Incorrect Wiring, Plz help

[BigSachsy1 10+ year member]

Ok, so I have an 800 watt nitro amp powering 2 12 inch baja subwoofers with a ported box, and a 600 watt 4 channel sony explode amp powering 3 speakers all in a 1995 jeep. The original setup was 2 10 in jl subs with the 4 channel 600 watt sony (still only 3 speakers), and the 10's used to rattle and beat way harder than these 2 12's even seem capable of doing. I have an aftermarket sony deck, and the sony amp is connected to this as as well as the subs i think. I ran a blue power wire from the sony (600 watt) to the nitro (800 watt) and it turns on and everything and powers the subs. I also have a "Y Split" between the amps. The subs are connected to the 800 watt nitro. Now I did something wrong because (a) the older subs used to pound incredibly better (b) the right front right speaker plays when I turn the speaker settings all the way to the left, and © the front right speaker, (which is a 160 watt sony) is louder than the back two original speakers. I would really appreciate it if someone could share the knowledge that would save me money and time, and I would be forever grateful. I'm relatively new to the car audio scene, and helping me fix this would be greatly welcomed and not forgotten.

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[disturbed471985 5,000+ posts]

Hmm ok lets see so you have 2 12's now and use to have 2 10's both were powered by the same amp. What ohm load did you have with the jl's? What ohm load do you have with the bajas?

 

[BigSachsy1 10+ year member]

i had a 2 ohm load with the tens n i believe its now at 4 ohms but not totally sure..but now i have a diff amp powering the 12's and the old amp powering the speakers

 

[disturbed471985 5,000+ posts]

That nitro and sony amp prob put out very close to the same power. U kind of answered your own question the reason the 2 10's were louder is due to them getting more power. I mean you can give me the model numbers of said amps and I could prob be alil more specific with my answer.

 

[BigSachsy1 10+ year member]

Nitro (BMW-481) 2 Channel 800 Watt Bridgeable Mosfet Amplifier the nitro

Sony XM-ZR604 Xplod 4 Channel 600 watt Car Amplifier (XMZR604) DAKmart sony amp

and the two 12's idk lol

 

[BigSachsy1 10+ year member]

if that helps at all

 

[disturbed471985 5,000+ posts]

Ok the nitro amp is giving you 125-150watts total . The sony will give you around 150-200watts total. Thats assuming you have the nitro @4ohm and the sony @2ohm. I will just be frank with you. You need a better amp plain and simple. I am not sure about the baja speakers but the jl's even if they were the w0 series are prob 10times better then the baja's.

 

[BigSachsy1 10+ year member]

ok thank you very much. do you think sony explode subs are better than these as well?

 

[disturbed471985 5,000+ posts]

I mean I have no info on baja speakers but Sony speakers are pure garbage so IDK. I say time to save up and redo the system. You could keep the sony amp to power whatever door speakers you decide to run but a new mono amp and sub/box would be your best bet.

 

[lilpride 10+ year member]

If you want more info on picking new equipment give us your price range and we could help you better.

 

[sacsking916 5,000+ posts]

New setup time.