Last night a friend and I installed a set of Infinity Kappa componets in my integra. I also installed a small AMP under the passenger seat. We hooked everything up and tested it and it worked awesome.

So, we get everything back in the car and I leave to go home and turn on the deck.... DAMMIT! The fronts are only putting out bass.

Obviously, I need to check all the connections again which involves ripping out the doors and center console. Could anyone point me in the right direction? I don't know much about stereo and my buddy will be at work till tonight.

I don't even know if this makes sence because I got home last night at 4:30am after installing this. Whoo hoo another sat night working on the car.

 

check the crossover on the amp. you may have accidentally switched it to lowpass

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by EBP_SI &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">check the crossover on the amp. you may have accidentally switched it to lowpass</TD></TR></TABLE> Ditto that 94

 

I'll take a look at it and see if thats the problem.

The thing is we tested the fronts before we put the door panels, seats, console back in and it worked fine.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by RuskeR &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> I'll take a look at it and see if thats the problem.

The thing is we tested the fronts before we put the door panels, seats, console back in and it worked fine.

</TD></TR></TABLE>Like EBP_SI said
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by EBP_SI &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">check the crossover on the amp. you may have accidentally switched it to lowpass</TD></TR></TABLE> when you reinstalled the seat 94

 

Excause my ignorance... but what would lowpass be? I though it was this button on the amp. It says "X-over HI or Low" I'm guessing this is it but it doesn't do anything.

Not sure if it was a good idea but I had the music playing and switched between the two and it would make a slight crackle in the drivers tweater. I'm hoping that isn't the sound of my stupidity ruining these components.

Thanks guys..

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by RuskeR &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
Excause my ignorance... but what would lowpass be? I though it was this button on the amp. It says "X-over HI or Low" I'm guessing this is it but it doesn't do anything.

Not sure if it was a good idea but I had the music playing and switched between the two and it would make a slight crackle in the drivers tweater. I'm hoping that isn't the sound of my stupidity ruining these components.

Thanks guys.. </TD></TR></TABLE> Low pass is what a x-over allows to pass through it below a set point , [ if fixed or adjusted at say 100Hz ] everything 100Hz and below will go to the speaker, lowpass, highpass is the other way around, set at 100Hz, 100Hz and above will go to the speakers. this is a simple way of putting it.

We can hear freq. from 20Hz to 20,000Hz with 20Hz being the low end, [bass] and 20,000Hz being the high end, [tweets] again simplified, the lowest of the low and the highest of the high.

There are elec. x-overs, [like in your amp] and passive x-overs like the one that you got with your speakers, they split the what comes from the amp, lowpass to the woofer and highpass to the tweeter.

Is all you hear is lowpass, then the switch on the amp must have been switched to lowpass after you tested the system, this may have damaged the tweeters, or evan the passive x-overs, you will need a multimeter to test for damage to the speakers and x-overs

You may IM me if you need more help, and sorry if the explanation didn't help there is much more to it, you can also go to http://www.the12volt.com it is a very good site 94

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by fcm &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

Is all you hear is lowpass, then the switch on the amp must have been switched to lowpass after you tested the system, this may have damaged the tweeters, or evan the passive x-overs, you will need a multimeter to test for damage to the speakers and x-overs

You may IM me if you need more help, and sorry if the explanation didn't help there is much more to it, you can also go to http://www.the12volt.com it is a very good site 94</TD></TR></TABLE>

dammit, that would ******* suck. I'll let you know

 

make sure it isnt something as simple as forgetting to electric tape your terminals @ the door. grounding out will cause them to sound like ***. or even not work at all. also be sure you wired your passive x-overs correctly. if it was working fine, then after re-installiing your panels etc. i would assume it's a connection somewhere.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Medek &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">make sure it isnt something as simple as forgetting to electric tape your terminals @ the door. grounding out will cause them to sound like ***. or even not work at all. also be sure you wired your passive x-overs correctly. if it was working fine, then after re-installiing your panels etc. i would assume it's a connection somewhere.</TD></TR></TABLE>

sorry, electrical taping the terminals @ the door? what is the reasoning for this?

 

check grounds on amp, and check speaker connections...or check the headunit if it has EQ built in to make sure someone didnt accidentally mess with it....such as fader, balance, etc.

 

what do i mean "electric taping"??

if you connect bare "speaker terminals" on the inside of the door panels. they can ground out on the doorframe. so wherever there is a "bare metal" connection anywhere in your system. it should be covered and not exposed. I tend to use electric tape in places hidden. on the kappa components, the tweeter terminals are exposed and connected to the same passive crossover. a ground out <U>can</U> affect the entire series of speakers set-up on the crossover.