Appreciate it, man! Maybe one of the resident audiophiles will chime in for and answer.
Someone will see it and chime in. If not, you may have to start a new thread to garner more attention!
Appreciate it, man! Maybe one of the resident audiophiles will chime in for and answer.
Just went back and re-read OP's original post. Looks like I just missed it the first time around. So the original factory amp will stay in place unless I'd want to use the aftermarket amp to run the Kickers in the soundbar too.Please note: your rear speaker wiring is connected through this amplifier so if you want to bypass it without affecting your sound bar speakers or pods, you can tape or heat shrink the connectors that went to the original sub speaker. Leave all your wiring in tact and just add four more speaker wires from your new sub spring terminals to your aftermarket amplifier.
Opposite on loudness for my JVC. Bluetooth is significantly louder. I’ll have to listen again for clarity. I haven’t noticed a difference so far.For those with audio upgrades, have you noticed the music is clearer and louder when you run direct to USB from your phone, vs. Bluetooth?
Opposite on loudness for my JVC. Bluetooth is significantly louder. I’ll have to listen again for clarity. I haven’t noticed a difference so far.
That's interesting. The only time I plug in is when I am out of juice. And I hate it because I can't manipulate Pandora when it's plugged in. I don't know how many notches louder mine is with BT, but it is significant. This would indicate some kind of difference in either phone or head unit. I use an iPhone with a JVC head unit. What's your setup?On average it's a 5 notch gain in loudness plugged in.
That's interesting. The only time I plug in is when I am out of juice. And I hate it because I can't manipulate Pandora when it's plugged in. I don't know how many notches louder mine is with BT, but it is significant. This would indicate some kind of difference in either phone or head unit. I use an iPhone with a JVC head unit. What's your setup?
Oh, and I noticed you changed your avatar on me. Looks good, and with the ride of the month photo you now have two photos on every post! Picture whore!
I have upgraded the rear sound pods to 2005 pods out of a Rubicon that I swapped the entire interior except the actual dash and half door panels.
HA!!! It's funny that I found this thread this morning...I ordered a Kicker CompRT 6.75" DVC 2 ohm sub and a Kicker PX 200.1 mono amp and they arrived yesterday. I spent a couple of hours doing this exact thing last night!! I never would've thought that you'd get a decent sound from such a small sub! It isn't ground pounding but it is exactly what I needed to balance everything out in the TJ!!!
A 6.75" fits perfectly in the factory sub enclosure and the amp fits perfectly underneath the passenger seat, where the jack would normally mount. Both the sub and amp are weatherproof and are designed for ATVs, motorcycles, etc so no danger in the rain damaging them (I am usually topless/doorless (even in cold weather)!
The sub is a dual voice coil so I used a Kicker wiring diagram to wire both coils to the mono amp (I have attached it for reference.
The amp was $49.95 (Amazon) and the sub was $79.95 (Amazon). I also purchased a BOSS Audio 8 gauge amp install kit and it was $18. A local stereo shop wanted, (are you sitting down?), $935 plus tax to what I did in two hours!!!
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I couldn't get mine to really run the Kicker sub at all. Maybe it was toast; maybe it just didn't have enough power.How does that sub sounds with the stock amp? I need to replace my stock blown woofer but don’t have the funds yet for both the woofer and aftermarket amp.
The amp has been SOLD. Thank you Ron!!If anyone is interested, i have a Kicker 200W PX200.1 amp. I bought it when i was troubleshooting my factory sub-woofer. I wound up finding a loose ground wire to the sub-woofer wiring harness. So, i never used it or returned it. I bought it on Amazon for $100. I'd be willing to sell it for $75 + however you want it shipped. I literally opened the box and made sure the contents were all there. I never even unwrapped it from the internal packaging. It's just sitting on a shelf in my office collecting dust. Email me if you want it ([email protected])
Thanks
Ken
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