Well I got a new alpine head unit however now when I turn my music on you go to a low volume setting like 10 and its already really loud..

Did I do something wrong when I installed it or is this just the way it is?

The reason Im asking is because to hear a decent ammount of bass from my subs the vocals are waaaaay to loud.

 

Well .. if you have tweeters installed, that could be it. I've got 4- 2.5" tweeters total .. 4 6.5" midrange and 2-10's in my box. I've noticed that my vocals are loud ... louder than I had wanted. Tweeters are very directional, so that could be it. I found that with a little tweaking of my amp settings and the HU settings, I found a good medium for bass bumping thump and being able to hear vocals as well. Definately check the HU settings and play with it some.

 

I dont have tweeters yet. I still have the stock speakers.... They are gettin power from the head unit.. They just seem really loud.. I know the stock deck is crappy but I had to have the volume at like 16 or more to have it fairly loud.. Now I go to 12 and its really loud..

 

i have that same thing with my subs and speakers. u can adjust it on the HU. this is how i adjust mine "Menu ... Loudness ... On or Off ... i could really hear the difference with the subs and speakers. i only have to put it up to 8 and its bumping already!

 

i dont think u can compare two different headunit's loudness with the volume numbers..

and with aftermarket headunits, they are generally higher powered than stock cd players so they will sound "louder". try turning the treble down or something in the meantime..i dont think there is a wiring problem here..

 

which h/u did you get?....most alpines have a sub control also check if you the mx button on!!! this is basically your loudneww button on the alpine series...have anymore ?...pm me i can pretty much tell you whats up

 

Ah sorry. there is a sub control. I found it last night while driving home. it was at 0. Sounds so much better. Ill post some pics of my trunk up on Sunday.