amp shuts off at high bass hit

[nosaj070 10+ year member]

alright well try this, when the gain is set too high (knob turned far to the right) it will start to clip, causing an increase in output, but to keep it short, its very bad. Inorder to set it correctly start with the gain verylow,the hu volume a little above the middle,and play a song you know well. slowly turn the gain up until you hear what you think may be distortion(where the sub sounds like poop) then back it down a little bit. I think you are just really pushing that amp too hard, when i got my first amp it was a jensen and i had hte gain all the way up, because i thought the gain was a volume knob, which it isn't. Mine cut out all the time. Your problem does not lie in the electrical system, so don't worry about dropping lots of money on this problem.

-Jason

PS sorry if i came off as an *******, it wasn't directed towards you, just at the irrelevent posts other people put that would have ended up making you spend lots of money that wouldn't help your problem that can most likely be fixed for free.

 

[eaglemn05 10+ year member]

so is the gain the "level" knob, because i don't see what anyone else is explaining to me....the instructions for the level say exactly what your jsut told me...i will play with it tomorrow morning, i'll let you know what i get out of it

 

[eaglemn05 10+ year member]

i got it, it works good....didn't shut off....good thing i didn't try to get a new battery or alternator...lol....thanks you guys