Is my amp the problem?


I recently decided to bi-amp my speakers so I purchased a crown xls 1002. (225w 8 ohm). I am driving a 10 woofer. It sounds horrible. I can't seem to get it to put out much power despite its rating even when I make all the right adjustments. Its a class D amp. Is that my problem? It just doesn't seem to have any Ba**s. Lol. Advice is appreciated.
jimbones
atmosphere: we agree. I did find that the phase relationship between drivers was messed up. I had to invert my mid and put the tweeter in positive phase. I use the omnimic and the impulse was negative. Now it is positive. I believe we are saying the same thing :)

Aux i got a HCA 1000. They are supposed to have high current capability. If I need to move up the ladder eventually Ill do so.
The XO is a Pioneer SF 700. I will use it only as a low pass at approx 200hz. This is to compare with the mindsp re input impedance and output voltage. I am using a cap on the input of the Modwright as a hi pass.

Yes, I would agree that the HCA 1000 would have better current capability than the Crown.  Looks like it has 48,000 uf total capacitance (24,000uf per channel).  Not a huge amount, but the amp is only 100w/8ohm.

http://cd8ba0b44a15c10065fd-24461f391e20b7336331d5789078af53.r23.cf1.rackcdn.com/polkaudio.vanillaforums.com/editor/vg/enhutqtd31pz.jpg

Crown XLS:

http://s290.photobucket.com/user/iso_da_baric/media/IMG_3047.jpg.html

Keep us posted how things work out!

The XO is a Pioneer SF 700. I will use it only as a low pass at approx 200hz. This is to compare with the mindsp re input impedance and output voltage. I am using a cap on the input of the Modwright as a hi pass.
Just as an experiment, what happens if you bypass the crossover and drive the preamp straight into the power amp driving the subs? The question is, how is the bass then?
Ill check that later today. I am getting improvement in the system as I work on it. However I would say the bass is not there yet. Ill drive the crown directly from the pre. I would think there would be a sonic difference and will report back. Thanks.