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<blockquote data-quote="Jeffdachef" data-source="post: 8539002" data-attributes="member: 650438"><p>[quote name='coodood'][USER=650438]@Jeffdachef[/USER] it is a Sony DSX-A400BT. The 55x4 is RMS not peak, I made sure of that. Or are they still lying when they say RMS? I really don&#39;t know terribly much. The head unit isn&#39;t killing the fronts, so I assume it does have a filter, but when the volume is at 35-40 out of 50, the fronts get distorted when trying to play bass anyway. I tested it with a frequency generator and it was everything below 300 Hz that made them too rattly/distorted at high volume.</p></blockquote><p></p><p>nope its peak read it again. <a href="http://www.crutchfield.com/S-W6EAxSWfwjw/p_158DSXA40B/Sony-DSX-A400BT.html" target="_blank">Sony DSX-A400BT Digital media receiver (does not play CDs) at Crutchfield.com</a></p><p></p><p></p><p>Only head unit that puts out close to 40 watts rms on the market right now is the sony mex 100bt which has a whole power supply convertor thing. Every other head unit on the market uses the same cheapo 10-12 watt chip from china, there&#39;s NO difference in any of them no matter how expensive they are or how cheap they are. You have to turn the pass filter on in the audio options. However your head unit doesnt seem to have any high pass filter options and is very limited so thats a no. Looks like you&#39;ll just need a 3 channel amp or a 4 channel amp. The amp will have a high pass filter on them so you good there, no need to waste money on bass blockers.</p><p>[/QUOTE]</p>
[QUOTE="Jeffdachef, post: 8539002, member: 650438"] [quote name='coodood'][USER=650438]@Jeffdachef[/USER] it is a Sony DSX-A400BT. The 55x4 is RMS not peak, I made sure of that. Or are they still lying when they say RMS? I really don't know terribly much. The head unit isn't killing the fronts, so I assume it does have a filter, but when the volume is at 35-40 out of 50, the fronts get distorted when trying to play bass anyway. I tested it with a frequency generator and it was everything below 300 Hz that made them too rattly/distorted at high volume.[/QUOTE] nope its peak read it again. [url=http://www.crutchfield.com/S-W6EAxSWfwjw/p_158DSXA40B/Sony-DSX-A400BT.html]Sony DSX-A400BT Digital media receiver (does not play CDs) at Crutchfield.com[/url] Only head unit that puts out close to 40 watts rms on the market right now is the sony mex 100bt which has a whole power supply convertor thing. Every other head unit on the market uses the same cheapo 10-12 watt chip from china, there's NO difference in any of them no matter how expensive they are or how cheap they are. You have to turn the pass filter on in the audio options. However your head unit doesnt seem to have any high pass filter options and is very limited so thats a no. Looks like you'll just need a 3 channel amp or a 4 channel amp. The amp will have a high pass filter on them so you good there, no need to waste money on bass blockers. [/QUOTE]
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