 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 18, 2006 - 8:15 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Oct 2, '05 From Boston, MA Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
went back to installer. he fixed it no charge. everything's golden now. he bypassed the factory amp. unfortunately, that means i can't use the tweeters up top, so it's only 4 speakers now. i didn't want to buy more cross-over to split highs and lows for each of the front speakers. either way, i'm satisfied. thx4help
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Nov 18, 2006 - 10:00 PM
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QUOTE(JediFonger @ Nov 18, 2006 - 5:15 PM) [snapback]503627[/snapback] went back to installer. he fixed it no charge. everything's golden now. he bypassed the factory amp. unfortunately, that means i can't use the tweeters up top, so it's only 4 speakers now. i didn't want to buy more cross-over to split highs and lows for each of the front speakers. either way, i'm satisfied. thx4help FYI tweeters work if you dont mess with the wiring. put your ear up close 2 it and listen and you will hear. -------------------- Is this good enuff 4 ya? :D
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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 JediFonger the same guy who installed my car alarm.
remember... Nov 17, 2006 - 2:14 PM 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 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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