Recent content by coldesttadpole

hey guys/gals, ive been out of the audio scene for quite some time. a couple years really. and was trying to find a couple of the really technical box builds that were on this site a couple years ago with no luck. just thought it would be cool thread to start and see what gets posted. maybe even...

i should note that the voltage reading was not done with a test tone, and the meter was set to dc which from what i read is incorrect. its a digital voltmeter and doesnt jump around like an analog one would, so 4v must kind of be a average?

also, is it bad to use just one side of the converter? ex. wiring it just to the left speaker. so only one rca has current going to the amp? its a single sub, and a mono amp, so i dont think itd cause an issue

well after further investigation, i found that after the fixed line converter, it reads around 4 volts which seems too high to me. everywhere i read, the line converter is wired into the rear speakers wires and the speaker is not disabled. so i do not plan on doing that. is 4 volts too much? i...

i just read that the conversion on the converters are 10 to one. would polarity of the speaker wires cause something like this to happen? i thought i was careful about that, but i guess im not entirely sure. its just hard for me to believe it would cause the amp to burn.

its just that everywhere ive read, the directions never include unhooking the speaker. its considered an inline converter meaning you can keep the speakers hooked up. the 1 volt is the maximum voltage that the rcas are supposed to have. i havent checked mine yet so that was just a blurted out...

any other opinions? i cant help but to think that my rear speakers being hooked up as well would cause an amp to burn. i thought they were able to be kept since the amp is only using something less than a volt for the input.

they do, but being that its only one sub, i figured i could just use the left or right. i really dont want to delete the rears. theyre the good speakers outa the 4.

front and rear speakers are still off the factory stereo. all i did was "Y" into the drivers side rear speaker wire and intercept it from there.

the sub was purchased new a year ago, and has worked great in my house using the same amp and box and a computer power supply. never have i ever had issues with this setup until now. not sure about the "headunit" rms since its a factory radio. probably something like 15w would be my guess. but i...

i really doubt it. ill check the window sticker though and see if maybe the 1st owner did go ahead and get it. if it is, it sure doesnt sound like premium. ill make sure to check the ground. but with that being said, why?

4ohm bridged. 8g power wire. its a very cheap setup with low strand count wire not made for this stuff. but how would power wire cause the high level circuit to burn?

heres the issue. i drive a 01 ranger supercab with no premium sound to the best of my knowledge. all i wanted was a little more bass, so with a very cheap amp (no brand anywhere on it) and a cheap clarion sub, i proceded to hook everything up. the amp itself had hi level imputs so i figured i...