Want to get rid of moonson system?
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Staging Lane
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Want to get rid of moonson system? Hey guys, I have a 2002 Camaro with the moonson system. Speakers are blown and I'm looking to get a whole new system. Head unit and all speakers. Any recommendations for what head unit to get that'll work well with a certain speaker? Looking to swap everything out and then get a stealth box. Thanks
No head unit works well with any particular speaker. You've got 6.5 front, 6.5 subs in the B pillars and 4" in the rear. I am running Focal coax front, CDT 6.5 subs and Focal 4"coax. Sounds pretty good imho. That is running with the factory amp, so if you want to ditch that, you'd want a 4 channel amp and mono amp or a 5 channel amp and run the b pillar speakers off the mono. Everyone has a different opinion on what sounds best so you' just have to get different opinions in here.
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From: Jacksonville, FL (originally from Toronto Canada)
The Monsoon amp is 8-channel and runs different combinations of speakers in Camaros than in Firebirds. Please check the Monsoon FAQ sticky for more information.
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W-B, here's another opinion from tuffluck:
all i will explain is the technicalities of how the door speakers work. factory speakers are 2-way coaxial speakers at 2 ohms. the midbass portion of the speaker is powered by the amp. the amp filters out highs/lows and only permits mids to go to that portion of the speaker. the tweeters located in the center of the speaker do NOT go to the amp in the rear of the car. instead, they go directly to the head unit.
Rogue Leader has a different impedence opinion on the door speakers:
Just one thing as a tech note, the amplified channel is a 2 ohm channel but the speaker is 4 ohms so its running at 4 ohms which is about half the power, however since the tweeter is straight off the head unit and th head unit channels are 4 ohms, thats running at 4 ohms also.
So if the external amp were disabled, would the result be no sound or some sound?
all i will explain is the technicalities of how the door speakers work. factory speakers are 2-way coaxial speakers at 2 ohms. the midbass portion of the speaker is powered by the amp. the amp filters out highs/lows and only permits mids to go to that portion of the speaker. the tweeters located in the center of the speaker do NOT go to the amp in the rear of the car. instead, they go directly to the head unit.
Rogue Leader has a different impedence opinion on the door speakers:
Just one thing as a tech note, the amplified channel is a 2 ohm channel but the speaker is 4 ohms so its running at 4 ohms which is about half the power, however since the tweeter is straight off the head unit and th head unit channels are 4 ohms, thats running at 4 ohms also.
So if the external amp were disabled, would the result be no sound or some sound?
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From: Jacksonville, FL (originally from Toronto Canada)
tuffluck mistakenly describes a Camaro configuration with the tweeter mounted coaxially in the center of the mid yet connected directly to the head unit like a Firebird. Firebirds have their tweeters mounted separately from the mids and powered by the head unit. All eight speakers (including the door tweeters) in a Camaro are powered by the Monsoon amp.
Rogue Leader also describes a Firebird configuration with tweeters powered by the head unit but has incorrect impedance ratings for the doors... the door mids are 2-ohm and the tweeters are 4-ohm in both f-body models.
So, in a Camaro, disabling or removing the Monsoon amp would result in no sound (all speakers powered by the amp). In a Firebird, removing the amp would leave the front and rear tweeters as the only working speakers because they are the only ones powered directly by the head unit.
Believe me, the information in the Monsoon FAQ has been thoroughly researched and vetted using factory service manuals and schematics along with the experience of the over 150,000 people who have read it.
Rogue Leader also describes a Firebird configuration with tweeters powered by the head unit but has incorrect impedance ratings for the doors... the door mids are 2-ohm and the tweeters are 4-ohm in both f-body models.
So, in a Camaro, disabling or removing the Monsoon amp would result in no sound (all speakers powered by the amp). In a Firebird, removing the amp would leave the front and rear tweeters as the only working speakers because they are the only ones powered directly by the head unit.
Believe me, the information in the Monsoon FAQ has been thoroughly researched and vetted using factory service manuals and schematics along with the experience of the over 150,000 people who have read it.