Originally Posted by
maxcichon
Nope. I added the amp before wiring the new subs. Sorry. bud.
I do apologize. I must had mis-read your post #32 on 2-16-14. I had thought it sounded like you installed the Pyles. I thought you said they sounded better than stock with the OEM amp then you decided to upgrade the amp.
I chose the Pyle's on a price point and fit match.
Installed them, turned on the HU and without changing any settings, the bass response had improved quite a bit.
Played with sound settings in the Pioneer HU and made it pretty nice-I could now do 75 and still hear the tunes, clearly. BUT-when I pushed the volume, I noticed clipping and dimming of the HU lighting. I figure the new subs, while louder, were more of a load on the OEM amp. Decided to find a separate amp for the subs (makes sense to me?). Bought a
Kenwood KAC-1502S. 2-channel, bridgeable, with adjustable input sensitivity (1-4.5 V) to match the 2V sub-out from my new HU.
Thanks for the replies. I do appreciate all the info I get from this forum.