First system, rear speakers sound like ****.

[ssnxp]

I **** when it comes to car audio, so I haven't even attempted to take apart anything, just wanted to get that out of the way.

Ok well, I got my system in and I noticed my rear speakers sound like crap when it comes to bass. The thump sounds like it's trying too hard and it gets very scratchy.

I cut the power to the amp and the front speakers and sub died (obviously) and the rear speakers are still playing.. so apparently he didn't plug the rears to the amp. Or could this be something else?

I don't want to take it back to him, I'm sick of his ****. Should I just attempt to plug it in myself? Could it be some other problem?

Thanks.

Tim. (A noob)

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[bballrrt06 10+ year member]

rear speakers **** in general. and the bass isn't suppose to come from speakers.

hook them up to a separate amp and see if that helps.

 

[ssnxp]

I know bass doesn't come from speakers, but there is SOME thump, and even at mid level volumes it sounds NASTY.

 

[yacob.naif 10+ year member]

bass isn't suppose to come from speakers.

now that's not true at all

a proper component install should cover 80hz and up with EASE

a GOOD component install should play 60hz and up with EASE

and to the OP, check the speaker installation sticky in the speakers section

there's a lot more to installing speakers than screwing them in

 

[bballrrt06 10+ year member]

now that's not true at all
a proper component install should cover 80hz and up with EASE

a GOOD component install should play 60hz and up with EASE

and to the OP, check the speaker installation sticky in the speakers section

there's a lot more to installing speakers than screwing them in

yes, but the crossover shouldn't be set that low IMO.

 

[yacob.naif 10+ year member]

i'll just drop this, because you have an opti

you're entitled to your opinion, so long as you have optilove

 

[Prowler573 5,000+ posts]

i'll just drop this, because you have an opti
you're entitled to your opinion, so long as you have optilove

Because his use of a Lanzar Apti-series monoblock has exactly what to do with the discussion at hand about rear fill speakers?!

ssnxp ~

My assumption, going by the minimal information that has been posted thus far, is that the signal being fed to your rear speakers is too bass-heavy for the drivers to faithfully reproduce and the resultant nastiness you're experiencing is hearing those speakers straining to recreate a frequency range that they are ill-suited to play.

It would appear that it's already been established that the rear speakers are being driven by your headunit (which is no cause for alarm - amping your front stage and your substage while powering rear fill with the HU is a very common practice) but the info that's missing here, for those of us trying to come up with a solution to your problem, is what kind of headunit are you running and what speakers are in the back of your vehicle?

Does the HU have any onboard processing that would allow you to eliminate some of the bass being fed to those speakers? Are the rear speakers stock units that simply aren't going to cut the mustard in an otherwise aftermarket install? There's not enough info to make an educated guess. If you could fill in the blanks a bit better we'd likely be able to help you better. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[luvinthebass 5,000+ posts]

I like a good sounding front stage //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/imo.gif.3a57bcc70a4835dc53e86ffae1a0b041.gif

 

[azbass 5,000+ posts]

rear speakers **** in general. and the bass isn't suppose to come from speakers.
hook them up to a separate amp and see if that helps.

where does the bass come from? why do rear speakers ****?>

 

[ItalynStylion 10+ year member]

What car is this in?

No idea what sort of car he has but I know the rear speakers in my IS300 run at 2ohms stock and if you try and run those off head unit power....

1)they sound like crap

2)you could fry your head unit

Did your car come with some bose package or an upgraded audio system? Some of the nicer systems have 2 ohm speakers to try and get more power out of the stock amp. You cant run those off the head unit...

 

[ssnxp]

Hey guys thanks for everything. I THINK I fixed it. I was messing with my HU's settings and saw the HPF was off and switched it on.. it sounds fine now.

What the hell is HPF? lol.

BTW I have a Pioneer AVIC-Z1

http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/pna/v3/pg/division/demo/0,,2076_310069681,00.html#unit=AVIC%20Z1

 

[T3mpest 10+ year member]

where does the bass come from? why do rear speakers ****?>

where does bass come from? Well, I knew you'd get curious eventually. When an amp and a speaker love each other very much....