thefunkybunch 10+ year member
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i noticed in my 9855 (and several others i installed) that the volume would rise consistantly to about a volume level of 25, and then would plateau. from 25-35 wouldn't do ANYTHING different. kinda strange. tried running power to battery, no difference at all. tried changing gain settings on the amp (lower and higher) and no change at all. i wonder if alpine did like a protection circuit (like GM radios) that once they reach a certain volume level, the volume won't increase. but with GM radios the bass is attenuated above that volume level to save the speakers. i called alpine, they were no help at all. anyone else have an issue with that or even notice it? i'm convinced that it's just the radio because i've noticed it in several different units (all running external amplifiers). or maybe we just got a bad batch of units or something... i'm stumped. if it weren't for that, i'd be perfectly content with the deck, but it's obnoxious. i know the speakers have MUCH more to offer than what they'll do currently, i definitely don't run crappy equipment. just that much incentive to switch to the 9255 i guess:eyebrow: