im bulding custom fiberglass sub boxes
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Originally Posted by exige
can i simply ask you one question? after all the advice you were given, considering all the SL members who took the time to write posts that would inform and help you....why did you go entirely against us on the amp? we, who have used crunch amps and know they're awful...we, who have much more experience in car audio than you (not meant in a derogatory way)..and we...who took our time to help you...why did you go against every bit of advice you were given about getting a ____ty amp? this is an honest question...and i would really like an answer to it. after all the time we took to help you, the least you can do is answer this question for me.
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ok so im havening trouble with tunning my amp all it has is a bass boost low pas sub sonic filter and level on the amp and a bass know on my dash and it has a protection light but when i get the bass that is loud enough that i want the protection light turns on and my lights dim and then i left it on to long and blew all the fuses on the amp. what should i have the levels at and i have a line out converter with adjustable gains on each channel it an 80 hz line out converter. so what should i have those at and was should i have my stock stereo levels and ssp at
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sell it on ebay while it still works.
get whatever money back out of it that you can and buy a new amp. Any of the amps that have been suggested will work well.
You get what you pay for in car audio. haha your trying to learn that the hard way.
get whatever money back out of it that you can and buy a new amp. Any of the amps that have been suggested will work well.
You get what you pay for in car audio. haha your trying to learn that the hard way.
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Originally Posted by koteman
ok so im havening trouble with tunning my amp all it has is a bass boost low pas sub sonic filter and level on the amp and a bass know on my dash and it has a protection light but when i get the bass that is loud enough that i want the protection light turns on and my lights dim and then i left it on to long and blew all the fuses on the amp. what should i have the levels at and i have a line out converter with adjustable gains on each channel it an 80 hz line out converter. so what should i have those at and was should i have my stock stereo levels and ssp at
It sounds like improper wiring to me tho. Either the line out converter or you have the subs wired incorrectly and you are giving the amp to low of a load. Post up how you have your subs wired. i.e- Series, parallel, series/parallel, birdged, or off 2 channels. Are the subs 2 or 4 ohms, and are they DVC.
Your amp should NEVER over heat. I am runnin three alpine amps and I have had them sit running for 3-4 hours on end at shows, touch thm and they re barely warmer than air temps. You shouldnt ever go into protect!!!
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Originally Posted by koteman
ok so im havening trouble with tunning my amp all it has is a bass boost low pas sub sonic filter and level on the amp and a bass know on my dash and it has a protection light but when i get the bass that is loud enough that i want the protection light turns on and my lights dim and then i left it on to long and blew all the fuses on the amp. what should i have the levels at and i have a line out converter with adjustable gains on each channel it an 80 hz line out converter. so what should i have those at and was should i have my stock stereo levels and ssp at
It sounds like improper wiring to me tho. Either the line out converter or you have the subs wired incorrectly and you are giving the amp to low of a load. Post up how you have your subs wired. i.e- Series, parallel, series/parallel, birdged, or off 2 channels. Are the subs 2 or 4 ohms, and are they DVC.
Your amp should NEVER over heat. I am runnin three alpine amps and I have had them sit running for 3-4 hours on end at shows, touch thm and they re barely warmer than air temps. You shouldnt ever go into protect!!!
i must also add that it's the amp for my comps that gets warm after a while. my sub amp stays pretty much whatever temp it is outside at all times. it's running at 4 ohms and my sub isn't getting beat to death in the first place. it's just there to compliment and blend with the front stage.
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so i fanally bought a new amp its a JBL grand touring series 1200 @ 4 ohms and 1500 @ 2 ohms it was like 370 in town and i covered my boxes in black carpet witch looks nicer but this weekend i came up with a new box idea for my trunk and want to build it but need money for it so any one want to buy my custom boxes i made with or with out the subs in them offer some prices im even willing to sell the crunch amp LOL it still works pretty good at 4 ohmsand dosent get to hot but only 250 watts
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Originally Posted by trialsindude
Well for that $370 you spent, you could have gotten yourself a Sundown SAZ1500 and you will have a smile on your face from cheek to cheek......
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yeah but you have a lot more potential with a 5 channel, hell you could go active with that amp and not have to buy another amp at all, or an eD nine.1 for 250 or a dls a6 for 350 ish used or ..... you want me to keep going?
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Originally Posted by Tcguy85
Originally Posted by Nick06tC
Originally Posted by koteman
ok so im havening trouble with tunning my amp all it has is a bass boost low pas sub sonic filter and level on the amp and a bass know on my dash and it has a protection light but when i get the bass that is loud enough that i want the protection light turns on and my lights dim and then i left it on to long and blew all the fuses on the amp. what should i have the levels at and i have a line out converter with adjustable gains on each channel it an 80 hz line out converter. so what should i have those at and was should i have my stock stereo levels and ssp at
It sounds like improper wiring to me tho. Either the line out converter or you have the subs wired incorrectly and you are giving the amp to low of a load. Post up how you have your subs wired. i.e- Series, parallel, series/parallel, birdged, or off 2 channels. Are the subs 2 or 4 ohms, and are they DVC.
Your amp should NEVER over heat. I am runnin three alpine amps and I have had them sit running for 3-4 hours on end at shows, touch thm and they re barely warmer than air temps. You shouldnt ever go into protect!!!
i must also add that it's the amp for my comps that gets warm after a while. my sub amp stays pretty much whatever temp it is outside at all times. it's running at 4 ohms and my sub isn't getting beat to death in the first place. it's just there to compliment and blend with the front stage.
370 is a lot for an amp though
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