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<blockquote data-quote="Mgeldert" data-source="post: 79619" data-attributes="member: 545323">I have a Toyota 4Runner, just went to a car audio shop, where they sold me an Alpine 7874 head, JL Audio XR653Cs speakers. They replaced the factory speakers with the JL&#039;s (6.5s in front door, tweeters front door, and the 4&quot; in the rear door.Problem is I am playing music with the volume almost maxed out (level 30 of 35). and during louder passages, I&#039;m hearing distortion. (also with some acoustic wind instruments at lower levels)I&#039;m wondering if maybe the head is underpowered for the listening levels I prefer 20w per channel.I also thought it was strnage that they put a 3way component system in, with the mid bass and tweeter up front, and the midrange in the back (but I&#039;m not versed in car audio).I&#039;m looking for suggestions on how to solve the distortion problems, and what configuration would work best for me.If I put in an amp(s?) what should I look for, and adding a subwoofer and/or somekind of lo/high band pass filtering/crossovers etc...I&#039;m looking for a realistic high quailty sound, and playing Classical (wide dynamic range) and acoustic jazz instruments seem to tax the existing setup. I&#039;m not sure if the guys that put this system in really know their stuff or not.Any suggestions would be welcome!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mgeldert, post: 79619, member: 545323"] I have a Toyota 4Runner, just went to a car audio shop, where they sold me an Alpine 7874 head, JL Audio XR653Cs speakers. They replaced the factory speakers with the JL's (6.5s in front door, tweeters front door, and the 4" in the rear door. Problem is I am playing music with the volume almost maxed out (level 30 of 35). and during louder passages, I'm hearing distortion. (also with some acoustic wind instruments at lower levels) I'm wondering if maybe the head is underpowered for the listening levels I prefer 20w per channel. I also thought it was strnage that they put a 3way component system in, with the mid bass and tweeter up front, and the midrange in the back (but I'm not versed in car audio). I'm looking for suggestions on how to solve the distortion problems, and what configuration would work best for me. If I put in an amp(s?) what should I look for, and adding a subwoofer and/or somekind of lo/high band pass filtering/crossovers etc... I'm looking for a realistic high quailty sound, and playing Classical (wide dynamic range) and acoustic jazz instruments seem to tax the existing setup. I'm not sure if the guys that put this system in really know their stuff or not. Any suggestions would be welcome! [/QUOTE]

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