Simple question about bridging speakers

[BuckNasty219]

Hey I just bought a Mustang and the guy before me installed a pretty sweet setup in it, Pioneer deck, Audiobahn components up front, and JL 6x9's in the rear. Now the problem I'm having is that while the front speakers sound bitchin, the rears sound like ****. No bass whatsoever. So I checked the rears out and it looks like they have been bridged for an amp. My question is, if they were bridged would it cause this problem of underpowered rear speakers with no bass? Thanks guys.

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[NIHL8ION]

Hey I just bought a Mustang and the guy before me installed a pretty sweet setup in it, Pioneer deck, Audiobahn components up front, and JL 6x9's in the rear. Now the problem I'm having is that while the front speakers sound bitchin, the rears sound like ****. No bass whatsoever. So I checked the rears out and it looks like they have been bridged for an amp. My question is, if they were bridged would it cause this problem of underpowered rear speakers with no bass? Thanks guys.

I'll bet they are out of phase for one, and for two... Bridging R & L side full range speakers together is stupid if you ask me - Run them each to their own channel in proper phase and I bet it will sound better

 

[Slo_Ride 5,000+ posts]

they need to be amped

 

[wickedwitt 10+ year member]

they need to be amped

Reading>you

 

[Slo_Ride 5,000+ posts]

Reading>you

negative. he says they have been bridged for an amp, and he doesnt mention any amp, which seems to me that they are running on the head unit

 

[BuckNasty219]

they are running to the head unit, but even if I fade it to the rear i can barley hear them.

 

[Slo_Ride 5,000+ posts]

Reading>you

hooked on phonics worked for me phool

 

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they are running to the head unit, but even if I fade it to the rear i can barley hear them.

they need more power. a small amp would do wonders!

 

[maylar 10+ year member]

Hey I just bought a Mustang and the guy before me installed a pretty sweet setup in it, Pioneer deck, Audiobahn components up front, and JL 6x9's in the rear. Now the problem I'm having is that while the front speakers sound bitchin, the rears sound like ****. No bass whatsoever. So I checked the rears out and it looks like they have been bridged for an amp. My question is, if they were bridged would it cause this problem of underpowered rear speakers with no bass? Thanks guys.

Define what you mean by "bridged for an amp".

There are a couple of reasons for not getting bass. There could be bass blockers on the speakers if the PO intended to add a sub stage. Or the HU could have a hipass filter enabled, check the audio settings on the Pioneer. Or the speakers could be wired out of phase.

A good pair of 6X9s on HU power should have plenty of bass.

 

[wickedwitt 10+ year member]

hooked on phonics worked for me phool

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and yes, I assumed there was an amp if it had been wired for one. No midbass more than likely means one out of phase.