Why do my aftermarket speakers produce hardly any bass?

[Subject]
Why do my aftermarket speakers produce hardly any bass?
[Question]
I recently purchased a pair of 5 way 1000W Kenwood 6 x 9 speakers and installed them in behind my back seats. THe sound quality from the mid and the tweeters is amazing but the bass is almost non existent and sound extremely bad. The stock speakers in the car would give me a pretty decent amount of bass. can anyone help to figure out this problem??

Taylor L @ 2009-06-27 10:03:17

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Most likely cause your head unit can't give the speakers enough watts to run the speakers properly. try buying an amp. Better then that buy subs if you want bass. Speakers dont cut it.

Wess278 @ 2009-06-27 10:08:49

because pl have became lazy in this world and really there nothing to do .

Ebby08 @ 2009-06-27 10:11:08

if.you.want.bass

get.subs



you.probably.need.to.hook

up.those.6x9s.to.an.amp

anyways

KB @ 2009-06-27 10:12:02

Ok... first off, i dont recall kenwood making 5 way speakers. Are you sure you didnt get cheap flea market crap "kingwood" speakers or any other rip off brand with a similar sounding name? They wouldnt handle 200 watts let alone 1000... Look up kingwood, its cheap flea market crap.



Anyways, they might be wired out of polarity. Reverse the positive and negative of ONE of the speaker connections and see if it makes a diff. If they are out of polarity, the bass waves will cancel each other out.



Are they installed in the factory location? Or a box? Once in awhile I still see some idiot with 6x9's just laying on top of a rear deck or something lol



--- ryan i want you to EXPLAIN to me why 5 way speakers would have different bass output than 2 way. The 5 ways just have a few extra tweeters or midranges, but the woofer is still a woofer... His problem is they are flea market crap speakers, possibly wired wrong, installed wrong, or he is expecting too much out of speakers (which claim 1000 watts, LMAO!)

odinsragess @ 2009-06-27 10:15:30

The speakers are 5 way. DUHHHHH. Of course your not gunna get a lot of bass. If you want more bass from speakers, go for 2 way speakers. And put them on an 4 channel amplifier. If you want a lot of bass get sub woofers.

Ryan @ 2009-06-27 10:15:57

what kind of bass are you looking for out of $60 dollar speakers that arent even amped? You need subs if you want bass

justin9005 @ 2009-06-27 10:40:10

[Subject]
dodge neon help????????????
[Question]
help where can find the engine wiring harness of dodge neon 1996 in stores??? or used?internet?

honey @ 2009-06-27 10:12:56

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Call a local junkyard/auto recycler. Should run you about $150-$200

snakefooot @ 2009-06-27 10:16:06

Try a junkyard or what they call a salvage yard. Worse case scenario is buying from a place like pepboys, napa or carquest etc etc.

Guru Hiccup @ 2009-06-27 10:16:07

Try an auto wrecker's. There's boatloads of dead Neons out there from accidents etc with lots of good parts still. Some places will even remove the part you need for you. Call around.

Dopey Dinosaur @ 2009-06-27 10:17:44

Are you talking about this?

http://www.crutchfield.com/g_103000/Vehicle-specific-Wiring-Harnesses.html?tp=2977

Or this?

http://www.car-stuff.com/store/?N=0&Nr=AND(make:Dodge,model:Neon,year:2005,part:Ignition+Wire+Harness,brand:MSD)&roicid=B1172613097W45e4a7e90676a&roikwd=Dodge+Neon+Ignition%20Wire%20Harness+MSD&csid=cs3902798954a3a99161de3d

Kronik @ 2009-06-27 10:18:39

[Subject]
My right side car speakers are not working!?
[Question]
Hi everyone,i really need some help here ,i just bought a used 2003 honda accord i-vtec 2.0 litre.The car is factory fitted with the 6 cd changer,the problem is that the driver side speakers keep cutting out,sometimes when i go over a bump in the road,sometimes it just stops working for no reason,this car has 6 speakers and all the 3 right side speakers have this problem,now where it gets interesting is that when this happens and i hit the fm radio button,all the speakers start working,also if i switch the unit off and on again,the speakers all start working as well,i really love this car but this is driving me nuts,i bought a cd lens cleaner but that didn't help, can anyone tell me what the problem might be, i live in london and really dont want to go to get it fixed without having an idea how complicated or not the problem might be. Thank you everybody.

xman x @ 2009-06-27 10:48:28

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Hm-mm...that's a interesting situation you have there. The problem you may have if that there is a loose wire connected to the three speakers. Check if the right hand side speakers are any different from the others and if they are not factory installed speakers.



If so, then that might be the problem that the new ones were not correctly installed.



If not, then ring/contact the person that you brought the vehicle from and ask them if they have had any of the same problems. You never know they might be able to help you



Hope I have helped :)

Rohan @ 2009-06-27 10:54:51

If the sound always comes back on radio, then it may be a loose lead connecting the changer to the head unit: Switch the stereo on & have a good wiggle of the leads & connectors at the changer, then pull the head unit out & do the same & that end.

Otherwise, it sounds like there's an internal problem with the head unit, which should just be replaced.

J G @ 2009-06-27 10:56:05

the speakers may just be blown that means that you or the person that currently had it turned up the volume to loud!

Brook @ 2009-06-27 10:57:51

For all three speakers to go out, it has to be more than just a wire issue. Unless you have an amp, the amp could be damaged. My guess would be either the head unit or the amp has internal issues.

suicide_is_your_solution @ 2009-06-27 10:58:07

[Subject]
Do i need a extra battery for my audio system?
[Question]
im putting n 4 speakers and 2 12" subs.

do i need a capacitor? and what does it do

and is it possible for me to need another battery? and how would i set that up n my car?

acechad2021 @ 2009-06-27 12:02:37

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need a capacitor for storage of power for big bass

kelly_f_1999 @ 2009-06-27 12:08:17

No, you do not need another battery. A capacitor is only necessary usually if you have a very powerful amp that causes your lights to dim out and drain the battery quickly. Adding another battery will also require adding another alternator which is about 100-200 bucks.

Joe @ 2009-06-27 12:08:28

Optima battery trays. designed exactly for that. Check out optimatrays.com. they'll even custom make it with whatever design you want.

j b . @ 2009-06-27 12:08:46

What subs, what speakers, what amplifier? Details would help.

Patrick @ 2009-06-27 12:09:21

[Subject]
what size speaker wire to use on a mtx 404(4-channel)and a mtx 502(2-channel)?
[Question]
right now i am useing 14 gaugeon both of them.is that enough?i was going to drop down a size on the 404 to 16 ga.what power wire should i use for these amp?right now i am useing 8 ga on the 404 and 4 ga on 502.

James @ 2009-06-27 08:40:15

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Fsdfsdfsdf D @ 2009-06-27 08:42:55

you are using the right gauge wire... with the output... you could get the biggest wire.. and it will still sound the same... but you could by some better speaker wire... makes a load of difference... try monster... or even go online and buy mtx wire.





EDIT: your question is a lil odd to bro... why go to a smaller wire... you not going to get all the power from the amp... if you was to go to 16 you might get 100 watts out of your amp tops!

Logan @ 2009-06-27 08:43:50

Logan--- you dont know what you are talking about. 16 gauge wire is FINE for interior speakers and will suffice for more than 100 watts. It depends on the length, too. 8 gauge would be fine for a real powerful amp, if the cable was 2 feet long lol. You can buy the 14 gauge just to be safe. Once you start getting longer than 12 feet or so, I would use 14 gauge then.



Run a single 4 gauge wire back to a distribution block, then run 2 short 8 gauges to the amp.



If you are just running speaker wire to the interiors, 16 is more than enough. The longer the wire, the thicker it has to be. The impedance of your speakers also comes into play.



From the wiki --



" The resistance of 16-gauge or heavier speaker connection cable has no detectable effect in runs of 50 feet (15 meters) or less in standard domestic loudspeaker connections. Insulation thickness or type also no audible effect as long as the insulation is of good quality "



Also, monster cable will sound no different than any other quality speaker cable-- dont believe the hype. Its all marketing!

odinsragess @ 2009-06-27 09:19:30