04 silverado stereo doesn't sound right

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Topic: 04 silverado stereo doesn't sound right

Posted By: Vandals909
Subject: 04 silverado stereo doesn't sound right
Date Posted: February 15, 2005 at 1:30 AM

I installed my system this weekend in my 04 extra cab silverado and it sounds o.k. but it just doesnt sound right. Here is a list of what I installed:
*Pioneer Premier 860mp
*2 Image Dynamics IDQ12 v2 d4's each in a .85cu ft enclosure (.85 is with the displacement for the woofer taken out). Box is downfiring under the rear seat.
*A/D/S 346CS component set 6.5"
* Directed 1200d amp for sub 600x1 @ 1ohm. Running it at 4ohm's so 300x1
* Directed A802 amp for comps. Running at 4ohm's so 2x150.

My problem is these subs dont sound as clean as I thought they would. They play rap music very clean and hit hard, but for rock and punk music they sound muffled or distorted. What could it be?
Before I had everything for the silverado, I played one of them in my S10 in a bigger enclosure with the same amount of power from a older fosgate amp and they sounded cleaner but didnt hit as hard. What can I do to make these things sound better? Please Help!!!!

Replies:

Posted By: wheelerdr
Date Posted: February 15, 2005 at 4:21 AM

how is your decks eq setup, and what are the crossover setings,how much space from the sub and the bottom of the cab

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Posted By: Vandals909
Date Posted: February 15, 2005 at 12:01 PM

The sub is at 80hz and the space from the front of the sub and the floor is 1 1/2 inches. What other setting do you need?

Posted By: Ravendarat
Date Posted: February 15, 2005 at 12:06 PM

Dumb question, are the sub preouts definatly plugged into the sub amp RCA's, if not then the other crossovers will affect the subs and definatly make them sound like crap

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double-secret reverse-osmosis speaker-cone-induced high-level interference distortion, Its a killer

Posted By: Vandals909
Date Posted: February 15, 2005 at 9:01 PM

Not a dumb question, yes they hooked up correctly!