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joejitsumd · 11-17-2013, 05:14 PM

Swapped my front speakers for some alpine 410 speakers yesterday. The stereo sounds much better now and the front speakers don't sound harsh like before , but I noticed the aftermarket speakers require a higher volume setting on the oem radio than the original speakers. Both before and after are driven by an aftermarket alpine amp. Is this normal? I estimate while before I had the radio at 15, to get the same volume overall it now needs to be maybe 22... Like I said I'm pleased with the sound overall I just want to make sure I didn't do something wrong.

Joe

11-17-2013, 05:14 PM	#1
joejitsumd Registered User Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 30	Front speaker swap = lower volume? Swapped my front speakers for some alpine 410 speakers yesterday. The stereo sounds much better now and the front speakers don't sound harsh like before , but I noticed the aftermarket speakers require a higher volume setting on the oem radio than the original speakers. Both before and after are driven by an aftermarket alpine amp. Is this normal? I estimate while before I had the radio at 15, to get the same volume overall it now needs to be maybe 22... Like I said I'm pleased with the sound overall I just want to make sure I didn't do something wrong. Joe