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pacaveliiiii Unregistered guest | hi their i have a sony headunit not sure of the volt out put its something like 2 volt???. but i want a increase the out put of volt thats goeing to my am how do i do that im thing to get a crossover or a equalizer?? please advise me thanks. and lastly what would this do to my amp out put will it increase it???? |
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annonymous Unregistered guest | get a alpine hedunit..hmmm yes that should do it! |
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New member Username: Davids2004Houston, TX USA Post Number: 6 Registered: Jun-04 | Or even better get a kenwood excelon 5 volts much better then alpines 4 volt output. |
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Anonymous | NO don't get kenwood they are junk. try a Alpine or pioneer. |
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Anonymous | No, Don't get a kenwood they are junk. Try a Alpine are pioneer. |
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New member Username: Davids2004Houston, TX USA Post Number: 7 Registered: Jun-04 | Why is kenwood junk? When you post something have some reasons to back it up besides you saying I know. |
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pacaveliiiii Unregistered guest | hey people calm ur horses!!.. i dont want to change my headunit!! so please adise me something that i will do.. their should be a way to get around this |
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New member Username: Davids2004Houston, TX USA Post Number: 8 Registered: Jun-04 | You can get some line drivers. |
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Anonymous | You can't change that man. That is what the company set it for unless you reall know what you are doing and open it up and change the settings in the radio. And dsugg01 kenwood is crap you should try reading some reviews on kenwood then you may know what people mean when they tell you something isn't good kenwood products are overrated and they really don't last long at all. To really be honest they remind me of sony. |
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New member Username: Davids2004Houston, TX USA Post Number: 9 Registered: Jun-04 | Well my new kenwood way outdoes my alpine that I have. I have a kdc-x879 now and it out did my alpine 7995 in all aspects. So show me some bad reviews on the radio that I have. |
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Anonymous | Give me your addy and I will bring my system and show you the bad reviews. |
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duff Unregistered guest | what all does the volt output mean anyway. im trying to figure out if i should get a 4 volt or 2.5 volt |
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Gold Member Username: GlasswolfNorthWest, Michigan USA Post Number: 3317 Registered: Dec-03 | Sony really is a lousy product, but that aside, if you want to boost line voltage, use a line-driver. partsexpress.com or crutchfield.com should sell them. www.audiocontrol.com makes some very nice ones if you want something a bit higher end. as for kenwood, poor reliability, just like sony. 4V or 5V isn't going to make a huge difference. If you want a really strong line voltage, try an Eclipse with 16V line-outs. Also keep in mind that many amplifiers and signal processors can't accept anything above 4 volts. |
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Bronze Member Username: Iamduff_87Michigan America! Post Number: 46 Registered: May-04 | ok you said 4 - 5 v are no difference but is a 2 or 2.5 up to a 4volt a big difference?? it seems like it would help but you never now sometimes things are just there to catch your eye.. -DUff |
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Silver Member Username: Jonathan_fGA USA Post Number: 232 Registered: May-04 | Alpine's 4 volts is underrated, anyway. They usually put out a good bit more than 4, I've seen the mid-line put out over 6V. The Alpine F#1Status says 4V too, but puts out 9 Volts before clipping. A lot of the 2V head units are overrated, just like "50x4" on the front panel, it's usually rated as a peak voltage that will never be attained. |
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Gold Member Username: GlasswolfNorthWest, Michigan USA Post Number: 3329 Registered: Dec-03 | yup. you want 4V pre-outs. anything below 4V is noticeable. |
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pacaveliiiii Unregistered guest | thanks people very usefull info.. i think im gonna get my self a Phoenix Gold PLD 1 (Line Driver.. its gonna cost in the region of $100 what u think about this? will this do any good? or im i wasting my money? |
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Braminator Unregistered guest | Just get the Eclipse 8454 with 8 VOLTS whooohoooo!!! |
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Gold Member Username: GlasswolfNorthWest, Michigan USA Post Number: 3336 Registered: Dec-03 | that's a lot to spend to fix a Sony. I'd sell the sony and go buy a better unit to begin with. |
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New member Username: Jiggaman3105Post Number: 2 Registered: May-04 | yea...get the pioneer premier deh-p860mp...the best deck iv had so far, in appearance and alot w/ performance, and im only 17. check it out, u would love it. it has 6.5v pre-outs, hah! although i am thinkin about selling it and buy an eclipse avn2454...cant beat that! |
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Bronze Member Username: Sploosh56Post Number: 82 Registered: May-04 | Yea sell they sony to one of you firends or somehthing and save up some money and get yourself a nice alpine reciever. You will be a lot happier. |
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Gold Member Username: GlasswolfNorthWest, Michigan USA Post Number: 3371 Registered: Dec-03 | while we're all telling you to sell the sony, you're probably thinking "ok generic sony bashing and bandwagoning" but let me explain the reasoning, beyond the opinion that sony isn't that good. if you have a weak line voltage, a line driver is only going to amplify the noise along with the signal, decreasing teh s/n ratio some, and keep in mind that the actual resolution of the signal won't be improved.. like enlarging a JPG image, while the image looks ok at 100%, when you go to 200%, suddenly the image looks blocky and not as tight. This is a similar approximation to what happens when you take a weak source signal and try to boost it instead of starting with a strong source from the head unit. If you had a head unit with strong line voltage from the start, the source signal will be at a higher native resolution, and you'll get better detail and a cleaner signal to the amplifiers. make sense? |
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anonymous1 Unregistered guest | Also just to add, there are several head units out there (clarion, alpine to name 2) that only use RCA outputs, this tends to free up the limited space inside the head unit for more quality components, and generally generates less heat. The alpine 7998 comes to mind, you can get one on sale at crutchfield for $399 |
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Technik Unregistered guest | Just to try and answer the guys thread... Buying a new H.unit will give you more power... However what your probably looking for is a new amp ... a change in H.Unit will not increase the outputs of your amp. |