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01-14-2009, 04:54 AM | #1 |
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I just upgraded to a pdx 4.100 for all my mids and will be adding another amp and sws 8's shortly. With just the pdx added the speakers sound really good, you can tell the subs are weak running off the oem amp. My question and concern is the GONG warning alarm. I found where to turn it down on the oem radio, but it seems extremely obnoxiuos since i put the new amp in. Is there anything else to do to it without causing other problems? I also hear a very faint crackling sound as the gong is going off. I don't know if it was there before, becasue I don't think I paid that much attention to it.
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01-14-2009, 07:34 PM | #4 |
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A 4 channel line out converter. I also notice a hiss when you enter the vehicle. Whatever power kicks on when you enter or hit any button on the key, also powers up the amp. Any ideas. |
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01-14-2009, 08:13 PM | #6 | |
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- remove that LOC. - get a pair of these: http://mobile.jlaudio.com/products_c...l.php?cat_id=5 Connect those cables straight to the OEM HU speaker outputs, and then connect the RCA's directly to the PDX... it accepts differential signals. Adjust PDX gain to "gong"/music taste. Use OEM remote signal to turn on your PDX. That should fix all your issues. If hiss still is a problem after removing the passive LOC then consider adding a proper differential line driver between the OEM HU and the PDX, adjust the line driver gain and leave the PDX gain at absolute minimum. |
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01-31-2009, 05:31 PM | #8 |
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Finally! A bad PDX replaced and I have great sounding mids. I now want to use a 2nd pdx 4.100 for the subs. I already have the amp, what should I do?
1. For now run the OEM subs from two of the four channels with the plan to replace with the sws 8's? Then bridge the amp to run 200w rms. 2. Or run the current subs off two channels of the pdx at 100w rms and have a rockford fosgate P3L-S12 in the truck off a bridged 200W channel? |
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01-31-2009, 06:38 PM | #9 | |
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Either option will be great, just be gentle with the OEM subs while you get the SWS-8. The PDX 4.100 in reality puts out around 120W RMS per channel... |
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01-31-2009, 07:27 PM | #10 |
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hmm i've been waiting to upgrade my system, but are the pdx's really not that reliable? i want the stealth setup with it in the little cd-changer compartment but if there is a chance of inducing hiss there's no way i would want to do it
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01-31-2009, 07:44 PM | #11 | |
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That bad PDX was returned to vendor for "warranty" work and after two months of not knowing what was going on with it I just cancelled the credit card charges and bought a new one from a much better vendor. So far my system have very little hiss but it is coming from the Cleansweep (expected when its Master Volume is not used) and not from either of the PDX installed. |
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01-31-2009, 07:57 PM | #12 |
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I don't know how to respond to this. After much trouble my system sounds great. I had a bad amp that took a long time to figure out the problem. In the end I would say it has been worth it.
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