amp problem

[yacob.naif 10+ year member]

i can't comment on optisdrives' reliability, cause i only had mine for a few weeks until i blew up my l7's with it //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

as for power, yes, it was a beast

it was an opti2000d

the things are way bigger and heavier than they look in pics, and actually much ncier looking as well...

 

[phantom240 5,000+ posts]

meh. ill stick with my alpine MRV-1507. THAT thing is a beast...

 

[fruggy 10+ year member]

meh. ill stick with my alpine MRV-1507. THAT thing is a beast...

so what do you guys think i should do.I did my research and alot and most people said this amp was very impressive and put out rated or very close at 14.4 volts.Should i try upgrading the wire?I dont know i feel like i got ***** here i spent 350$ on this amp and its no where near as loud as the bx1205d.

 

[phantom240 5,000+ posts]

Wiring is like the 2nd leading cause of dissatisfaction.

 

[fruggy 10+ year member]

alright update i took the 4 gauge that was running to the distro block and ran it straight to the amp,And it got alittle louder not a little but not alot you know?Anyways the next thinkg im gonna do si get alittle more 4 gauge wire and do my ground that way becasue right now i only have 8 gauge to the ground.If that doesent make it loduer is it worth it to upgrade to 2 gauge wire?Thanks guys

 

[phantom240 5,000+ posts]

Upgrade to 2 gauge all around, and if you can afford it, do 1/0 awg. and about the 8awg ground wire, the reason it sounds a lil ouder is cuz current is like water. it flows in a circuit, but only as fast and as much as the most restrictive point, which is teh 8awg. So really its like only running 8 awg still.

 

[matrxx dude 5,000+ posts]

how did u have the gains and bass boost set on the 1200d,sometimes u have to crank up the bass boost some and the gain,not saying over do it,just try it.

 

[fruggy 10+ year member]

ya i will upgrade ny wires to 1/o then just 2 guage to the amp from the distro block.Also my gains are set right around 2 where my hu is and also i tried 4,5,3 ect and it didnt make it louder .Also it got louder with bass boost but i shut that off since i know its bad.Is it ok to have it on in this situation though?One more thing anyone know of some cheap 1/0 gauge wire how about that tsunami one i gave a link to?thanks.

 

[matrxx dude 5,000+ posts]

bassboost isnt bad,it really helps in certain applications,its there for u to help contour ur sound

 

[fruggy 10+ year member]

ya cuz i can make it jsut as loud as my bx1205d with bass boost is this bad though?thats what i was wondering as well.

 

[fruggy 10+ year member]

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