thanks for the tip about the amp bypass kit. i haven't really looked too closely yet but do i remove the glove box to gain access to the wiring or am i able to go from underneath?
the kaption sub cve 104p was sold in a ported enclosure specificly for it so i assume the box is correct. before i added the clarion deck i was using the hi-level inputs of the sub amp. output levels of speakers and sub were matched at mid gain setting (min gain if i switched on bass boost!). so i don't know why the gain must now be on max with the new set up.
is the input to the factory amp from the clarion deck greater than the 4v preouts to the subamp. would this account for the difference in sound levels of speakers vs sub. when i disconnected the speakers, the sub alone sounded just fine at mid gain. i would really like to fix this problem before changing speakers.
thanx for your input