Amp & Crossover settings SOLVED!!! Thanks guys!!!
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Amp & Crossover settings SOLVED!!! Thanks guys!!!
I just finished replacing all my speakers with XR Cxi's and installed my amplifier today. I tested it earlier and I am not really feeling my mid bass but the highs are excellent and clear. I have a 4channel pioneer amp and I have the gain set almost halfway and when I turn my volume mid 20's It doesn't distort at all I think that is a good sign. My hu's max vol. is 33 its a clarion DXZ845MC with 1.8 V preamp output. All the bass and treble on hu is flat. Should I turn up the bass a lil bit? Maybe their just new and needs to break in to get its full potential.
Here are my settings on my Xovers on all 4
Midrange = Low
Tweeter = -1.5 db
Am I giving enough power to my speakers or they are underpowered? My amp gives out 60 RMS x 4 @ 4Ohms
Let me know what you think guys thanks.
Here are my settings on my Xovers on all 4
Midrange = Low
Tweeter = -1.5 db
Am I giving enough power to my speakers or they are underpowered? My amp gives out 60 RMS x 4 @ 4Ohms
Let me know what you think guys thanks.
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Originally Posted by Pitch_BlacK
I just finished replacing all my speakers with XR Cxi's and installed my amplifier today. I tested it earlier and I am not really feeling my mid bass but the highs are excellent and clear. I have a 4channel pioneer amp and I have the gain set almost halfway and when I turn my volume mid 20's It doesn't distort at all I think that is a good sign. My hu's max vol. is 33 its a clarion DXZ845MC with 1.8 V preamp output. All the bass and treble on hu is flat. Should I turn up the bass a lil bit? Maybe their just new and needs to break in to get its full potential.
Here are my settings on my Xovers on all 4
Midrange = Low
Tweeter = -1.5 db
Am I giving enough power to my speakers or they are underpowered? My amp gives out 60 RMS x 4 @ 4Ohms
Let me know what you think guys thanks.
Here are my settings on my Xovers on all 4
Midrange = Low
Tweeter = -1.5 db
Am I giving enough power to my speakers or they are underpowered? My amp gives out 60 RMS x 4 @ 4Ohms
Let me know what you think guys thanks.
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Originally Posted by Blahman240
The amp is pretty weak. Unless you mean 600 RMS x4
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Rep Power: 0 sixty watts a channel is far from to weak. I have a 50x2 alpine running my infinitys and its more than i could ask for.
as far as the settings, play with it and see what you like. Music is very subjective, what sounds good to one person will sound awful to someone else
as far as the settings, play with it and see what you like. Music is very subjective, what sounds good to one person will sound awful to someone else
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Originally Posted by Blahman240
when you buy higher end speakers you'll want a better amp. That amp is too weak for speakers and subs
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Originally Posted by Blahman240
when you buy higher end speakers you'll want a better amp. That amp is too weak for speakers and subs
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Originally Posted by Blahman240
when you buy higher end speakers you'll want a better amp. That amp is too weak for speakers and subs
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well first of all what model amp is it. from my experience pioneer is not very good for car audio. if i were you i would buy a good 400 watt 2 or 4 channel amp. you can get one for around 150$ or less online. that way you can always turn the amp down. that would solve the power problem as for tuning the **** i'd go to a good audio shop and talk to them about it and probably have them do it. they'd prob only charge like 10-20 bucks.
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Originally Posted by 04|5spdCivic
well first of all what model amp is it. from my experience pioneer is not very good for car audio. if i were you i would buy a good 400 watt 2 or 4 channel amp. you can get one for around 150$ or less online. that way you can always turn the amp down. that would solve the power problem as for tuning the **** i'd go to a good audio shop and talk to them about it and probably have them do it. they'd prob only charge like 10-20 bucks.
60 Watts x 4 @ 4Ohms
150 Watts x 2 @ 4Ohms
75 Watts x 4 @ 2Ohms
HPF (80Hz, -12dB)
LPF (80Hz, -12dB)
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Originally Posted by eye_see_you
how are you tuning your amp and HU settings? thats the first step
Ok that's done so I left everything flat. I was wondering if its ok to add a lil bit of bass from HU so I can have some mid bass output on my coaxials. I don't know what's wrong but my bass sound weak.
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Originally Posted by grenloch101056
correct me if im wrong, but i believe he's just using the amp to power his 4 speakers, not a sub
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Rep Power: 323 pitch - your procedure looks right - if your speakers can take it all flat, probably want to leave it that way until you get a sub. Once you have gain levels set then use any sound shaping on your deck to add bass/treble, etc.
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pitch - your procedure looks right - if your speakers can take it all flat, probably want to leave it that way until you get a sub. Once you have gain levels set then use any sound shaping on your deck to add bass/treble, etc.
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make sure to keep the amp at 4ohm cause with components u dont wanna go lower and lose sound quality. if u just have the coaxil's in the doors with no inclouser for them they will lack midbass, u need to somehow make an inclouser and seal it up to make them put out more bass. also look at getting a linedriver wit a built in crossover and filter so u can adjust cutoff points for the speakers and properly tune them, also the line driver will up the input signal giving a cleaner sound.
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make sure to keep the amp at 4ohm cause with components u dont wanna go lower and lose sound quality. if u just have the coaxil's in the doors with no inclouser for them they will lack midbass, u need to somehow make an inclouser and seal it up to make them put out more bass. also look at getting a linedriver wit a built in crossover and filter so u can adjust cutoff points for the speakers and properly tune them, also the line driver will up the input signal giving a cleaner sound.
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Rep Power: 0 you dont really need an enclosure for speakers in a door. The speaker is designed to work in an infinite baffle setup. As long as the speaker is sealed where it mounts up to the door, it shouldnt really be an issue. Some people will seal every hole in the door to increase midbass ouput, its really up to you.
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Rep Power: 0 Hey guys I want to thank you all who responded on this thread. I finally got my amp and my new speakers working today. Woohoo
The problem was caused by a mistake on the positive and negative terminal output of the amp going to the speakers. I switched it and dang I can't believe what I heard ...A HUGE difference. I am now happy to hear the real sound of my new xr series speakers.
Again Thanks a bunch to y'all!!!
The problem was caused by a mistake on the positive and negative terminal output of the amp going to the speakers. I switched it and dang I can't believe what I heard ...A HUGE difference. I am now happy to hear the real sound of my new xr series speakers.
Again Thanks a bunch to y'all!!!
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