speaker distortion, will an amp fix??

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speaker distortion, will an amp fix??

Postby mmx005 » Thu Mar 19, 2009 7:39 pm

Hi guys,

when i crank my bose upgrade speakers up (i mean WAAAAAAAAYYY up) i start to get distortion. will an amp fix this problem??

will have to replace the existing loom with wire in a bigger size to cope??

can i get away with a 2ch amp eventho there are 4 speakers??

anything else i need to know??

cheers guys and sorry for the nooob questions

Ben

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speaker distortion, will an amp fix??

Postby SPy vs. SPy » Thu Mar 19, 2009 8:25 pm

mmx005 wrote:Hi guys,

when i crank my bose upgrade speakers up (i mean WAAAAAAAAYYY up) i start to get distortion. will an amp fix this problem??

will have to replace the existing loom with wire in a bigger size to cope??

can i get away with a 2ch amp eventho there are 4 speakers??

anything else i need to know??

cheers guys and sorry for the nooob questions

Ben


Um No or yes.

distortion is either the amp clipping, which is bad for speakers, and eventually bad for the amp when the speakers let go in a smoking rage.
Or, your speakers are having the knacker flogged out of them by the amp.

To answer the question more cohesively we will need:

The head unit you are running
type of Bose speakers
model of car you have
whether any of the above is standard or optioned.
whether any of the above has been fitted after manufacture
Went for a drive and there were slow cars everywhere, why are NC's so common . . . must be NC = Normally Cardiganed.

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speaker distortion, will an amp fix??

Postby AJ » Thu Mar 19, 2009 8:36 pm

sounds like a mismatched amp & spkrs to me
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speaker distortion, will an amp fix??

Postby OHPLEZ » Tue Mar 24, 2009 10:55 am

i 2nd that comment about djs
ive been djing for 12 years cant stand djs who walk in to a both n start clipping everything
its all about quolity not loudness


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