Recent content by ravegoo35

I am splicing into the signal before the amp. It is possible that the HU output is too strong to use as a signal into my amp?

OK, I just read that my Bose speakers are at 2 ohms. The sub will be running at 4 ohms. Does this present a problem?

That's actually my next step. I have my old car where the same MTX sub was working properly, so I will hook up this system back in that car. The waires are still run there so it should not be difficult to re-install. Besides my old car having RCA's, and my new car using speaker-level inputs...

No, I'm running 8 gauge, I heard that the battery itself is grounded by 12 gauge, and that is the bottleneck. Where would I need to test with the DMM, on the speaker level input harness? Also, if this is helpful at all, I hooked up the sub to the left channel (unbridged) with no change in...

I've heard that if I am grounding to the car's body, then the ground to the negative battery terminal is only maybe 12 gauge, and this impedes the circuit, causing the amp to run harder than it should. Have you heard anything about this? I can't verify it's accuracy.

I can't find any online manuals, sorry. Crutchfield's website says that the amp's minimum impedance bridged is 4 ohms, and unbridged is 2. Cardomain.com's specs on the MTX Thunder 8000 12" says it's impedance is 4 ohms. This should be the correct setup right? Oh, N00blet, yes this...

Well, if I keep the gain low, then the sub hardly hits at all, and as soon as I turn it up the problem arises again. For example: the input level on the amp is at 3/4 of its' max, the volume on the HU is at 5 of 35 and the gain is all the way down. In this setup I could turn the HU all they...

OK, I have a decent amount of know-how in car audio, but this problem is stumping me. I drive a 2003 Infiniti Sports Coupe, and am trying to install one MTX Thunder 8000 12" sub, powered by a Kenwood KAC-7252 amp. The amp is rated at 570 watts RMS, 1000 peak. The Infiniti comes with a factory...