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For sound. The sub is powered by the battery.

Thank you for the response. PNP harness takes input from the Key or from HU? The resistor there to deal with impedance matching? Heat dissipates? (I have no idea of impedance of HU and the sub. And I don't really think I know what the resistor really is. lol;;) ) I am taking the high-level...

I might be in the minority here. Pretty bad for 2022 LED light (and very narrow). Even for city/ highway driving. (I have pretty bad night vision though. But compared to my old 2018 Volvo, it is pretty terrible IMHO) I installed 2 pairs of DD SS2's (white & yellow fogs) and they help a lot.

Congrats on your successful setup! Looks good with easily accessible sub location. Gain/ Boost/LPF in the picture is your final setting? I haven't been able to dial those right yet. (Had some issues with the Key and finally sorted out last weekend-microphone problems. Hoping to spend some hours...

Just to report a quick update (for anyone out there who might be suffering from the same problem) Tried the new microphone sent by Kicker. Yes! finally acceptable sound! No more weirdly enhanced mid bass. Sound clarity is much much better. (Even though it is still not like what I was expecting...

I finally received a new microphone from Kicker the other day. (Muddy mid with auto DSP. One of possible causes was the mic. Thank you again @Billnchristy) I will try DSP setup again over the weekend along with some other changes. Here are a few questions to make sure no dumb newbie mistakes...

1) I couldn't take any pictures, but this is what I did. I ASSUMED that top is (+) and bottom is (-) since I couldn't find any information either from Kicker or PNP. But it is a sub with 'Phase' button, so I didn't worry too much about reversing them? (Please correct me if I am totally...

Just out of curiosity, If I wanted to feed fully restored signal to all channels, I could place a LOC/ Summing Processor b/w HU and Amp? (Need 6 channel LOC/ summing processor if wanted to add a sub? 4 in from HU and serving F/R and added sub?) Not sure if I would be getting any tangible...

I will definitely follow your advice. Good to have professional level advice/ direction with logical/ clear reasons behind. So much easier to understand and apply. And YES! The mic.! I totally missed it! 🤦‍♂️ It might be the reason why I am getting strange sound with DSP on but normal with...

Big TY for all the info. Even though I don't believe that I can swallow all the tech side of info, I feel like I started understanding bigger picture of the game and getting some idea of where to hit to possibly remedy the headache. (I started all this journey just because the Key seemed like a...

Really appreciate for the detailed answer and advice. What I did was simply following the Kicker's manual. - Run auto DSP with 3/4 (@22) of max volume. (HU Audio control at default) - Increase the gain until the limiter hits and back off Q: I thought gain setting is more like INPUT-OUTPUT...

I have 600hz blockers on Dash and the amp is set to 120hz HPF. Shouldn't be too much problem from both 2way speakers on dash and kick panel, yes? I am planning to check 'Polarity' and 'Frequency' over this weekend. Found some 'Frequency generator app' but no good 'Polarity tester app' yet...

Not sure since I am new to car audio and Key 200.4 is the first amp that I ever installed. one thing I found recently, When DSP setup, if run Pink Noise with higher volume (22-25) per the manual, the gain limit light gets on even with small gain when gain matching: this does not increase the...

Yes, checking the fit first is smart move!. My 4yr old is stepping and kicking the sub in and out of the truck all the time~;;; (2DR here) But it is still good location, I believe: Short wiring, easy to hide all the wires. Powering from the battery was not too bad. For grounding, I added it to...

+ IMPORTANT! As mentioned above, I am a total newbie. Please take it with a grain of salt. 1) Yes, just for high level speaker input. You still need to do Power & Ground. I also thought of connecting to PNP harness, but I didn't want to take any risk. (I actually talked to Crutchfield* about...

Thank you for the tip. I will check them (but I assume you meant front speakers? Since subwoofer is not part of the equation? The sub was disconnected when running DSP/ setting up the Key) I am using harnesses for all new connections. It is hard to imagine reversed wiring, but I think it is...

Unfortunately, No pictures. But basically, what I did is tapping into PNP harness going into INPUT side of the Key. (See image that I borrowed from PNP. Red arrow.) There should be total 8 wires going in. I tapped into left 4 wires (Input 1) to get full signal from HU. (See image from the...

I have 600hz blockers on the dash and the Key‘s HPF is set to 120hz as well. It sounds muddy at any volume, I feel like. Of course, less with low volume but it gets obvious with higher volume. Especially Jazz with more than a couple of instruments playing together is unbearable. At least to my...

Thank you for the response. This is exact setup that I have currently. Do you hear any muddy/ busy sound with DSP on (compared to DSP off)? Anybody knows if Time Alignment (time correction) from the factory unit? If so, Kicker recommends 'TIME DELAY' switched to DF. I may try this later tonight...

I am still trying to figure out RIGHT SETUP for the Key. Researched everywhere but couldn't find clear answers. ANYBODY HAVING TROUBLE WITH MUDDY SOUND? I stated with Key 200.4 with PNP harness + Kicker KS (Dash). After DSP auto run, it made the factory audio from AM radio to a decent audio...