speakers Louder with less power?

[BassDrop]

Hello every one. I got a pair of speakers that are 250 watts Rms. First I was running them off of a Infinity kappa 150w RMS amp .Then I upgraded to a Fosgate t400-2 doing 250wRMS. Then I guess also an upgradeed and currently running them off of a Dd Ss4A 240wRMS . For some reason the 150RMS infinitty kappa amp spunds louder than the other 2. WTF . Although the DD audio sounds more detailed though. BTW deck is 80prs and gain is set like 1/3 of the way on all amps. What could be the cause of this? Supposed to sound louder and better.Thnks in advance

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[BOOMINGRANDPA 5,000+ posts]

Hello every one. I got a pair of speakers that are 250 watts Rms. First I was running them off of a Infinity kappa 150w RMS amp .Then I upgraded to a Fosgate t400-2 doing 250wRMS. Then I guess also an upgradeed and currently running them off of a Dd Ss4A 240wRMS . For some reason the 150RMS infinitty kappa amp spunds louder than the other 2. WTF . Although the DD audio sounds more detailed though. BTW deck is 80prs and gain is set like 1/3 of the way on all amps. What could be the cause of this? Supposed to sound louder and better.Thnks in advance

1st i'll don't know those amps but of course watt ratings aren't always what they cracked up to be., and never know maybe gain just needs 1 more notch could just not be as sensitive as another amp idk..

 

[wew lad 5,000+ posts]

Hello every one. I got a pair of speakers that are 250 watts Rms. First I was running them off of a Infinity kappa 150w RMS amp .Then I upgraded to a Fosgate t400-2 doing 250wRMS. Then I guess also an upgradeed and currently running them off of a Dd Ss4A 240wRMS . For some reason the 150RMS infinitty kappa amp spunds louder than the other 2. WTF . Although the DD audio sounds more detailed though. BTW deck is 80prs and gain is set like 1/3 of the way on all amps. What could be the cause of this? Supposed to sound louder and better.Thnks in advance

make sure the filters (highpass and low pass) on the new amp are set properly

 

[Jeffdachef 5,000+ posts]

Hello every one. I got a pair of speakers that are 250 watts Rms. First I was running them off of a Infinity kappa 150w RMS amp .Then I upgraded to a Fosgate t400-2 doing 250wRMS. Then I guess also an upgradeed and currently running them off of a Dd Ss4A 240wRMS . For some reason the 150RMS infinitty kappa amp spunds louder than the other 2. WTF . Although the DD audio sounds more detailed though. BTW deck is 80prs and gain is set like 1/3 of the way on all amps. What could be the cause of this? Supposed to sound louder and better.Thnks in advance

gain knobs on the amps are not volume knobs. They each require different settings. Gain at 1/3 of the way isnt the right setting and you could be completely undergaining with the other amps.

 

[LosIsATool 5,000+ posts]

Hello every one. I got a pair of speakers that are 250 watts Rms. First I was running them off of a Infinity kappa 150w RMS amp .Then I upgraded to a Fosgate t400-2 doing 250wRMS. Then I guess also an upgradeed and currently running them off of a Dd Ss4A 240wRMS . For some reason the 150RMS infinitty kappa amp spunds louder than the other 2. WTF . Although the DD audio sounds more detailed though. BTW deck is 80prs and gain is set like 1/3 of the way on all amps. What could be the cause of this? Supposed to sound louder and better.Thnks in advance

Are they at 2ohm or 4ohm?

The DD has up to 8v inputs so 1/3 isn't the same as a 1/3 on a 6v amp.

 

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1st i'll don't know those amps but of course watt ratings aren't always what they cracked up to be., and never know maybe gain just needs 1 more notch could just not be as sensitive as another amp idk..

Somebody needs to put you in time out.

 

[BassDrop]

1st i'll don't know those amps but of course watt ratings aren't always what they cracked up to be., and never know maybe gain just needs 1 more notch could just not be as sensitive as another amp idk..

Just what I was thinking turning gaimn up but idk if i burn the speakers tthey were expensibe af & they do rated if not more lol

 

[BOOMINGRANDPA 5,000+ posts]

Are they at 2ohm or 4ohm?The DD has up to 8v inputs so 1/3 isn't the same as a 1/3 on a 6v amp.

 

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Somebody needs to put you in time out.

dude i said same thing u did turn up gain....

 

[BassDrop]

make sure the filters (highpass and low pass) on the new amp are set properly

I just have them on all pass had it the same on infinity. Havent really had time to do it since I work 12 hrs night shift plus 2 hr commute lol. But i was thinking that too probably setting the HP n LP should filter them out and make them louder

 

[BassDrop]

gain knobs on the amps are not volume knobs. They each require different settings. Gain at 1/3 of the way isnt the right setting and you could be completely undergaining with the other amps.

Yeah that I know I just have it there to be safe. I hadent had time to make a test tone cd hopefully this weekend I have time to set the gains & hope that makes it better

 

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Are they at 2ohm or 4ohm?The DD has up to 8v inputs so 1/3 isn't the same as a 1/3 on a 6v amp.

 

---------- Post added at 09:45 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:44 PM ----------

 

Somebody needs to put you in time out.

Yeah the speakers r 2ohm and the watt ratings i gave were at 2ohm .And you're right in the money on that I didnt think of that

 

[Jeffdachef 5,000+ posts]

Yeah that I know I just have it there to be safe. I hadent had time to make a test tone cd hopefully this weekend I have time to set the gains & hope that makes it better 

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Yeah the speakers r 2ohm and the watt ratings i gave were at 2ohm .And you're right in the money on that I didnt think of that

yeah at 30% gain you would be at max clean rms on the infinity. You'll need to be around 50 or 60% for the DD to get actual output.

 

[Boomin_tahoe 5,000+ posts]

1st i'll don't know those amps but of course watt ratings aren't always what they cracked up to be., and never know maybe gain just needs 1 more notch could just not be as sensitive as another amp idk..

What in gods name are you saying? Have no exp with his amp but gotta say something anyway??

 

[tymoto21 10+ year member]

Even the same amp can have different setting points on the gain

I saw a pair of gain matched amps and one was almost a 1/4 of the way past the other to get the same voltage out

 

[Boomin_tahoe 5,000+ posts]

gain knobs on the amps are not volume knobs. They each require different settings. Gain at 1/3 of the way isnt the right setting and you could be completely undergaining with the other amps.

I'm agreeing with this answer. One amp brand from another is gonna be a big difference as far as sound goes and gains properly set. There's plenty of youtube tutorials on how to set your gain. Takes maybe 5-10 mins.

 

[BOOMINGRANDPA 5,000+ posts]

What in gods name are you saying? Have no exp with his amp but gotta say something anyway??

and u see i gave same advise everyone else did... as usual u get on me and i am right.. like last 2 times i was right, and thread few days ago about sony hu u were wrong u didn't know anything about the hu and insulted it i did know about it and knew it made tared ppwer but did i jump on u no cause it's not my job like u think it's yours i guess..