Would This Help It Sound Better

Kyle D Unregistered guest	Posted on Sunday, February 26, 2006 - 22:00 GMT Currenty I have four TS-D161R pushed by a Kenwood 8402 and when I turn it up the music is kinda of irratin...would gettin a better amp such as a 300/1 help sound better when its loud? Thanks
B Gold Member Username: B101 Queen City, NC USA Post Number: 1394 Registered: Sep-05	Posted on Sunday, February 26, 2006 - 23:36 GMT getting a new sub will make it sound better when its loud. the amp power needs to be clean, that amp is also not that great. but changing the sub will give u the biggest difference!
Kyle D Unregistered guest	Posted on Monday, February 27, 2006 - 03:21 GMT They are not subs they are just speakers....i also meant the 300/4....Thanks
Kyle D Unregistered guest	Posted on Monday, February 27, 2006 - 19:01 GMT bump
Kyle D Unregistered guest	Posted on Tuesday, February 28, 2006 - 03:51 GMT bump
Optidriven Silver Member Username: N2audio Lawrence, Ks USA Post Number: 684 Registered: Mar-04	Posted on Tuesday, February 28, 2006 - 15:32 GMT The JL isn't the answer IMO. The first thing I would check is your High Pass Filter. Make sure it's on and set to around 60hz. 6.5's just aren't going to do much below that. If you've already done that, or it doesn't improve anything I would guess your speakers are starving for power, and the JL will give you the same, if not a little less power than your Kenwood. I would be shopping for something that's 120-150w x 2 at 2 ohms to get each speaker 60-75w. http://www.onlinecarstereo.com/CarAudio/ProductDetail.aspx?ProductID=14320 http://www.onlinecarstereo.com/CarAudio/ProductDetail.aspx?ProductID=14470 (gains low) http://www.onlinecarstereo.com/CarAudio/ProductDetail.aspx?ProductID=16555 http://www.onlinecarstereo.com/CarAudio/ProductDetail.aspx?ProductID=13703 http://www.onlinecarstereo.com/CarAudio/ProductDetail.aspx?ProductID=16661 http://www.onlinecarstereo.com/CarAudio/ProductDetail.aspx?ProductID=14516 http://www.onlinecarstereo.com/CarAudio/ProductDetail.aspx?ProductID=13729 http://www.onlinecarstereo.com/CarAudio/ProductDetail.aspx?ProductID=13474 http://www.onlinecarstereo.com/CarAudio/ProductDetail.aspx?ProductID=16577 http://www.onlinecarstereo.com/CarAudio/ProductDetail.aspx?ProductID=13286 http://www.onlinecarstereo.com/CarAudio/ProductDetail.aspx?ProductID=13889 http://www.onlinecarstereo.com/CarAudio/ProductDetail.aspx?ProductID=15324 Any of those should make a noticable improvement.
Isaac Gold Member Username: Carguy Post Number: 5354 Registered: Nov-04	Posted on Tuesday, February 28, 2006 - 15:51 GMT Optidriven, JL 300/4 is 75w rms x 4 amp. It is higher powered than his current Kenwood. The links you provided are 2 channel amps, meaning he'll have to purchase 2 of them. IMO, JL 300/4 is a much better amp than Kenwood. Kyle, just what kind of sound are you getting at higher volume? Is it clipping? Distorting? Most likely, it's caused by a poor HU. Are you using RCA cables for inputs? Check your gain/level setting on the amp. If set incorrectly, it'll sound horrible at higher volume setting.
Kyle D Unregistered guest	Posted on Tuesday, February 28, 2006 - 19:19 GMT I have an Alpine CDA-9853.........The sound is annoying like I cant listen to it for more than a few seconds....its not as clean.......Should get better RCA's or sumthing?
Isaac Gold Member Username: Carguy Post Number: 5356 Registered: Nov-04	Posted on Tuesday, February 28, 2006 - 19:43 GMT If that's the case, I'd seriously look at your gain/level setting on the amp. If it's set too high or too low, you'll get distorted sound. At low to mid volume, does it sound reasonable? If everything is set correctly, and you still get high distortion from the HU, you could have a bad headunit.
Kyle D Unregistered guest	Posted on Tuesday, February 28, 2006 - 19:52 GMT At low to mid---it sounds great...........ok i'm going to go mess with the gain/level settings.....Thanks
Optidriven Silver Member Username: N2audio Lawrence, Ks USA Post Number: 687 Registered: Mar-04	Posted on Tuesday, February 28, 2006 - 21:58 GMT *"Optidriven, JL 300/4 is 75w rms x 4 amp. It is higher powered than his current Kenwood."* The original link I used to look up that kenwood listed it as a 2 ch amp - I made the incorrect assumtion he was running his 4 spkrs at 2 ohms stereo. All the amps I listed would still be an improvement over the current amp, and would allow optimal power from the amp, but if the ability to fade is a priority - then yeah, I guess i wasted my time.

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