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    Sub quit working all of a sudden

    aight so one of the voice coils is blown. Im an idiot and was testing ohms on the amp itself rofl yeah i know.... first voice coil was giving less than 1 and the other around 2.2. So im getting it warrantied, for the 4th time. I think i might get my money back. Ive had professionals isntall the...
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    Sub quit working all of a sudden

    if im not stupid and set the voltmeter right, it started at -1.1 then kept going until it reached -9.9 then started over again. Ive been told not to get a cap by many people running around 1200 watts. Used this same setup for over a year now and just got a new amp, new sub (same as old one -...
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    Sub quit working all of a sudden

    pulled it back out really quick to check, they are connected as well.
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    Sub quit working all of a sudden

    i was driving and all of a sudden the sub quit. i immediately pulled over and looked in the trunk and no smoke and no stiffness of the subwoofer. Ive blown 2 subwoofers before and this isnt anything like it. This is a brand new subwoofer and brand new amplifier. Just got them put in almost 3...
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    Swollen Capacitors

    exactly what i was thinking of but wasnt sure if amps are different :X
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    Swollen Capacitors

    Hello, The search has failed me! I have a JBL GTO.1201.1 amp on a JBL P1222 with 4awg ixos wire. Just recently the sub blew. (AHHHHH!!!!). I noticed that there are 4 capacitors on the amp that are swollen. Would this be related to the sub blowing? I was told they swell over time, is this...
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    Car System Help

    Do you drive a honda civic? That would explain the exhaust. For 600 you will get a DECENT system. I would just get 2x 10'' JBL1000. They are ok for starters and kick pretty hard with the right amp. Check with local audio stores...
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    Using the sub in my car in the house

    how would a PC Power supply even hook up to it? O_o If it could, it needs to be a big *** power supply and a heavy one. If its light then it has shitty capacitors in it and will most likely **** your stuff. Before they even break anything, the fuse will blow inside it. wonder if he has one of...
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    What temperature is "too cold" to bump??

    Im running a JBL p1222 at 1200watts there gets to be a bit of moisture in my trunk it iced in my trunk when it got REALLY cold here few weeks ago. Anyway, i cracked the seal on my enclosure and got a new one. This one is better though oh and since my car is a rust bucket POS Honda Civic, the...
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    can too much bass damage a GPS?

    if you have an mp3 player and it isnt damaged yet then your gps will be fine. If it was a laptop, then you should worry :X
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    Ground Problem?

    Im running a 1200 watt amp on one sub with 4awg wire. When it was first installed, it was working fine. Now when im playing music really loud the headlights will start to kinda flash twice and they get REALLY dim, then my whole system shuts off, including the CD Deck. I have noticed that, in the...
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    ebay..

    ebay gives warranty on electronics up to the price of purchase and for a small percentage of the price. I ordered a JBL p1222 and a GTO 1201.1 amp and have a warranty on both of them. Its not BY ebay but by a 3rd party, Square Trade. They give you a 3 year warranty. My warranty summery for the...
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    Trunk Literally almost "blown off"

    Ehh i wont lie, i have a hooptie. I've got 1 12'' JBL P1222 with a JBL GTO 1201.1 so the sub is running at about 1200 watts... Anyway, my trunk is to the point where i can press down lightly on it and it feels like it isnt closed or barely latched. Is this a common problem? O_o i couldnt imagine...
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    MTX 10-44 and 10-04....

    nevermind.... they have different specs so ill just order the one i had before instead of having two missmatch ones..... ERRR
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    MTX 10-44 and 10-04....

    Hello, just wondering if there is a way to have the MTX Road Thunder 10-44 and 10-04 bridged. The 10-44 has 2 sets of wire plug things on it and the 10-04 only has one. They are both 10'' and 200w rms. Can i just plug in the red and black wires into it and take off the 2 small red/black wires...
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