Amp sounds like crap

[NYR36 10+ year member]

I was using a Kenwood excelon old school(the all silver model) 4 channel amp before to power an Ascendent Audio Assassin 10" and Rainbow 265 SLCs. Sounded great, was exactly what I wanted/needed. Well, the life of my amp came to an end. So I had to purchase another.

I went with a MB Quart DSC4150. I hooked everything up to what I thought was what I needed. Fired it up and.......

It sounds like shit. It gets loud, much louder than my Kenwood. It doesnt distort. Im not hearing anything wrong with the speakers, it just has a much different sound. I would personally describe it as my teeters sound like they are made of a different material.

Now, is this change in sound just the difference in amps or do you think something has changed

I'm 97% sure I didnt touch anything on the deck to alter the signal.

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[hatedonmostly 5,000+ posts]

lol

user error

 

[KyleBechtold 5,000+ posts]

its the amp..

250.4 for $100 what are you expecting...

 

[NYR36 10+ year member]

lol
user error

??

 

[AlterEgo99 5,000+ posts]

amps don't "sound" like anything...then just "amp"lify the signal yo. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

 

[NYR36 10+ year member]

WTB some actual help.

Isnt this what the forums are for?

 

[Wingman0121 10+ year member]

Check the polarity of the wires and make sure your speakers are wired in-phase.

 

[AlterEgo99 5,000+ posts]

Da fuck you want from us OP!? You gots some POS bro. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

 

[Vossy 10+ year member]

Buy a better amp? Otherwise you're kinda stuck

 

[goingdef 10+ year member]

are you putting more wattage to them now? if so that could be why the tweeters sound brighter maybe try some attenuation on the crossovers -3db or even -6db might give you back the sound you want.

 

[power-fanatic07 5,000+ posts]

Buy a better amp? Otherwise you're kinda stuck

Isn't that like the pot calling the kettle black? With your POS power acoustic

 

[dumple 5,000+ posts]

vossy you have the epitome of shitty system

 

[Vossy 10+ year member]

vossy you have the epitome of shitty system

Never said it was good, don't hear me complaining.

 

[NYR36 10+ year member]

So basically you guys are all saying that Kenwood was much better than the MB quart?

Not saying you guys are wrong cause you're the experts but I find that hard to believe.

I always hear good reviews about MBs components. Are they just a bad amp company?

Just trying to learn about the products in the situation. No need for everyone to get insulting.

 

[dumple 5,000+ posts]

id prefer the mb quart amp over the kenwood, have you set all the filters and what not on the amplifier correctly?