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<blockquote data-quote="sitesjc" data-source="post: 8457630" data-attributes="member: 668297"><p>Hey all, I need some help. I'm not a newbie in car audio, but also not a pro. In short, I have a nice enough setup, but the system seems to be lacking soul. It's hard to describe, but let me give you the gist.</p><p></p><p>A while back, I had a carputer system in my 05 Toyota Tacoma, which was great at the time. Technology got better, as did my cell phone, so I decided to scrap it for a nicer system. Here's what I've got going:</p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Head unit: Alpine CDE HD 148BT<br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Main amp: Memphis I forget the model number, with 4 inputs<br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Front speakers: Memphis Street Reference (I forget exact size)<br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Rear Spearks: Boston Acoustics SR 65s (I forget exact size)<br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Subwoofer: Memphis Shallow 10"<br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Sub Amp: Memphis<br /> </li> </ul><p></p><p></p><p>Alright, when I initially hooked it up, I was in a huge hurry (long story), so I reused the old RCA cables. One was shoddy and gave me a fair amount of noise/bad audio. So, I tore it all apart this last weekend and ran all new RCAs. That's 2 for the front, 2 for the rear, and 2 for the subs. System is setup with power away from audio, etc.</p><p></p><p>Here's the deal. It sounds really clear, like really clear. The only thing is that it sounds well, off. The audio is crisp, but I feel like it is lacking midrange/body. There's specific songs that I listen to, and they seem to have an ever so slight fuzz to them. Not bad, just not quite right.</p><p></p><p>One more note - when I first hooked it up, it seemed to sound great. But I realized later that the rear channels weren't working. I took off the RCA connections, put them back on, and viola, they were back.</p><p></p><p>Here's what I've tried:</p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Ground loop isolator - didn't seem like it would do anything, and it didn't<br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Checking grounds - all seem good<br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Wiggling RCA cables - it feels like it is maybe some sort of signal issue?<br /> </li> </ul><p></p><p></p><p>So what are your thoughts? Could a speaker or two be out of phase? Note, I've never had an HD radio prior to this, it's always been non HD. Am I just not used to this type of system?</p><p></p><p>I'd love your input, <strong>thanks in advance</strong>.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sitesjc, post: 8457630, member: 668297"] Hey all, I need some help. I'm not a newbie in car audio, but also not a pro. In short, I have a nice enough setup, but the system seems to be lacking soul. It's hard to describe, but let me give you the gist. A while back, I had a carputer system in my 05 Toyota Tacoma, which was great at the time. Technology got better, as did my cell phone, so I decided to scrap it for a nicer system. Here's what I've got going: [LIST] [*]Head unit: Alpine CDE HD 148BT [*]Main amp: Memphis I forget the model number, with 4 inputs [*]Front speakers: Memphis Street Reference (I forget exact size) [*]Rear Spearks: Boston Acoustics SR 65s (I forget exact size) [*]Subwoofer: Memphis Shallow 10" [*]Sub Amp: Memphis [/LIST] Alright, when I initially hooked it up, I was in a huge hurry (long story), so I reused the old RCA cables. One was shoddy and gave me a fair amount of noise/bad audio. So, I tore it all apart this last weekend and ran all new RCAs. That's 2 for the front, 2 for the rear, and 2 for the subs. System is setup with power away from audio, etc. Here's the deal. It sounds really clear, like really clear. The only thing is that it sounds well, off. The audio is crisp, but I feel like it is lacking midrange/body. There's specific songs that I listen to, and they seem to have an ever so slight fuzz to them. Not bad, just not quite right. One more note - when I first hooked it up, it seemed to sound great. But I realized later that the rear channels weren't working. I took off the RCA connections, put them back on, and viola, they were back. Here's what I've tried: [LIST] [*]Ground loop isolator - didn't seem like it would do anything, and it didn't [*]Checking grounds - all seem good [*]Wiggling RCA cables - it feels like it is maybe some sort of signal issue? [/LIST] So what are your thoughts? Could a speaker or two be out of phase? Note, I've never had an HD radio prior to this, it's always been non HD. Am I just not used to this type of system? I'd love your input, [B]thanks in advance[/B]. [/QUOTE]
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