2012 speaker wire-up

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holcombr48

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2012 limited (no jbl). 8 speakers with party mode....

I have from a previous car a set of HAT (hybrid audio) speakers. 6 1/2 inch with 1inch tweeters. The efficiency is at 91. I do not intend to run an amp. The performance should be good with head unit power (stock). Now my question is what ohm load will the speakers have with the party mode and without the party mode.
I have the "passive" crossover set that I will use.
A shop will do the work for me. I want better "clarity" not noise.
I guess I do not understand the party mode switch and if it changes ohm load to the front speakers. Also what power rating does the Entune radio have.
Thank you
 
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holcombr48 said:
2012 limited (no jbl). 8 speakers with party mode....

I have from a previous car a set of HAT (hybrid audio) speakers. 6 1/2 inch with 1inch tweeters. The efficiency is at 91. I do not intend to run an amp. The performance should be good with head unit power (stock). Now my question is what ohm load will the speakers have with the party mode and without the party mode.
I have the "passive" crossover set that I will use.
A shop will do the work for me. I want better "clarity" not noise.
I guess I do not understand the party mode switch and if it changes ohm load to the front speakers. Also what power rating does the Entune radio have.
Thank you
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The fronts will have a 4ohm load combined no matter the switch position. With the switch off, the rear doors and hatch each have 8 ohm loads. Then the switch is on, the rear doors are disconnected and the hatch becomes a 4ohm load.

The head unit is probably 15 watts per channel max output.

The reason the volume of the front speaker changes is the type of EQing that occurs in the head unit when the party mode is activated.
 
tigger and rigtec,

Thank you for your time in replying.
This is the info I needed. I will be changing out only the front end speakers. I use the fader to lessen the rears. I have noticed a huge improvement in sound volume and quality by using "party mode" NOW....I understand why..........
The entune system seems to be capable......I am going to keep it.
As I understand the front speaker wiring......the tweeter speaker gets the signal first and then is relayed to the woofer. SO.....in my replacement I could interupt the signal there and route it to my passive crossover and then to the new speakers in the door and dash. correct????
Eventually I will amplify the fronts with a small amp like the alpine 445U (45 watts) but not now.
Thanks all for your replies..............
 
holcombr48 said:
tigger and rigtec,

Thank you for your time in replying.
This is the info I needed. I will be changing out only the front end speakers. I use the fader to lessen the rears. I have noticed a huge improvement in sound volume and quality by using "party mode" NOW....I understand why..........
The entune system seems to be capable......I am going to keep it.
As I understand the front speaker wiring......the tweeter speaker gets the signal first and then is relayed to the woofer. SO.....in my replacement I could interupt the signal there and route it to my passive crossover and then to the new speakers in the door and dash. correct????
Eventually I will amplify the fronts with a small amp like the alpine 445U (45 watts) but not now.
Thanks all for your replies..............
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Yes, you would just need to intercept the power side of the wires. There are other areas you could do it, but that is probably the easiest to reach.
I will suggest this: Use the wires from the tweeter harness going to the door to feed the door speakers unless you want to spend an hour or two running new wires into the door. That was one of the most difficult parts of my install.
Access to reach the boot between the frame and door is extremely restricted and requires the removal of a big part of the lower dash.
 
Thanks so much for these "tips"......
I am actually feeling more confident about the swap. This is an excellant knowledge base to draw from. This forum is good because of the people on it............WELL DONE
 
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