I recently installed an Alpine CDA 9853 in my car and have been having issues trying to get it to sound halfway decent. I'm new to high-end car audio and find myself getting lost in x-over and parametric equalizer settings.
My problem is this: I'm not currently running any amps or high-end speakers off of it. Everything is run off the internal amp. I have a pair of Kenwood KFC-1679ie speakers on the rear deck that should be able to handle 35-25,000 Hz, and 40 Watts RMS (yeah, I know...all you high-end car audiophiles are probably cringing...). However, whenever I listen to anything slightly bass-heavy, all my low-end bass drops off...I just get a thud, almost like the speakers are blown...considering that the speakers are brand new, unless I blew 'em when I first turned on the radio, I figure I must have something setup wrong in the head unit. When I'm listening to music without a lot of bass they sound fine, even in the mid-bass range.
Can anyone give me pointers or point me to a tutorial on how to get the HU setup properly?
the speakers aren't meant to withstand low frequencies... that's why it doesn't sound good. one you get some subs. the low frequencies will come from the subs and the mids/highs will come from the component speakers.
that's how my audio was. i had 2 pioneer 6X9's that could handle 80 watt's RMS each. and i always had the bass all the way up. it was a bad idea. now i have 2 12's and i turn the bass all the way down on my speakers that i replaced the factory ones with and it sounds good.