Want my comps to stop distorting

[hatedonmostly 5,000+ posts]

Head unit volume: from 0 to 33.

Comp amp gain: from 2.0 to 0.2v, set at 2.0v.

Sub amp gain: from 9.0 to 0.2v, set at 1.8v.

My comps are some average Pioneers that are pretty harsh but my ears don't mind it. I amp'd them a week ago, set the gain to ~1.8v to match the HU voltage. They would distort at around 25 volume on the HU because the crappy crossovers don't cancel out enough bass. I turned the gain down to 2.0 and it still distorts at 28 volume. The sub and sub amp can handle 30 volume without distorting, so I'm not getting everything out of my sub stage, which is disappointing.

Also, old school Sony amp doesn't have a high or low pass, just one knob for the gain. Head unit is not adjustable either. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif

What should I do? What I was thinking...

-Get new crossovers that will cancel out more of the lower frequencies.

-Turn up the gain on the sub amp so the sub will be louder at a lower volume, and just turn it up to 27 or 28 to get the maximum performance out of my drivers, instead of 30.

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[hatedonmostly 5,000+ posts]

About to go to bed, ttt.

 

[whitedragon551 5,000+ posts]

Get a better HU.

 

[hatedonmostly 5,000+ posts]

Don't have a whole lot to spend.

 

[treadburner 10+ year member]

once u go past 28 u r never gonna get a good clean signal

my kenwood hu i think goes to 35 or so and 28 is max i get to w/o distortion

 

[Toone 10+ year member]

If you woulda gotta HU with a lpf instead of getting one with **** colors you would be fine lol

 

[Toone 10+ year member]

once u go past 28 u r never gonna get a good clean signalmy kenwood hu i think goes to 35 or so and 28 is max i get to w/o distortion

you sound stupid.

 

[treadburner 10+ year member]

with his amp not having crossovers or hu not having crossovers u tell me how he can do it?

 

[hatedonmostly 5,000+ posts]

If you woulda gotta HU with a lpf instead of getting one with **** colors you would be fine lol

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[whitedragon551 5,000+ posts]

with his amp not having crossovers or hu not having crossovers u tell me how he can do it?

Buy something worth a shit?

 

[hatedonmostly 5,000+ posts]

If you woulda gotta HU with a lpf instead of getting one with **** colors you would be fine lol

Well at this rate I'd be better off buying a new amp, since if I do it won't have the ****ing power next to the ground on those ****ing gay *** screw in plate terminals

 

[bamaboy 5,000+ posts]

bass blocka'z son(decent)

http://www.crutchfield.com/p_127BB150A2/Bass-Blockers-150-Hz-cut-off.html?search=bass+blocker&ssi=0

should be good for you, a little high xover but its -6db

rca inline xover(better)

http://www.crutchfield.com/p_069900062/F-MODS-100-Hz-low-pass.html?o=p&search=crossover&ssi=0

or an electronic xover(best)

http://www.crutchfield.com/p_20603KX2/Kicker-KX2.html?o=p&search=crossover&ssi=0

those are just examples

 

[hatedonmostly 5,000+ posts]

http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_18502_PowerBass+ASA+300.2x.html

http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_9208_Phoenix+Gold+Ryval+V752.html

http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_12300_Clarion+APX2121.html

http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_11755_Crunch+P500.2.html

I'm thinking the PB because it's super sexy (but won't be seen //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif) or Clarion, to match my HU.

 

[Alpine4life89 10+ year member]

Speakers Distort At Some Point. You Probably Just Have Them Up Too Loud Expecting To Much From Them.

 

[whitedragon551 5,000+ posts]

The Power bass and Clarion are the only 2 there that do rated. Id go with the PB. It has a lower SN ratio which will help. Only problem is it has a high THD. The Clarion has a lower SN ratio, but is CEA compliant, and has a wide range of LPF and HPF frequencies it can filter out.