Originally Posted by
alaxfire
Had the same exact problem with my Alpine IDA-X001, replaced with a Sony CDXGT54UIW, then a Blaupunct.
I loved the clock display so much on the Alpine that I put it back in and this time used the speaker wires as described below instead of the plug-in pre amp outputs.
HUGE DIFFERENCE, now it will hurt your ears and you can also hear/feel the subs.
And Josh - it ain't junk, or at least mine is not.
I didnt say junk LOL, I said they are lacking on quality for price nowadays.
Originally Posted by
SrWilliams
are you using an aftermarket sub. Just wondering. If so, which one
Kicker DC102 (10DC102) Dual 10" Comp Loaded Subwoofer Enclosure
This is the exact sub and box I'm running... The amp is way overkill with it being 1500W RMS at 2 ohm, needless to say they are wired at 4 ohm lol which is still too much.
Originally Posted by
Mrmiata
Thats what I was thinking here.. his 2v output ain't getting it.. going speaker leads should get him back to volume.. and you won't surpass the OEM volume level since your are still using the same amp. Breaking it out to 4 channel at the amp is well worth the time investment. (Run 2 new sets of leads from HU to amp..there are thread on this already). Use that 2v RCA Sub output for a decent "all in one" sub unit to set in the trunk.. unless you have plans to go full blown shake the wheel caps off...
I completely agree with breaking it out, that is the best way to go.
OP if you want subs in the future, know with a 2V preamp output it wont be what your expecting most likely. It didnt used to be like this but now for that same price range it seems hard to do better than 2.5V, which is weird because I bought mine for 120 and mine is 4V x 3.