Pro install - I don’t think so?
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Topic: Pro install - I don’t think so?
Posted By: MOSENG
Subject: Pro install - I don’t think so?
Date Posted: April 03, 2005 at 3:26 PM
I just purchased an Infinity Basslink online. It's basically a 10"sub with a 200watt amp built in. I decided to get it installed at the local Sound shop. What they did was connect it to only one of the rear speakers. The instructions supplied call for it to be connected to both front and rear speakers. I assume to get all the lows. As it is now I can't crank it like I used to without getting some pretty bad distortion on the rear speaker the sub is connected to. My question is, did the pro connect it correctly, meaning is this a "stock" setup - no bass loss, or should I take it back and have them connect it to the front and rear speakers like it says in the instructions?
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Posted By: tenny
Date Posted: April 03, 2005 at 3:59 PM
i'd definalty take it back and have them do it right.
Posted By: dwarren
Date Posted: April 03, 2005 at 4:03 PM
I'd contact Infinity and ask a tech, then go back and tell them to do it right!
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Posted By: MOSENG
Date Posted: April 03, 2005 at 8:33 PM
Thanks for the suggestions. What I really would like to know is Will connecting ALL the speakers up to this sub work better than the way it is now?
Posted By: ss-installer
Date Posted: April 03, 2005 at 9:10 PM
i dont see why it would but you never know. why would you need four inputs to run one sub? definitely contact infinity and ask them.
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Posted By: pdzcallday
Date Posted: April 03, 2005 at 11:17 PM
No it is not going to make a differance weather it is conected to one speaker or all speakers. but are they using a line out converter or using the speaker input wire? If using speaker input change that to the lin out converter and that should help out alot.
Posted By: MOSENG
Date Posted: April 03, 2005 at 11:34 PM
Ummm. what does a line out converter look like? :)
Posted By: MOSENG
Date Posted: April 03, 2005 at 11:40 PM
and can you hook it up to just a rear speaker?
Posted By: wheelerdr
Date Posted: April 04, 2005 at 3:28 AM
a converter is a smal bos with speaker inputs on one side should have the speaker wire atached that was taped in from you rear speaker and the other side will have rca connected to it running to your basslink
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Posted By: FYRHWK1
Date Posted: April 04, 2005 at 6:12 AM
well, first of all, go back and have them connect it to both a left and a right speaker, I typically connect to both rear speakers if I'm using the high level (white plugs with 4 speaker wires coming from them) inputs. Certain types of music have changing signals, they only output sound to the left or right at certain times, and since you only have a left or right signal, your basslink won't receive any signal when the music only plays on the left/right, whichever isn't hooked up. I wouldn't say this is your cause of distortion, but I've never wired a basslink to only a right or left source, so perhaps the amplifier isn't taking to the input on only 1 channel well. I would take it back and tell them you want it properly wired, and make them aware of the sound quality, this way they can fix the wiring, and begin troubleshooting once everything is installed properly, it never helps trying to fix a problem if it's still wired incorrectly.
Posted By: tenny
Date Posted: April 04, 2005 at 6:17 AM
It's designed to run off all 4 channels and the instructions say to do it that way for a reeason. They didnt just decide while writing the manual to get people to run wires from the speakers to for the hell of it! your only inputing 1/4 of the power to the sub that you could be inputing to it.
Posted By: soundmasta
Date Posted: April 04, 2005 at 7:35 AM
1/4 of the signal.
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Posted By: MOSENG
Date Posted: April 04, 2005 at 10:44 AM
Yep! 1/4 of the signal sounds right. And since my factory deck only has speaker level outputs, it would make sense to me (and please correct me if I'm wrong) that if you don't hook the amp up to ALL of those outputs, you are not getting the full benefit. Yes?
Posted By: 5150azn
Date Posted: April 04, 2005 at 11:27 AM
Yeah when hooking up the bass link you have to supply signal to all the channels I don't even think it matters if you grab the front speaker leads. But you definately need more than 1 channel. After you do that it will sound tramendously better. Those little buggers never cease to astound me.
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Posted By: tenny
Date Posted: April 04, 2005 at 11:35 AM
the signal carries a voltage though and the amp is designed to get it from all 4 probably because factory decks do not put out much power. maybe i'm just crazy but I always hook it up the way it is designed to be. either that or those buggers at infinity thought it would be funny to make everyone run wires from the front of the car for nothing, that must be it. i'd be going back and telling them to do it the RIGHT was as recommend by the manufacture.
Posted By: 5150azn
Date Posted: April 04, 2005 at 12:53 PM
We always sold rca's with our basslinks. However only 2 channel and that sucker still sounded mad loud. When hooking up 2 channels it was louder than 1 channel so I can only wonder what would happen if you hook up 4.
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Posted By: MOSENG
Date Posted: April 04, 2005 at 1:30 PM
5150azn,
If I understand correctly, you would suggest that the Basslink at least be hooked into two channels (the left and right speakers?) and to get the best sound probably all four speakers?
What do you mean by using rca's though? Do you mean hooking the rcas up to the amp of the Basslink, and then connecting (splicing in) them to the speaker level outs of the deck? remeber my deck has no rca outs on it.
Posted By: 5150azn
Date Posted: April 04, 2005 at 1:38 PM
Yeah I'm saying you probably don't have to bother with hooking up the front channels to the basslink. If you do the left and right rears that should be enough. You might even run the other 2 channels parallel or something and see if that makes a differance.
But the rca's were used when the radio had rca outputs. Don't splice the rca's
Bottom line is you need more than 1 channel input.
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Posted By: MOSENG
Date Posted: April 04, 2005 at 3:08 PM
Thanks for all your help guys! I'm going to take it back and have them connect ALL four speakers to the Basslink amp (just like it says in the directions! <G> That way I "should" be able to control the bass better.
Again, you guys rock.. and thanks for the help! I probably won't be able to get to this until next week but i'll absolutely let you all know how this turns out.
Posted By: MOSENG
Date Posted: April 04, 2005 at 11:10 PM
Just thought I'd share the response from Infinity.
"The Basslink should have a stereo input, not just one channel.
If your head unit does not have RCA line outputs, then the speaker
connectors must be used and all four should be used if you have front
and rear speaker applications with a fader. The speaker level
connections should not be connected using an RCA jack. This is only for
line level connections."
Posted By: tenny
Date Posted: April 05, 2005 at 10:38 AM
like I said... all 4.
Posted By: 5150azn
Date Posted: April 05, 2005 at 10:59 AM
I personally think that the front spk line level input are just so when you fade the sound forward you won't fade out the bass. So if you don't fade your sound to the front I don't think you need the front spkr wire.
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Posted By: customsuburb
Date Posted: April 05, 2005 at 4:22 PM
5150azn wrote:
I personally think that the front spk line level input are just so when you fade the sound forward you won't fade out the bass. So if you don't fade your sound to the front I don't think you need the front spkr wire.
You're correct. The only reason Infinity put 4 is so that you can fade and use the balance and still have bass. If he faded it to the opposite side it was connected to he wouldn't have bass. Just connect it to the rear speakers probobly. You don't really need to connect it to the front unless you have it faded towards the front alot. -------------
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