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fiberglass former assure extremely highDesigning Your Systemcrossover for the subwoofer to woofer/
thermal power handling.midbass crossover point, a second active
The overall quality of any system
A high polymer laminate cone is usedcrossover for the midbass to midrange
design is a result of how well all of the
because of its excellent combination ofcrossover, and a passive crossover for the
components work together, not just the
high stiffness and low mass. This lets themidrange to tweeter crossover. Your GTi
result of the performance of any one
600GTi reproduce the powerful attacks ofCompetition series dealer is uniquely
component. JBL GTi Series Tweeter,
percussive bass with immediacy andqualified to help guide you on the best
Woofer/Midrange, Coupled Component
impact.system configuration for your needs.
and Subwoofer Transducers are the ideal
The cone motion of these high
companion products to your 600GTi
excursion designs is controlled by an
Component Placement
Woofer/Midbass. Each of the GTi
Aromatic Polyamid Fiber spider. Because
Competition Series products are designed
it is seven times stronger than con-The location of each of the
to complement the others to provide the
ventional spiders, this new material is ableloudspeakers plays a vital role in achieving
highest performance with the simplest and
to control the extreme motion of the coneproper frequency response and spacious
most predictable system design. To use
while maintaining musical accuracy withimaging. Because the 600GTi Woofer/
the 600GTi as the woofer or midbass
incredible ruggedness.Midbass have an extremely wide and
transducers in a high quality system, we
What does all this technology add upsmooth dispersion pattern, excellent
recommend you use a high quality active
to? A driver with smooth frequencyperformance may be achieved in any
crossover such as JBL's GTX47, GTX4 or
response, excellent transient response,vehicle. Due to the wide variety of
GTX2 to provide optimum matching to
and high output capability all in a ruggedvehicles, there is not one Oright� way to
your subwoofer or midrange loudspeaker.
package. The result is exceptionallylocate the 600GTi, however knowledge of
If you prefer passive crossovers, we
dynamic and accurate music reproductionthe following considerations will help you
recommend that you use only high quality
over the bass and midbass frequencyget the most from your system:
audiophile grade film-type capacitors and
range that cuts through road noise and1. The most spacious stereo image is
low DCR inductors to get the most out ofachieved when the speakers are placed
provides a solid musical foundation.
your system. The most popular systemas wide apart as possible. The lower
configuration is a hybrid using an activethe crossover frequency is set, the
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