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> Upgraded from factory to Alpine CDE-9846, but 2loud!, what happened? speaker+heatunit mismatch?
post 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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post Nov 21, 2006 - 5:09 PM
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The installer has already bypassed the factory amp. The tweeters would not work if it is not connected.

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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
- - 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. i c...   Nov 27, 2006 - 2:41 AM


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