400 Watt Amp Sounds Better than 800 Watt Amp

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Topic: 400 Watt Amp Sounds Better than 800 Watt Amp

Posted By: g_dep1707
Subject: 400 Watt Amp Sounds Better than 800 Watt Amp
Date Posted: August 08, 2005 at 5:13 PM

I recently bought 2 12" subs in a box with a 400 watts amp but I went and got another amp and it is 800 watts. The problem is that the 400-watt amp sounds better than the 800. I've tried everything check the ground, power, even the speaker polarity. I tried playing with the x-over but it still sounds a little weak. Tried messing with the gain but that just makes it sound worse when it is going full blast. I've also tried bridging it but that just turns on the protect mode and makes the amp heat up faster. Could somebody please help me??

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Posted By: stevdart
Date Posted: August 08, 2005 at 5:47 PM

g_dep1707 wrote:

The problem is that the 400-watt amp sounds better than the 800.

This is a really easy problem to solve: put the 400 watt amp back in.

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Posted By: jeffchilcott
Date Posted: August 08, 2005 at 7:17 PM

what are the brands on the 400 watt amp and what is the brand of the 800 watt amp

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Posted By: g_dep1707
Date Posted: August 09, 2005 at 1:11 AM

but the 400 has a really really bad overheating problem

Posted By: g_dep1707
Date Posted: August 09, 2005 at 1:13 AM

the 400 is visonik and the 800 is volfenhag