Just a curious question Options

[PaulMK]

Today i treated myself to a whole audio upgrade, except the subs b/c i like mine. I went to bestbuy early this morning and got a set of Alpine SPR-17LS Components for the fronts, a set of Alpine SPS-170A Mids for the Back seats and an Alpine MRP-F240 340W Amp to power them. Now my question is, i hooked them all up in the bitter cold, tore my hands all up and when i got them working finally they didn't seem to push as loud as the stocks. I can turn them up alot louder but i thought that they would've been louder at a lower level, am i wrong or am i not setting something correctly, i'm real new at all this stuff and any help would be appreciated, thanks.

P.S. And if it matters (which i'm sure it does somewhat) i have a Clarion ProAudio DXZ845MC HU.

[djultimate]

Today i treated myself to a whole audio upgrade, except the subs b/c i like mine. I went to bestbuy early this morning and got a set of Alpine SPR-17LS Components for the fronts, a set of Alpine SPS-170A Mids for the Back seats and an Alpine MRP-F240 340W Amp to power them. Now my question is, i hooked them all up in the bitter cold, tore my hands all up and when i got them working finally they didn't seem to push as loud as the stocks. I can turn them up alot louder but i thought that they would've been louder at a lower level, am i wrong or am i not setting something correctly, i'm real new at all this stuff and any help would be appreciated, thanks.

P.S. And if it matters (which i'm sure it does somewhat) i have a Clarion ProAudio DXZ845MC HU.

ok, first off...
-Make sure that the RCA patch cords that run to your amp are plugged into the correct outputs on your head unit. then
-Check to see if your head unit has an output volume setting for that particular output (sometimes you can adjust the volume of each output seperately, like if you had two amps powering your front and rear speakers you could turn one output louder than the other)
-3rd Your amplifier output volume should be AT LEAST 3/4 of the way up if not all the way up. you can adjust the volume via the head unit so there is no need to try to control it with the amp. But be careful because you run a higher risk of overloading your speakers if you CRANK the volume on the head unit.


Those are the only things that stand out in my head. I'm also assuming that you hooked this up properly. If you didn't, there is no way for me to know so I can't really troubleshoot it without actually looking at it.
I'd be willing to take a peak at it if you're willing to make the drive up to CT

hope it works out for ya bud!

This post has been edited by djultimate: Dec 6, 2005 - 1:03 AM