I'm going to be using an OEM Interface, the JL Audio Cleansweep. It only has 4 channels. 2 Front, 2 Rear. I'm going to have to split the rear channels so I can get a sub signal. Are bass blockers pointless for the rear speakers? Should I bother or are they actually worth it and/or make a difference?

Opinions?

 

cant help with the rear speakers but i put them on my fronts in my one car and it came out pretty good. i mean it was clear and you still got the to hear the bass and vocals from the rears. i had subs in too but in general it sounded pretty clear and nice. dont know if youll get too much help but thought id try

 

what a bass blocker actually is is a passive crossover... meaning it will cut out the lower freqs on whatever speaker you attach it to. There are several different freqs and types of bass blockers so finding the "perfect" one or deciding if you want one at all could be a challenge. Id recommend finding a few sine sweeps and playing them in your car (check out the realm of excursion for some)... start with a 20khz to 20hz sweep and figure out if your satisfied with the sound. If the lower freqs start sounding shitty then you probably want to get the bass blocker (or depending on the setup itself you may be able to do enough tweekign with the bass on the EQ) If you decide you want to get one play around with a few of the shorter sweeps to get a gerneral idea of where the sound gets bad and try to match that freq with a similar bass blocker

 

I think the problem solves itself. I didn't realize my Sub/Amp Basslink II only had 4 inputs because its made for speaker levels too. It has 4 line-level inputs and has built-in crossovers. So it pretty much made my life thta much easier. I'll be installing it and 4 infinity speakers with a JL Audio Cleansweep soon. I'll let you guys know hot it goes.

 

cool... btw the amp crossover is a much more efficent way of controling your sound over a passive one

 

Oh yeah. I knew that, but I didn't realize it had a built in one. I thought the 4SC amp upgrade to the Basslink II was its own seperate amp, but its not. They're both meant to work with eachother, with built in crossovers and 4 channel line-level input that works for both.

Its kinda nice, actually.