Originally posted by Phalanx
It sounds like your subs are set right. I'm assuming your subs are 4 ohms each ( this may not be true) but if you wire both positives to the same positive on the amp and same for the negatives you have them run in parellel to the mono position on the amp. The amp will see a 2 ohm load and perform at its maximum. This will send 800 watts to both speakers and they will each see 400.
This will be plenty loud. I know subs that get 300 watts and you can hear 1/2 a block away. Check the gains on the amp, you can increase its sensitivity.
Also, the converter may cause a problem, Im not sure ive never used one before. That signal will be everything the rear speaker gets and if your bass is turned down on the stock stereo then the bass will be low to the amp and subs. Im not sure of this, try the sensitvity thing first.
Thank you for your response...okay, I should have been more clear on the converter and amp gain thing...my installer GUARANTEED ME that he turned the gains on the amp WAY up, and the same on the converter----he knew what I was looking for and he set them both very high; I was there as he made these adjustments, so it can be assumed that they are both set up pretty high.
As for the bass control, I make sure the bass on my Accord's stock head unit is cranked past half way when I pump the tunes----I know the head unit is going to control the bass because of the way the system is set up with the RCA converter and all; the bass is always turned up high as well, and even so, people dont really hear me coming -- I gotta tell you, though...inside the vehicle, sometimes the bass is so heavy it makes my in dash CD player skip and mistrack...this happens a lot.