How to make fronts and rears louder?

Ness1216 · 03-29-2005, 03:16 AM

I have MB Quart 5.25" components up front, infinity kappa 5x7's in back. The MB Quarts arent rated very high as far as power handling and will be replaced soon, but a question on the rear - The infinitys are rated at 100w rms. Now I have an alpine 2 ch amp powering the kappas, the amp does 50w rms. Now I know thats not full capacity and also I know more power less distortion usually, but when I hooked up the amp, I only have my gain setup a little below the default, anything higher and it distorts? Can anyone tell me whats up? Is it just the case of still too little power?

Thanks for any help.

h8beingbored · 03-29-2005, 03:45 AM

get a new deck?

Ness1216 · 03-29-2005, 03:48 AM

all speakers are amped now, deck doesnt put out any power now.

LostRacer · 03-29-2005, 10:14 AM

you can try adjusting the gain to match te output voltage of your deck(most are 2 volts) Then try tuning it. Before you go adjusting the gain make sure your levels are all at 0. Bass 0 Treble 0. That way you have a base to work from once you get started. For more info, try doing a search for amp setup or gain matching..I kow there were some discussions over the last 6 months on ths.

03-29-2005, 03:16 AM	#1 (permalink)
Ness1216 NECO Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 1,574	How to make fronts and rears louder? I have MB Quart 5.25" components up front, infinity kappa 5x7's in back. The MB Quarts arent rated very high as far as power handling and will be replaced soon, but a question on the rear - The infinitys are rated at 100w rms. Now I have an alpine 2 ch amp powering the kappas, the amp does 50w rms. Now I know thats not full capacity and also I know more power less distortion usually, but when I hooked up the amp, I only have my gain setup a little below the default, anything higher and it distorts? Can anyone tell me whats up? Is it just the case of still too little power? Thanks for any help. __________________ 1999 Silver Frost 2.0L MTX - Ford Racing Head, Optimized TB. CTA Intake, Crower Stg 2 Cams, ZXTuner Header, Trubendz Exhaust, Spec Stg 2 Clutch, Roush Springs, Roush Rear Sway, Filled Motor Mounts, Ford Racing Wires, Roush Body Kit, Roush Spoiler, 01/02 Grille and Headlights, Vis OEM CF Hood

03-29-2005, 03:45 AM	#2 (permalink)
h8beingbored NECO Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Yorba Linda, California Posts: 1,617	RE: How to make fronts and rears louder? get a new deck?

03-29-2005, 03:48 AM	#3 (permalink)
Ness1216 NECO Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 1,574	RE:How to make fronts and rears louder? all speakers are amped now, deck doesnt put out any power now. __________________ 1999 Silver Frost 2.0L MTX - Ford Racing Head, Optimized TB. CTA Intake, Crower Stg 2 Cams, ZXTuner Header, Trubendz Exhaust, Spec Stg 2 Clutch, Roush Springs, Roush Rear Sway, Filled Motor Mounts, Ford Racing Wires, Roush Body Kit, Roush Spoiler, 01/02 Grille and Headlights, Vis OEM CF Hood

03-29-2005, 10:14 AM	#4 (permalink)
LostRacer Basilisk Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Everywhere you want to be Posts: 19,978 Blog Entries: 2	RE: How to make fronts and rears louder? you can try adjusting the gain to match te output voltage of your deck(most are 2 volts) Then try tuning it. Before you go adjusting the gain make sure your levels are all at 0. Bass 0 Treble 0. That way you have a base to work from once you get started. For more info, try doing a search for amp setup or gain matching..I kow there were some discussions over the last 6 months on ths. __________________ The One&Only! C.A.R.B # FU50 XBL=LostRacer2 PSN=LostRacer

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