10-20-2006, 10:17 PM
So today one of my brother's friends helped me hook up my sub in the STi. We did a really good job, it looks pretty dope... but I can BARELY hear the thing, even with the other speakers blasting. He has done a ton of installs (yesterday he hooked up two Type R 12s into his gf's Explorer and it's so loud that the roof and windows flex like an inch lol) and he tells me that install wise everything is fine.
We used 8 gauge wire, the sub is being pushed by a 600W amp running @ 1 ohm. What he thinks it could be is the shitty Sony Xplod head unit I have. You can't control any subwoofer functions or a crossover of any kind, other than a setting that says "Sub" that you can turn up or down.
Could the head unit be holding it back? I've tested this sub on another amp / head unit combo and it was really really loud. Not so much now. Hrelp 8)
We used 8 gauge wire, the sub is being pushed by a 600W amp running @ 1 ohm. What he thinks it could be is the shitty Sony Xplod head unit I have. You can't control any subwoofer functions or a crossover of any kind, other than a setting that says "Sub" that you can turn up or down.
Could the head unit be holding it back? I've tested this sub on another amp / head unit combo and it was really really loud. Not so much now. Hrelp 8)
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Past: 2016 GMC Canyon All Terrain Crew Cab / 2010 Jaguar XFR / 2012 Acura RDX AWD Tech / 2008 Cadillac CTS / 2007 Acura TL-S / 1966 5.0 HO Mustang Coupe
2001 Lexus IS300 / 2004 2.8L big turbo WRX STI / 2004 Subaru WRX / A couple of old trucks