SheHateMe

I took my old pioneer deck out of my car the other day, and I accidently (more like im an idiot) ripped the remote wire right out of the harness that goes into the deck. To make this question short, I'm almost positive I know where the remote wire plugs back into the harness, and communicates with the deck. If I plug it back into the wrong spot on the harness, will it cause some kind of feedback to the deck or amp? If it matters, the deck is a Pioneer DEH-4800P.

Another real quick question. I have two 15" kicker CVR's in a sealed box. When listening to house, trance, techno, dance that sort of stuff, I find that they are too slow, or don't hit hard enough. Is that because of the box? Does it need to be ported instead of sealed? It is build to minimum spec for sealed. Would a really nice pair of 12's sound better? The amp im running is a Kenwood KAC9152D, wired for 2ohms in series.

Thank you ahead of time!

whosit

iTrader: (2)

Make sure that it's not hooked up to anything when you do plug it back in and simply test it for 12v when the deck is on and none when off... If you get that you got the right place.

SheHateMe

Thank you, I'll hopefully get a chance to do it today.

KenC

As for the 15's, they're usually a little slow for punchy bass. A good pair of 15s will do the job (I had a Fusion Power Plant that was remarkably good as far as this is concerned). If you are finding it a bit slow, change your crossovers first to see if it works a bit better. You may be catching the lower frequency end of a bass signal. Also, some songs have deceptively slow bass. Try crossing over at around 100hz. I wouldn't step too much higher than that with a 15.

SheHateMe

I appreciate the tip, I'll let you know how that works out. Thank you!

ezekiel1982

you could allways find a pic from hu's website of the harness and know exactly where the wire goes... dont wanna out it in the wrong place and then have to yank it back out... you could damage it.

SheHateMe

Would you be able to supply the website? Im still trying to locate the correct location for the remote wire.

SheHateMe

Sorry I had a moment of lapse and really didn't know what HU ment.... (Seriously need some coffee). I've check Pioneers site (My deck is a Pioneer DEH4800) and in both the owners manual and install manual, neither of them contain the harness. I was lucky to find a site called installer.com, which lists several different pioneer harnesses. I was able to match my harness with one they have on the site, and I believe I have found the correct spot agian. I'll take a meter and test it before I hook it up to the amp. Thanks again!

maltesechicken

Ported boxes are more notorious for being "slow" on bass notes. So since the box is sealed, I will agree with the earlier post that it is because you are using 15s. Some 15s are quick, while others are just slow.

Now if you want them louder at lower frequencies, then consider a box that's 25 - 33% bigger and ported . . . but expect them to be even slower.

SheHateMe

I love the rumble these 15's produce when listening to different genre's, like Rap, Hip-Hop, even listening to rock and metal they perform extremely well. Now that I think about it, rock and metal usually have some really quick notes in there too, the bass drum for example, but it all comes out sounding perfect. My one friend is in a band, and he loves my system. I wonder if putting a true EQ and fine tuning my system (By a professional and not my own ears) would make a difference?