Infinity Kappa speakers are distorting! Need Advise...

[Sonicxtacy02]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by zytariuk:<BR><STRONG>200watts to each speaker in the front! The RMS ratting on my front speakers is only 75Watts (that's 150Watts total). I would burn em' out if i put a 200x2 amp on them....would i not? Not to mention that watts the deck is pumping to it too!<P>Should i not be looking at like a 75x2 amp? Because that way the speakers will be getting the exact RMS all the time. Which is what i want...right?<P>[ August 08, 2002: Message edited by: zytariuk ]</STRONG><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>ok DONT listen to him. Get a 200 watt MAX power amp. The RMS per channel will meet or exceed 75 RMS. In the case it exceeds, just adjust the GAIN to compensate.<P>The only way an aftermarket head unit will burn up is because of faulty design or piss poor wiring job<BR> [img]shrug.gif"%20border="0[/img]

[zytariuk]

lol, ok. How could his wireing job result in his head unit burning out later on down the road?!?!?

[zytariuk]

Ok when i go to future shop and look at their (Rockford Fosgate 300S 2-Channel Car Amplifier) it says...<P>----<BR>This Rockford Fosgate Punch series 2 channel amplifier features 75 watts per channel of MOSFET power at 4 ohms, max power of 600 watts, RCA & High level inputs, built-in variable crossover and remote control adjustable Punch Bass.<BR>----<P>Where is that 600watts coming in? Is it not 150Watts??!!?! It's stuff like above that screws me up.<P>The amp is here <A HREF="http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/prodde ... ewdeptid=9" TARGET=_blank>http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/prodde ... eptid=9</A>

[marshmallow15]

no no guys i didnt say to get a 200x2 rms amp...i said 'for example' to give you a general idea of what kind of amp to look for meaning get one where it gives good rms, not good peak power.

[Sonicxtacy02]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by zytariuk:<BR><STRONG>lol, ok. How could his wireing job result in his head unit burning out later on down the road?!?!?</STRONG><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>crappy wiring can let air into the wiring, that could cause the unit to overheat.<P>The punch series amps are meant built for bass reproduction. The max watts is for the MONO setting (600x1). Most people use that setting with their subs. I wouldnt recommend that for your particular application

[zytariuk]

UPDATE: I brought my car into 'Toms Car Audio' today and he fixed it up for $20 bucks canadian :]. <P>He said it was a bad ground. He also put another fuse on the 10guage wire i had coming from the battery directly to the deck. The deck i got called for the head unit to be connected DIRECLTY to the battery. I don't know why he put another fuse on, because the head unit had a fuse thing build into the wire coming out of the deck.<P>Anyhow, the system pounds now! Now i just need to find otu what AMP would be best for my current setup...HINT HINT Help :\<P>Oh ya! He said the stock wireing is just fine for my application. So i left it as stock...<p>[ August 09, 2002: Message edited by: zytariuk ]

[Sonicxtacy02]

<A HREF="http://www.mtx.com/caraudio/products/am ... er4122.cfm" TARGET=_blank>http://www.mtx.com/caraudio/products/am ... 122.cfm</A> <P>Get it, its a steal at >$200<P>and if you want my opinion DONT go buying monster wiring. Its too damn expensive and you wont need that much shielding with this small amp. <P>Congrats on getting things workin bro

[McRallye]

What you can do ZY, if the amp pumps to much power to the speakers, is hook the speakers up in "series". This where you hook up two speakers on half a channel.<BR>Heres a picture:<BR> Left Right<BR> + - + -<BR> \ \ / /<BR> \ \________________/ /<BR> \ /<BR> \ /<BR> \_______ ________/<BR> \ /<BR> + -<BR> AMP<BR>This will setup more resistance to the speakers, therefore cut down on power.<BR>No change is sound quality, unless the watts are drasticlly below RMS. However, you will not have the right and left sound difference, unless you hook up more speakers.<BR>Any questions or ansewers, please reply.

[McRallye]

Sorry, I didn't know my drawing would get messed up, so here it is in words.<BR>You take the positive from the left speaker and hook if up to the positive on the amp.<BR>You take the negitive from the right speaker and hook it up to the amp.<BR>Then you take the neg from the left and pos from the right, and hook them together.

[zytariuk]

hmmm, sounds complicated. I think i'll stick to the normal way...

[McRallye]

It really is only neccesary for multiple speakers on one channel, or subs.

[zytariuk]

UPDATE! I ended up selling my KAPPA52.5I 5-1/4" 2 way multielement speaker pair for $150.00 CAN to a friend of mine and bought...<P><B>REAR</B><P>Model/Make:<BR>KAPPA692.5I 6 x 9 2-way multielement loudspeaker pair pair<BR>Power Handling, RMS:110 Watts<BR>Power Handling, Peak:330 Watts<BR> <A HREF="http://www.infinitysystems.com/caraudio ... AP&Cat=MEL" TARGET=_blank>http://www.infinitysystems.com/caraudio ... %2E5I%27&S er=KAP&Cat=MEL</A> <P><B>How did i get a pair of 6x9's in the back of my 92' MX-3?</B><BR>A friend of mine helped me take the cargo hatch cover and brace it with some oak wood we picked up from the local hardware store. We then traced out the speakers and slipped them in. In total it took about 4 hours! <P>It took so long because of all the measurements we took to make 100% sure the speakers were not offset by even the slightest amount.<P>We have havn't wired up the rear speakers yet ;(. It was like 1:00am and pissing rain outside when we finally finished the actual construction! Should have em' hooked up within the next couple days.<P>P.S: I've got pictures!!!! I'll post em' within the next couple weeks.<p>[ August 15, 2002: Message edited by: zytariuk ]

[Sonicxtacy02]

waaaait....<P>you attached 6x9's to the cargo cover? Are they enclosed? If not they're gonna sound like s--- [img]shrug.gif"%20border="0[/img]

[zytariuk]

My friend has a pair of them attached to his cargo cover in his Nissan 240sx and it sounds SUWEET?!?!!?!?<P>Why do you say they will sound like s---?<p>[ August 15, 2002: Message edited by: zytariuk ]

[McRallye]

You always want to mount the speaker to the most rigid surface possiple, also make sure there are no air leaks between the front and rear of the speaker basket. Any air leaks will ruin the low frequency of any speaker. And with 6"x9"s you want to use them to their potential, meaning low to high frequencies. :p