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Ok, so the basics:
I originally had a Kenwood KAC-729S (yes I know its old) and 2 12' Kicker CompVR dual voice coil subs that I purchased back in 2002 (yes, everything still worked until recently)
This system is now in a 2nd car, a Honda Civic Hybrid with the stock Alpine Navigation head unit. Now, recently, my Kenwood amp finally shorted and blew out. So I purchased a Sony Xplod GTX-1852 amp (which, btw, is NOWHERE NEAR as powerful as my 10 year old Kenwood, as half way up on the gain on the Kenwood = maxed out on the Sony)
Now, heres the thing: I pulled over to the side of the road today to turn UP the amp (see above) and I noticed that to get the "sweet spot" in my car, I had to turn it all the way up. A buddy of mine warned me that Xplod's tend to blow out if you crank them all the way up, so I switched around the RCA's (red and white), thinking maybe they were just switched or something (with my Kenwood, switching the red and white made a difference, and since it was recently replaced, I thought maybe they made this mistake) and I noticed that with one RCA in alone, both speakers move, but they hit harder than with both plugged in. When I plug both in, I get a cleaner, yet softer sound.
Can anyone tell me why ???? I found a thread on this from 2005, but that guy's situation is one of the subs would stop moving. Mine both move, and MORE.
Also, I should note that I never tried unplugging one on my old Kenwood. It had juice to spare so I never had to turn it up that high. Any help please ????
P.S. Also, I'm reading the specs on both: The Kenwood was rated at (4 ohms): 200 W x 2 max, 100 W x 2 rated power output, and at (2 ohms): 150 W x2
While the Sony is rated at (4 ohms): 380 watts x 2 maximum power and 185 watts x 2 RMS
(2 ohms): 500 watts x 2 maximum power and 200 watts x 2 RMS
Now, maybe I'm confused, but given the specs, shouldn't the Sony hit HARDER, and not SOFTER, than my Kenwood ???? This isn't the case. Is something wrong ????
I originally had a Kenwood KAC-729S (yes I know its old) and 2 12' Kicker CompVR dual voice coil subs that I purchased back in 2002 (yes, everything still worked until recently)
This system is now in a 2nd car, a Honda Civic Hybrid with the stock Alpine Navigation head unit. Now, recently, my Kenwood amp finally shorted and blew out. So I purchased a Sony Xplod GTX-1852 amp (which, btw, is NOWHERE NEAR as powerful as my 10 year old Kenwood, as half way up on the gain on the Kenwood = maxed out on the Sony)
Now, heres the thing: I pulled over to the side of the road today to turn UP the amp (see above) and I noticed that to get the "sweet spot" in my car, I had to turn it all the way up. A buddy of mine warned me that Xplod's tend to blow out if you crank them all the way up, so I switched around the RCA's (red and white), thinking maybe they were just switched or something (with my Kenwood, switching the red and white made a difference, and since it was recently replaced, I thought maybe they made this mistake) and I noticed that with one RCA in alone, both speakers move, but they hit harder than with both plugged in. When I plug both in, I get a cleaner, yet softer sound.
Can anyone tell me why ???? I found a thread on this from 2005, but that guy's situation is one of the subs would stop moving. Mine both move, and MORE.
Also, I should note that I never tried unplugging one on my old Kenwood. It had juice to spare so I never had to turn it up that high. Any help please ????
P.S. Also, I'm reading the specs on both: The Kenwood was rated at (4 ohms): 200 W x 2 max, 100 W x 2 rated power output, and at (2 ohms): 150 W x2
While the Sony is rated at (4 ohms): 380 watts x 2 maximum power and 185 watts x 2 RMS
(2 ohms): 500 watts x 2 maximum power and 200 watts x 2 RMS
Now, maybe I'm confused, but given the specs, shouldn't the Sony hit HARDER, and not SOFTER, than my Kenwood ???? This isn't the case. Is something wrong ????
