New member Username: SlayaPost Number: 2 Registered: Mar-06 | Hey, first off i'll let you know my setup, and then i'll get to my problem.. Headunit: pioneer deh-2700 Front speakers: CDT KA-61 (connected to head unit) Rear speakers: none single Sub: pioneer Pioneer TS-W300R amp: Alpine V12 MRV-F307 Okay, my problem is that my system sucks, the front speakers are fine ( i guess), but my sub is bearly heard.. i bought this amp off my brother who has the same sub as me, except he ran 2 of them off this SAME amp.. his system could be heard from almost down the block, it was amazingly loud.. in mine, you can bearly hear it when your in the car? i have the turn my head unit to FULL and fade the front speakers out so the sub is louder.. i honestly dont know what to say but if anyone has any ideas please let me know.. any help is greatly appreciated |
Silver Member Username: AlteraudiousaConcord Post Number: 421 Registered: Jan-06 | get a better HU and a better amp to run what you have. Then I'd suggest upgrading the sub and lastly the speakers. KA is decent and matches anything found in CC and BB but not the best from CDT. I would look into the EF series. |
New member Username: SlayaPost Number: 3 Registered: Mar-06 | Hrm, i'm honestly not evan worried about the front speakers, there not the greatest but theyre fine for me. As for the head unit, when my brother had it connected to a Jenson 70$ head unit, and mine is a pioneer 110$ That amp and my same sub (except two of them) used to THUMP loud as hell, and could be heard from half way down the block.. mine can bearly be heard from inside.. |
Silver Member Username: AlteraudiousaConcord Post Number: 424 Registered: Jan-06 | well things like him using bass boost and probably having the amp push more power out would be a reason plus it is two subs and not just one. |
New member Username: SlayaPost Number: 4 Registered: Mar-06 | argss, you have no idea how annoying this is.. because this is my second amp i got.. and money is hard to come about for me anything i can do to make this pos work right? |
Silver Member Username: LbecknerTulsa, Ok Usa Post Number: 728 Registered: Oct-04 | maybe turn the gain up on the amp? |
New member Username: SlayaPost Number: 5 Registered: Mar-06 | it's full.. i'm going to do a lot of reading on speakers and stuff, i know a lil bit right now, but i'm not an expert.. i've hooked up a few systems which were basic but this amp is really complicated so i downloaded the manual and im trying to learn this.. ill be posting a lot of questions so thanks for the help.. if i get some money through ill be buying a new head unit, but i wont bother asking that here ill just ask it in the headunit section. thanks again. |
Gold Member Username: B101Queen City, NC USA Post Number: 1715 Registered: Sep-05 | gain is "FULL"? I think u need to turn it down some.. |
New member Username: SlayaPost Number: 6 Registered: Mar-06 | really? i downloaded the manual for this amp, and it's really complicated. i'm learning a lot of the features and the little buttons on it, which i didn't understand before.. hopefully tomorrow i can get it hitting hard. B, or anyone actually, experienced in alpine v12 amps and how to correctly connect the 1/2 things up? |
Gold Member Username: B101Queen City, NC USA Post Number: 1718 Registered: Sep-05 | u set gain to match ur HU, not turn it all the way to FULL! @ FUll that amp will be sending a clipped signal to the subs... my friend had a v12 in high school, I hooked it up for him, but I cant remember anything about it. It was aiight... read your manual.... then read this.... http://www.bcae1.com/ |
Silver Member Username: Lil_jonPost Number: 343 Registered: Jul-05 | get the arc 1500 amp hook it to 13 inch w7 buy an eclipse 8455 and get some dls speakers and ur good to go |
Silver Member Username: JuliobSanto DomingoDominican Re... Post Number: 162 Registered: Dec-05 | jajaja lil you're kind exagerated lol! |
New member Username: SlayaPost Number: 7 Registered: Mar-06 | oh man this amp is COMPLICATED.. been messing around, got it to hit a little bit harder.. it has things like "1 - ST - 1+2" and you gotta switch it to one of them, im slowly learning but it really is confusing.. im going to take it to my friend who knows this amp well, maybe he'll help. |
Silver Member Username: Bnd_rulezPhoenix, AZ USA Post Number: 876 Registered: Mar-05 | Did your brother have the same box? The same car? |
New member Username: Polkaudi112Post Number: 4 Registered: Mar-06 | ebay thats the answer |
Silver Member Username: Sony224422Deep River, CT US Post Number: 322 Registered: Dec-04 | the ohms on the subs are different. Get the two and hook them back up and i bet it will be loud again. |
Silver Member Username: JuliobSanto DomingoDominican Re... Post Number: 221 Registered: Dec-05 | something cheap, use the alpine for components and turn the gain down, buy two kicker comp CVR and then buy hifonics b1205, and there you go, good system |