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  1. J

    question?

    one of those converters your talking about usually comes with every amplifier that you buy. i would try to stay away from replacing yourr factory HU because it sounds decent, and an aftermarket HU will stand out in your dash and not fit as seamlessly.
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    Setting gains with DMM/ sub control HU

    I just got a new amp and i need to set the gains . i know i need to set all equilizers to 0 prior to setting the gains with a digital multi meter which i did but my head unit has a control for the bass and a control for the subwoofer. Bass goes from -8 to 8 and sub goes from -15 to 15. I set the...
  3. J

    amp wont turn on

    My amp has had some overheating problems and it is new but im going to return it. But my concern isnt that, my amp stopped turning on after a week of use and the wierd thing is, is that my old amp started doing the same thing even when it didnt overheat. there is no protection llight or power...
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    setting low boost on amp

    I know how to set the gains on my amplifier using a DMM but how do you set the low boost from 0-10 dB at 40Hz
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    Sub Keeps Cutting Out(helpppp)

    the bass boost is all the way cranked up and the output is at 3/4 becasue the rms of the amp is even less than the sub can handle for rms. How should i set these gains again and remember its a hot day.
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    Sub Keeps Cutting Out(helpppp)

    the ground is fine i just checked it out i sanded off a part of the chasis and its securely bolted in place.
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    WIre arced when hooking up amp

    SO today i was hooking up my new amp when the car was off and i had the power cable fuse disconnected so there was no power coming from it. I had the remote cable and power cable along with the rca cables pluged in. When i was attaching the ground cable SPARK! Yep i was shocked. It doesnt make...
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    Sub Keeps Cutting Out(helpppp)

    ok so i had recently owned quite a cheap system with a dual 300watt peak amp and a pioneer sub. A few days ago i realized that my sub rca plugs were hooked up to my head unit incorrectly and I ficed it. two days later my i was playing my sub for about 10 min and it cut out. i turned the head...
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