x8s?

BlueCountry

Right, you can just tap into the speaker wires. That's wiring your speakers in parallel, though, and will drop your ohm rating a bit. I don't think it's enough to damage your receiver, but something to consider.
Personally, I'd go with 2-way crossovers. They will divide up the frequencies, sending mids and lows to the door speakers and highs to the new tweets. There are two advantages to this: Since the frequencies are split between speakers instead of shared, the ohm rating of each setup will stay the same. And, of course, your imaging will be a lot better. Instead of the door speakers fighting for attention with their own built-in tweeters, all the highs will only go to the separate tweeters and bring the sound image up higher where it should be.
But if your goal is simplicity and overall LOUDNESS, then running all tweeters at the same time will be a little louder. To each their own...