Rockford Amp replacement
Jan 1, 2010, 11:30 PM
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The owner of the shop finally took charge and installed a unit (equializer?) that takes all the signal from the factory amp and neutralizes it and send that signal to the Alpine amp which then powers everything. I have use of all my settings/adjustments and it now sound wonderful. I will go by his place and thank him for his work and ask specifically what he did and what equipments he used and post later.
They are off of Tyler St. in Riverside CA, pacific Stereo for those who live in S.Cal
They are off of Tyler St. in Riverside CA, pacific Stereo for those who live in S.Cal
Jan 2, 2010, 04:03 PM
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Good post. I have wanted to replace the amp, I am still unsure of which amp to go with though.
Anyone have any suggestions, I would like to keep it under the driver's seat.
Anyone have any suggestions, I would like to keep it under the driver's seat.
Jan 5, 2010, 02:20 PM
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The owner of the shop finally took charge and installed a unit (equializer?) that takes all the signal from the factory amp and neutralizes it and send that signal to the Alpine amp which then powers everything. I have use of all my settings/adjustments and it now sound wonderful. I will go by his place and thank him for his work and ask specifically what he did and what equipments he used and post later.
They are off of Tyler St. in Riverside CA, pacific Stereo for those who live in S.Cal
They are off of Tyler St. in Riverside CA, pacific Stereo for those who live in S.Cal
Jan 7, 2010, 02:44 PM
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The owner of the shop finally took charge and installed a unit (equializer?) that takes all the signal from the factory amp and neutralizes it and send that signal to the Alpine amp which then powers everything. I have use of all my settings/adjustments and it now sound wonderful. I will go by his place and thank him for his work and ask specifically what he did and what equipments he used and post later.
They are off of Tyler St. in Riverside CA, pacific Stereo for those who live in S.Cal
They are off of Tyler St. in Riverside CA, pacific Stereo for those who live in S.Cal
Seems like he used a line output coverter (high output -> low input) like Scosche Slc4.
Jan 7, 2010, 02:45 PM
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Jan 7, 2010, 05:12 PM
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if you remove the stock amp and replace it with a aftermarket one, then you will lose sub control and fade. But if you retain the stock amp and then reduce the amp output level to be line input into an aftermarket amp, then you can retain all the controls.
Jan 7, 2010, 06:25 PM
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And that is what he did for me.
Jan 8, 2010, 08:18 AM
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Does anyone know if there are any issues with the volume leveling? Since the Rockford amp is the culprit that cuts power, if you don't remove from the system does it still cut the volume?
Jan 11, 2010, 09:21 AM
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my setup is head unit -> 6 channel Eq -> JL Amplifier. I was concerened about losing the sub fuctionality, but the Eq handles the sub output much better and you can adjust the x-over freq on the fly.
Don't worry about losing the sub control at the head unit.
1) it sucks because it mutes the output when you adjust it.
2) it also doesn't allow you to fine tune the x-over freq.
I do not miss the factory sub control at all.
Oh yeah... with my setup I can fade, left/right and complete sub control.
Don't worry about losing the sub control at the head unit.
1) it sucks because it mutes the output when you adjust it.
2) it also doesn't allow you to fine tune the x-over freq.
I do not miss the factory sub control at all.
Oh yeah... with my setup I can fade, left/right and complete sub control.
Jan 12, 2010, 05:21 AM
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Sorry, MITO-02, the Metra CAN interface. http://www.amazon.com/Metra-Electron.../dp/B00200K1WK
I'm replacing my amplifier, and believe I can remove this now...
I'm replacing my amplifier, and believe I can remove this now...
Jan 26, 2010, 02:12 PM
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Sorry for the late reply. But I'm runnning this EQ
KenwoodKGC-4022A
KenwoodKGC-4022A