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Lacking Subwoofer Performance at Low Volume


Nojoah

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5 minutes ago, Nojoah said:

Thanks a lot for the input guys. I do actually have an alpine MRP-M450 that I could also test instead of the Kenwood But at 4 ohm its still only producing 220 rms. If you think it'll help to swap the amps I could switch them over. I'll work on getting a picture for you later today of the gain and crossover. When purchasing the gear I figured that the matching kenwood excelon sub and excelon amp would sound quite good together.

The kenwood amp I had was an excelon too and it was crappy. Let me guess, you’re probably running the same amp, the x500 or x501 or x502? Because your kenwood amp is a 500 watt amp? I’m figuring this out because you said the 4 ohm thing. 

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7 minutes ago, Nojoah said:

Side note - I also have an older 10" eclipse sub (not a shallow mount) in a larger sealed box that I could potentially put in front of the back seat if it would make a big difference. Although, takes away a decent amount of space in the back.

The enclosure is what’s gonna make the difference. That larger enclosure is a better choice and I would run that alpine amp over that kenwood amp for sure. 
 

 

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Yeah, you’re gonna have to switch that amp and subwoofer. Because the only way for that amp to get loud is to clip the shit out of it and I wouldn’t recommend it for the longevity of a subwoofer. I know from experience that them amps suck. I was disappointed in that amp. I expected more from it. 

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2 minutes ago, 1.21gigawatts said:

Yeah, you’re gonna have to switch that amp and subwoofer. Because the only way for that amp to get loud is to clip the shit out of it and I wouldn’t recommend it for the longevity of a subwoofer. 

Thats what I figured. Change of question then. If I were to run a second sub with a second sub amp (not ideal I know but as a student money is tight) as well as the amp for my speakers would this start causing some electrical issues with dimming headlights, etc. It is a 6.4 power stroke so it comes stock with a larger alternator and dual batteries. Total rms would be somewhere around 820 according to the specs so probably a bit lower. 

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