component question

C-Man
C-Man Posts: 307
edited October 2005 in Car Audio & Electronics
I just hooked up one of my 5x7 Alpine Type R components in my car. I hooked them correctly to the crossover and straight to the factory deck. The deck is running I figure about 15x4. The speakers are rated at 60 watts a piece RMS. Now when I turn the bass up the Alpine woofer distorts and pops. Is this just because of the crossover setting? Or Possibly the lack of power? I had some CDT Audio components hooked to my factory deck in my old truck when I sold it and I could turn up the bass all the way and get very little distortion. Also, I know the positive and negative are hooked up correctly, and the speaker is nice and tight in the speaker pod in the door... which is air tight.
"The Big C"
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  • exalted512
    exalted512 Posts: 10,735
    edited October 2005
    im sure its because youre running it off the deck, grab an amp and throw it in the mix, itll really bring em alive
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  • cam5860
    cam5860 Posts: 632
    edited October 2005
    Yeah that is your problem trying to run components on a deck. All you need to do is buy that little v-power Alpine 4 channel amp. It is only 199.00 and you can pick one up at BestBuy. It is rated at 40x4 or 100x2 and has decent sound quality in a small package.
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  • Thom
    Thom Posts: 723
    edited October 2005
    C-Man wrote:
    Now when I turn the bass up the Alpine woofer distorts and pops...

    Don't do that
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  • hellohello
    hellohello Posts: 428
    edited October 2005
    ^ its always the simplest answer... lol
    Picking ones nose signifies a strong sense of self discovery :)

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  • C-Man
    C-Man Posts: 307
    edited October 2005
    Thanks Thom, you're so helpful... lol
    That's what I figured, I still have my Zapco 200 I'm gonna throw on there soon, just gotta find time to put it all together.

    Chris
    "The Big C"
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  • neomagus00
    neomagus00 Posts: 3,899
    edited October 2005
    yep, turning your bass too far up will clip it, no matter what else you have going on... a need for more bass clearly indicates the need for a sub :p
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