Reply to thread

Message

<blockquote data-quote="Jeffdachef" data-source="post: 8467394" data-attributes="member: 650438">If your factory wire is 20 gauge and you are running 100 watts or more then yeah upgrading to 16 gauge will make a noticeable difference.If you dont notice any engine noise when your RCAs are next to your power wire then its fine to keep them like that. Split them apart if you have noise.I&#039;d get a digital signal processor to cross over all your stuff along with getting a stronger signal to the amps and overall much better sound quality. That head unit stinks audio wise, its whats known as a for show head unit with near zero audio capabilities.&nbsp; You are getting distortion because you have no crossover capabilities and the door speakers are playing too low which dramatically reduces their power handling and cone control. You need to be able to high pass the door speakers to at least 80 or 100 hz before you can really push them. Neither your head unit or amp can do anything about it. Putting more power to it will only serve to mess up your speaker even further.Adding a rockford 3sixty.3 and some work will get you sounding a lot better and louder too with a clean strong signal and proper crossover capabilities so the energy can be focused properlyFor the budget side you can use a soundstream harmony DSP which is 200$ on ebay. Or a mini dsp 2 to 4</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Jeffdachef, post: 8467394, member: 650438"] If your factory wire is 20 gauge and you are running 100 watts or more then yeah upgrading to 16 gauge will make a noticeable difference. If you dont notice any engine noise when your RCAs are next to your power wire then its fine to keep them like that. Split them apart if you have noise. I'd get a digital signal processor to cross over all your stuff along with getting a stronger signal to the amps and overall much better sound quality. That head unit stinks audio wise, its whats known as a for show head unit with near zero audio capabilities. You are getting distortion because you have no crossover capabilities and the door speakers are playing too low which dramatically reduces their power handling and cone control. You need to be able to high pass the door speakers to at least 80 or 100 hz before you can really push them. Neither your head unit or amp can do anything about it. Putting more power to it will only serve to mess up your speaker even further. Adding a rockford 3sixty.3 and some work will get you sounding a lot better and louder too with a clean strong signal and proper crossover capabilities so the energy can be focused properly For the budget side you can use a soundstream harmony DSP which is 200$ on ebay. Or a mini dsp 2 to 4 [/QUOTE]

Verification