How can I fix my system? Bigger amp?

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Topic: How can I fix my system? Bigger amp?

Posted By: timmyjimmy5150
Subject: How can I fix my system? Bigger amp?
Date Posted: April 27, 2006 at 9:27 AM

Okay.....Here goes...

I have a ford f150 --- I currently have the 4 door version of the truck with Boston Acoustics RC820 component speakers in all 4 doors..... Here are the speaker specs and I have the tweets flush mounted high in the door corners:

5 x 7" woofer with AMD

Neo 3r Kortec dome-flush mount tweeter....

Now.... Pushing these speakers I have a Pioneer Avic-D1 head unit and a JL 450/4 amp.

Here's my problem/ question ---- The system sounds fine driving with the windows up -- However, with the nicer weather I like to open the sunroof and roll down all the windows but this creates road/ wind noise. My system has a hard time keeping up/ and overpowering the wind/ road noise...... There are times I have trouble hearing the music over the wind noise.I have the gains set right on the amp but turning those up anymore just causes distortion at loud levels........

Suggestions? Better speakers --- Better amp ---- ideas? Anyone with a convertible have a system they can hear when driving with the top down?

thanks

Replies:

Posted By: jugga-nemo
Date Posted: April 27, 2006 at 10:22 AM

I built a system that I can hear over the road noise with my top down. I Dynamated the entire car (what I could). I wouldn't consider my system to be crazy powerful either. Just 85x4 RMS for the Infinity Kappa components and 170x2 RMS for the two eights that now occupy (replace) the back seat. I tried the trunk, but wasn't satisfied with the output, even with the top up.

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5.25" Components & 5x7 Coax Kappas w/Power Acoustik OV4-800
KAC 7252 powering 2 D3 8" Diamonds
KDC-MP728, KGC-4042A

Posted By: forbidden
Date Posted: April 27, 2006 at 11:07 AM

Bigger amp, get some more power happening there. I would also consider a titanium dome tweeter. MB Quart, Eclipse and Focal all have tweeters that can produce some real crisp and bright top end, the first sounds you lose when the windows go down. Find an amp that is going to give copious amounts of power, 130w rms or more for the front stage.

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Posted By: arrow12
Date Posted: April 27, 2006 at 3:57 PM

What's the power handling of those speakers?

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That's my opinion. Take it, leave it, or correct me.

Posted By: timmyjimmy5150
Date Posted: April 27, 2006 at 4:28 PM

Rated at 275 watts -- the speakers

Posted By: dkautotrixx
Date Posted: April 27, 2006 at 7:10 PM

The bostons you have are nice but thay won't play clean and load at the same time. What you need is some that will . I have been runing db Drive for over the last two year and thay do the job clean and load!!!!!!!!!

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