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Why is my old amp so much better than my new more powerful /expensive amp.
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<blockquote data-quote="TheUnderFighter" data-source="post: 7789886" data-attributes="member: 631325"><p>This. I did that a couple weeks ago... "ridiculously soft" is an understatement.</p><p></p><p>OP, try unplugging 1 RCA, see if that works.</p><p></p><p>If not, bust out the DMM and set it to read Ohms, and check your ohms on the speaker terminal of your amp. If it reads entirely out of the ball park of .75, 3, or 6 ohms then it's wired out of phase. Personally, I'd wire it to 3 ohms, and you should still be getting much more power. Unless the Alpine was wired at .75.</p><p></p><p>And you still haven't answered if your electrical is even strong enough to support this amp?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TheUnderFighter, post: 7789886, member: 631325"] This. I did that a couple weeks ago... "ridiculously soft" is an understatement. OP, try unplugging 1 RCA, see if that works. If not, bust out the DMM and set it to read Ohms, and check your ohms on the speaker terminal of your amp. If it reads entirely out of the ball park of .75, 3, or 6 ohms then it's wired out of phase. Personally, I'd wire it to 3 ohms, and you should still be getting much more power. Unless the Alpine was wired at .75. And you still haven't answered if your electrical is even strong enough to support this amp? [/QUOTE]
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