Better set of components?
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From: Bakersfield
That problem is gone. I love this little box. I haven't set the gains on the mids and subs yet but I love it.
From the 30 minutes of playing time, The highs are much more detailed. I can clearly hear background vocals now. All the vocals are coming from the middle of the windshield. It was kind of odd at first but I like it.
It doesn't get anywhere near as loud as it used to though. I have to be at 35 on the HU and -15 on the MS8 to get a decent volume.
From the 30 minutes of playing time, The highs are much more detailed. I can clearly hear background vocals now. All the vocals are coming from the middle of the windshield. It was kind of odd at first but I like it.
It doesn't get anywhere near as loud as it used to though. I have to be at 35 on the HU and -15 on the MS8 to get a decent volume.
Try the sweeps at a lower volume and you might get more volume. That goes for anything such as the subs. Turn the gain down on the sub amp during sweeps and the sub will be louder.
I found out this exact thing with mine yesterday. I had the volume on about 24 and had a techno song on. Went to say something To my g/f and couldn't hear my voice. Kinda weird but amazed me. 99% of systems I've heard ate just bass/distortion monsters. Listen for a bit then turn it down bc it's fatiguing..not mine anymore!
Oh and IHC...there's a local guy to me that has 2 AE ib15's and I should be able to hear them in late October at a meet. Can't wait to hear IB. there's also a world champion installer here locally that I just found out about. He's over on DIYMA and 15 minutes away from me. Gave me his # and said I could come hangout and he'd have a look at the alt whine and problems I'm having. Gotta love forums!
Oh and IHC...there's a local guy to me that has 2 AE ib15's and I should be able to hear them in late October at a meet. Can't wait to hear IB. there's also a world champion installer here locally that I just found out about. He's over on DIYMA and 15 minutes away from me. Gave me his # and said I could come hangout and he'd have a look at the alt whine and problems I'm having. Gotta love forums!
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Three Wheelin'
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When it's set up properly, it won't always sound as loud but measure the actual spl and it might surprise you. It always surprises me when I go to talk to my passenger with the volume sounding low yet you can't talk over the speakers. That's a low distortion system.
Try the sweeps at a lower volume and you might get more volume. That goes for anything such as the subs. Turn the gain down on the sub amp during sweeps and the sub will be louder.
Try the sweeps at a lower volume and you might get more volume. That goes for anything such as the subs. Turn the gain down on the sub amp during sweeps and the sub will be louder.
Does your remote out work? I had my amps connected to it but it never turned them on. So I checked the voltage at the remote out terminal and got nothing.
Last edited by SpiderX1016; Sep 5, 2011 at 10:16 AM.
Three Wheelin'
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From: Chicagoland
Totally agree on the distortion fatigue. I couldn't listen to the stock system much about 15 without it annoying me quickly. With the new higher power system in there, it doesn't sound any louder at max, but I can listen at high volume for my hour long commute.
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I was playing around with the gain knob and I noticed that. Sub was too loud at first so I turned the gain up and did the sweeps again. I have been doing the sweeps at -40.
Does your remote out work? I had my amps connected to it but it never turned them on. So I checked the voltage at the remote out terminal and got nothing.
Does your remote out work? I had my amps connected to it but it never turned them on. So I checked the voltage at the remote out terminal and got nothing.
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Three Wheelin'
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I don't remember an option for that but I'll check.
On a side note. I love how when you turn on the car, the volume gradually goes up. Just the little things.
Last edited by SpiderX1016; Sep 5, 2011 at 01:43 PM.
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