Amplifier and sub problem

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Topic: Amplifier and sub problem

Posted By: Roman
Subject: Amplifier and sub problem
Date Posted: February 05, 2003 at 12:45 PM

Hi guys.How are you?I need professional help,that's why i am here.I have couple of questions.i better will start from the begining....i have
bought some this Alpine's products:mono amp MRD-M300,15"sub SWR-1541D, 4ch amp MRV-F340, front door speakers SPR-176A,
for rear shelf SPR-694A, head unit Sony CDX-M730 everything in a Mercedes A-class.
1)I have installed a 15"sub and mono amp.I set up amplifier the way Alpine recomends(from Alpine's site PDF file"Maximize the output of your MRD-M300/MRD-M500")
and now even at low volume it seems that it's playing with "distortion".I know that Alpine recomends MRD-M500 amp instead of MRD-M300 but i cant through many awayi have already bought MRD-M300.I don't know what's wrong.May be you guys know any different settings for this amp.or something else what could be a problem or may be ....i don't know what to think of..

2)I didn't install the second amp for my front and rear speakers.The amp is like i told MRV-F340 Head unit Sony CDX-M730 Will i gain anything by installing this 4ch amp for front and rear speakers?

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Posted By: HkyDevil14
Date Posted: February 05, 2003 at 4:28 PM

The only thing i could think of that could be wrong with the distorsion is the way you ran your wiring. You need to run the power and signal wires on opposite sides of the car. So run your RCA's and the remote wire away from the power wire. This happened to me and that was the problem. However, it may be something else that i dont really know of.

Posted By: Roman
Date Posted: February 05, 2003 at 4:52 PM

Thank you, i will have look and let you know.Do i have separate remote wire from power one as well?How i understood i can not run remote and power cable together but i can run RCA's with remote and both separately from power one is it wright?

Than you.

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