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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
auxinput
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If you can swing a couple hundred bucks more, there's a pair of New-in-box Emotiva XPA-100 monoblocks over at the Emotiva lounge "Emporium" forum for $550 + shipping + paypal.  These would do better than the XPA-200.  The title is "XPA-100 GEN 2 PAIR BNIB".

Good luck on your amp hunt.

jimbones OP
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Thanks aux I'll check it out.
auxinput
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Looking at the specs, the gain on these Emotiva amps is 29db, where the gain on your modwright is 26db. If you don’t use an active crossover, you’ll probably want to use a speaker LPAD attenuator (parts express) on the woofers to bring down the level. Or spend more and use a passive preamp before the woofer amplifier.

jimbones OP
256 posts
 
my woofers are 86-87db sensitivity. My mid/tweeters are 90db,

jimbones OP
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BTW, I have to wait for the admin to approve my registration to the emotiva site.
 
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