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by mattk425
Mon Oct 03, 2005 1:17 pm
Forum: Car Audio Discussion
Topic: Question on Power
Replies: 4
Views: 1684

thanx, im using only two speakers and the money is tight, is there a chance i could get 2 way/stereo amp with pretty high wattage at reasonable cost, lets say no more than $100.
by mattk425
Mon Oct 03, 2005 1:09 pm
Forum: Car Audio Discussion
Topic: Question on Power
Replies: 4
Views: 1684

Question on Power

hi i have car stereo which has specification as follows;Alpine 9847 with 50*4 watts(18rms) running in to 4 ohm, 260watt/80rms speakers, speakers are connected directly to the HU without an amp. Is that suffiicient? I figured with this system i'm getting 9 watt per speaker with 4ohm, there's no chang...
by mattk425
Sun Oct 02, 2005 5:52 pm
Forum: Car Audio Discussion
Topic: wire problem!
Replies: 27
Views: 7449

Check your speaker wires.. Take a seperate wire run it directly from the head unit to your speakers, don't even mess around with runing it through the doors,etc.. just connect the two and see how it sounds.. Sounds like a wire problem somewheres... well i did that but with wider wire and the distor...
by mattk425
Wed Sep 28, 2005 6:19 pm
Forum: Car Audio Discussion
Topic: wire problem!
Replies: 27
Views: 7449

Well my case is: my deck doesn't have subwoofer controls or eq for front and rear. the subamp's rca's are running from the rear output on the deck. The sub is getting half its rms, so i use a fair bit of eq on it (high on mid, sla on 1 or 2, eq on low & m id on 4). With the volume turned up to ...
by mattk425
Tue Sep 27, 2005 6:56 pm
Forum: Car Audio Discussion
Topic: wire problem!
Replies: 27
Views: 7449

thanx for info, however i tried all of these solutions and it didn't work. Heres what i did to fix the problem: at first i checked all connections for any loosen connectons then i tighten ones that weren't tightly connected, then i regrounded my HU with 10 Guage wire, also i grounded the hU itself, ...
by mattk425
Tue Sep 27, 2005 10:59 am
Forum: Car Audio Discussion
Topic: wire problem!
Replies: 27
Views: 7449

Darthness wrote:could be the deck too.

thats what my problem is.

what can be wrong with my deck, if that's the problem?
by mattk425
Tue Sep 27, 2005 10:58 am
Forum: Car Audio Discussion
Topic: wire problem!
Replies: 27
Views: 7449

I dont think its the wire thats creating distortion. Are you running an external amp? tedd i'm not using any external amps yet, i was thinking to get two in the future, one stereo amp for my speakers and one mono for my future sub. what do you think of amp brands such as mtx/alpine/kenwood? what co...
by mattk425
Mon Sep 26, 2005 7:25 pm
Forum: Car Audio Discussion
Topic: wire problem!
Replies: 27
Views: 7449

well i'm using 16 guage wire and it creates distortion.
by mattk425
Mon Sep 26, 2005 6:33 pm
Forum: Car Audio Discussion
Topic: wire problem!
Replies: 27
Views: 7449

sorry for the post, thanx for the info.
by mattk425
Mon Sep 26, 2005 5:29 pm
Forum: Car Audio Discussion
Topic: wire problem!
Replies: 27
Views: 7449

wire problem!

How many ohms will i get by using 14 guage wire, the wire is 16' in lenght connected to 2 coaxial speakers(120watt max/80 watt rms, each). What would be the best choice to run my coaxial Speakers(120watt max/80 watt rms 4 ohms, each), in other words what guage wire should i use? Do speaker wires com...