I dunno what you expect but my 15 year old nephew loves it when I crank it to 24 or a little bit more. He always says "This is the best stereo I have ever heard(I agree)----He says it's even better than the guy with the $3000 dollar stereo he put in his moms Corolla."
Maybe you simply need to adjust your settings or something because mine is plenty loud and the sub can be heard a block away.