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<blockquote data-quote="mikekay" data-source="post: 6935595" data-attributes="member: 624794"><p><em>Here's the setup:</em></p><p></p><p><strong>Kenwood KFC-6983PS</strong></p><p></p><p>Nominal Impedance 4 Ω</p><p></p><p>Rated Input Power (RMS) 110 W</p><p></p><p>Frequency Response 66Hz - 22kHz</p><p></p><p><strong>Dual XPA 4100 Amplifier</strong></p><p></p><p>RMS Power at 4 Ohms: 50 W x 4</p><p></p><p>RMS Power at 4 Ohms: 150W x 2</p><p></p><p>RMS Power at 2 Ohms: 75 W x 4</p><p></p><p><strong>KFC-1693PS</strong></p><p></p><p>70W Rated Input Power</p><p></p><p>4 Ohm Impedance</p><p></p><p>80Hz - 22kHz Frequency Response</p><p></p><p><strong>Alpine CDA-105 Head Unit</strong></p><p></p><p>3 Outputs</p><p></p><p>18W RMS x 4</p><p></p><p>I've determined that my AMP is a peice of shit and want to get a new one. I have a pop that happens randomly at one consitant volume, and its driving me insane. I did all the noise testing mute plugs-- eliminated the deck as cause for noise. Elminated Speakers because I switched the bridge and the popping started comming through the fronts but some noise was still relevant in the back but not nearly as much. The other thing is that after testing everything I rehooked everything back up and now my bass and volume are insanely low, and very high in treble. Im going to get an amp from a friend and just and drive 1 speaker at a time just to see for sure that its the amp. I've tried insulators, ground points etc. Also one last thing that I would like to add is that the sound appears fuzzy even at low volumes the bass is somewhat grainy, not distorted just grainy.</p><p></p><p>Also if buying a new amp is the solution what would be the best amp for my setup. Is it bad that I have different wattage for my fronts vs backs? would I need two seperate amps?? Plus one for sub??</p><p></p><p>PLEASE ANY ADVICE WOULD BE VERY APPRICIATED, Im good with electronics, multimeters, grounds, wiring but this one has got me stumped.</p><p></p><p>Thanks in advance,</p><p></p><p>Mike K</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mikekay, post: 6935595, member: 624794"] [I]Here's the setup:[/I] [B]Kenwood KFC-6983PS[/B] Nominal Impedance 4 Ω Rated Input Power (RMS) 110 W Frequency Response 66Hz - 22kHz [B]Dual XPA 4100 Amplifier[/B] RMS Power at 4 Ohms: 50 W x 4 RMS Power at 4 Ohms: 150W x 2 RMS Power at 2 Ohms: 75 W x 4 [B]KFC-1693PS[/B] 70W Rated Input Power 4 Ohm Impedance 80Hz - 22kHz Frequency Response [B]Alpine CDA-105 Head Unit[/B] 3 Outputs 18W RMS x 4 I've determined that my AMP is a peice of shit and want to get a new one. I have a pop that happens randomly at one consitant volume, and its driving me insane. I did all the noise testing mute plugs-- eliminated the deck as cause for noise. Elminated Speakers because I switched the bridge and the popping started comming through the fronts but some noise was still relevant in the back but not nearly as much. The other thing is that after testing everything I rehooked everything back up and now my bass and volume are insanely low, and very high in treble. Im going to get an amp from a friend and just and drive 1 speaker at a time just to see for sure that its the amp. I've tried insulators, ground points etc. Also one last thing that I would like to add is that the sound appears fuzzy even at low volumes the bass is somewhat grainy, not distorted just grainy. Also if buying a new amp is the solution what would be the best amp for my setup. Is it bad that I have different wattage for my fronts vs backs? would I need two seperate amps?? Plus one for sub?? PLEASE ANY ADVICE WOULD BE VERY APPRICIATED, Im good with electronics, multimeters, grounds, wiring but this one has got me stumped. Thanks in advance, Mike K [/QUOTE]
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