added an amp, now less power?!

[josh6203]

hey guys, first off i appreciate you taking the time to view my thread, i'll keep it short and sweet... first off, i'll list my compents...

-audiobahn triple subwoofer bandpass box, specs can be found here... http://www.mimousa.com/home.asp?dir=products&prod=1261...

- profile 1200w which is listed here http://www.millionbuy.com/prfap1200.html...

- power acoustick 5 farad capacitor http://www.millionbuy.com/pakpcnc-3f.html...

from the beginning:

I had a pretty basic setup, the 3 subs and and one of those amps with an 8 gauge wire running to it, they sounded pretty decent and all was well... (btw i believe they were wired series-parallel)

the problem:

I decided since the subs could handle more power, i purchased another amp and a cap... i ran ot (spelling?) gauge wiring to a distribution block which feeds two 4 gauge wires (one to cap, one to the other amp since apparently the cap isn't meant for multi-amp systems)... obviously remote lines sending 12v to both amps and rca cables and blah blah blah... both the amplifiers work, and each subwoofer is receiving power through parallel wiring (tried series just for kicks but isn't making a diff).... the subwoofers (given i've added another amp and thicker wiring) have lost power through my new addittions... what gives? i know that it could be several problems since it's difficult to pinpoint the exact cause, but any ideas and thoughts are most greatly appreciated, thanks guys!

-josh-

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[jdawg 5,000+ posts]

what voice coil config are the subs?

 

[Jboy2 10+ year member]

most likey a voltage problem..do you have a stock alt?..do you do the big 3?....Also the Cap may be the problem...

 

[josh6203]

hey guys, they're dual voice coil subwoofers, and i have a stock jeep grand cherokee laredo alternator, i tried hooking the subs up without the cap and it was a bit worse, i suppose it has something to do with the sub wiring but any other help would be amazing!!

 

[btlking 10+ year member]

are they dual 2 or 4

 

[josh6203]

to be 100% honest with you i'm not sure, the specs say that they're 2” 4 Layer ASV Voice Coil... but when i took them out they clearly looked like dual, they're 4 Ohm mono stable according to the specs.... any ideas?

 

[jdawg 5,000+ posts]

if the total impedance of the box is 4ohms the should be dual 6's

 

[josh6203]

errrr, yeah, sorry, i'm not entirely sober right now and i can hardly straight-mindedly

rationally decipher car audio which makes it nearly impossible i'm drunk... but yeah, that sounds right, where do i go from here sunshine?

 

[josh6203]

but yeah, not to be rude, but the problem is the sudden loss in power when greater equipment is added, not the specs of my lousy subs...