Wow

[achn2b 0]

Had to do some work on my system, my MDF speaker mounts had rotted away in my doors, so while I had the car apart replacing them, I decided to also install the SAX 1000D I had bought a year or so ago, and hadn't yet gotten around to putting in my system. This was to replace the Alpine MRV T-505 that I had been using as a sunb amp.

Wow, the difference in bass output is amazing, this is almost too much bass. I don't want my car to sound like the typical boom thump that you'll hear in just about every town in America, but right now it does. Bass just completely overwhelms the satellites, even with my bass settings on the radio set at -6. I've got gain at about 60%, not sure of the exact crossover point, but it's pretty low, probably around 60-80hz. I know I need to do some tweaking of the crossover and gain points, cause on most stuff, it's obvious the bass is coming from the rear. With the Alpine, except for a great once in a while, bass seemed to emanate from the front, along with the satellite speakers.

I've been on other forums where they've said that Alpine amps didn't really have a lot of balls for bass output, but this certainly demonstrates the fact. Once I get the Sundown set up right, I'm sure it will sound amazing.

[CrazyKenKid 64]

cool! what does your sub stage consist of?

[achn2b 0]

cool! what does your sub stage consist of?

Nothing much, as far as subs go, just a single JL 8W3. Plenty enough for my tastes though, as I said, I'm not really a fan of the boom thump sound, I just want a balanced sound with a good bottom end.