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Now I know where I saw that it supports dual pairing (or two phones connected at once), it was on Crutchfield's site. Obviously they are wrong because it does not; and Pionner's site and the manual do not mention this ability. Just wanted to clarify in case someone else is looking at this HU...

Got the Pioneer AVH-4200NEX installed and it does NOT have dual phone pairing! I could have swore I read somewhere that it did (probably looking at the 4800), but it doesn't. You can pair 2 devices but you cannot have 2 connected at once so that you can answer either one if they ring. That...

I may consider individual drivers in the future. I'm going to upgrade my HU as soon as I return from a long weekend trip, then I'll continue to play with the tuning.

Well I did turn my gain up, and am much more pleased with the bass output. I really don't think I was able to hear clipping with the 40hz tone, I'm guessing I was mistaking clipping for some other noise or rattle in the vehicle, because it sounds clean and distortion free at about 60% now. I...

I sent an email to Zapco asking about my amp (it's the Zapco ST-5XII not the ST-5X as stated originally), and this is the response I received. Hi Russell, Looks like they packaged the new models before they modded the manual. The early ST-5X bass channel was 350W at 4 ohms, and not stable at...

Thanks... Saved me some $$$ buying a new sub and amp damage. Maybe I'll look for some 2ohm components so I can run the sub channel at 350.

I also sent an email to the dealer I purchased from, but hadn't heard back yet. The manual is not very clear, just a spread sheet and illustrations, and covers the whole line of ST-X Series products, not just this amp. So it looks like when you bridge channels 1-2 and 3-4 or run channels 1-4...

To clarify; this is exactly what the amplifier manual says (I didn't have the manual in front of me when I first posted this). RMS Power/Channel at 4ohms - 80WX4+160X1 at 2ohms - 120WX4+350WX1 at 1ohms - No Bridged at 4 ohms - 240X2+350WX1 Based on that, I'm not quite sure I can mix and...

I did consider taking it to the local audio store for tuning, but I'm also going to replace the HU soon (already have just need to find time to install) so was going to re-tune with new HU to see how that works out first. I thought 30% seemed low as well, but the mids/highs are also at about...

Yes, it's in a sealed, custom made enclosure under the back seat of my crew-cab pickup, space is limited so sub options are as well. I do think I could have a ported box built that would fit, just not sure. None of the channels on the amp are bridged, it has a single 5th channel sub output to a...

I just installed a Zapco ST-5X, rated at 80X4 and 160X1 @ 4 ohms, paired with JL Audio C2-650 components and one JL Audio 10W0V3 sub (4ohms, 300 watts RMS) I'm disappointed with Zapco because their website says the amp is rated 80X4 + 350x1 @ 4 ohms, but after getting the amp and reading the...

For some reason, Kenwood puts that feature in your face in their marketing material, but Pioneer makes you search for it. Maybe it's not important to most, but I really want this feature and glad it was available in the Pioneers. I was trying to convince myself to purchase a Kenwood, but they...

Just discovered that the Pioneer AVH-4200NEX does support dual phone connections (same as kenwood). The feature description was buried within a feature called SPS or "Secure Simple Pairing". So I'm going with a the Pioneer AVH-4200NEX as I don't really trust the Kenwood double dins at this time.

Could be an issue with the trigger source

Thanks for the input, that's good to hear. I know they make some good products... and maybe I should have been more clear, that the models I'm looking at (and have many referbs) are the the 2016 double din, DVD/multi-media touch screens, and may not reflect the entire brand. Although I have...