 Upgraded from factory to Alpine CDE-9846, but 2loud!, what happened? speaker+heatunit mismatch? |
 Nov 17, 2006 - 9:21 AM
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i've got a '99 Toyota Celica GT. i hated not being able to play mp3 CDRW's/CDR's, so i upgraded haphazardly because i was also installing a new alarm system yesterday.
http://www.alpine-usa.com/en/products/prod...?model=CDE-9846 ^got that installed yesterday. i didn't have a chance to demo it much last night when i picked up the vehicle... but this morning, i tried playing stuff. the unit plays all the way upto 20+ in terms of volume... but anytime i approach 4 or 5, all of my speakers are distorted. it's 16w RMS, what the heck is going on? i didn't upgrade anything else, ONLY headunit. it's just 2much power and overbearing. the speakers are distorting like crazy if i play too loudly. i can't get a clean sound, loud sound, just muddy sounds. what could be at fault? i don't have $ to upgrade to new speakers... i just wanted the capability of mp3 playback, which it does. |
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Nov 17, 2006 - 2:14 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Oct 2, '05 From Boston, MA Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
the same guy who installed my car alarm.
remember, before i installed everything, it was factory install. AFAIK, factory install has amp built into head unit. all i bought was a head unit with internal amp. i did not buy a separate amp. This post has been edited by JediFonger: Nov 17, 2006 - 2:15 PM |
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JediFonger Upgraded from factory to Alpine CDE-9846, but 2loud! Nov 17, 2006 - 9:21 AM
celicaST all i can think of is to try turning down the bass... Nov 17, 2006 - 10:55 AM WannabeGT4 Who installed it? Did they use a harness adapter? ... Nov 17, 2006 - 11:20 AM WannabeGT4 Ok, I see you're a noob. Let's go at this ... Nov 17, 2006 - 3:31 PM soven In short, you are now amplifying your sound twice.... Nov 17, 2006 - 4:12 PM afroman both of these guys are right but what concerns me ... Nov 17, 2006 - 4:14 PM JediFonger i am a n00b, sorry =(. i bought this last may (200... Nov 17, 2006 - 6:29 PM WannabeGT4 http://www.6gc.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=2243... Nov 18, 2006 - 9:04 AM JediFonger went back to installer. he fixed it no charge. eve... Nov 18, 2006 - 8:15 PM
XS4lv1Truch0x QUOTE(JediFonger @ Nov 18, 2006 - 5... Nov 18, 2006 - 10:00 PM trdproven yes yes ^^ Nov 21, 2006 - 1:39 AM soven The installer has already bypassed the factory amp... Nov 21, 2006 - 5:09 PM JediFonger the installer told me that there is no rca input o... Nov 26, 2006 - 1:51 AM cochise QUOTE(JediFonger @ Nov 26, 2006 - 6... Nov 26, 2006 - 3:33 AM afroman QUOTE(cochise @ Nov 26, 2006 - 2:33 ... Nov 26, 2006 - 10:07 PM soven its probably around 16rms->20rms. dont really c... Nov 26, 2006 - 10:33 PM JediFonger yesh, that's why i wrote rms =) for 16w.
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