Could this cause the amp to go into protect?

[ramos 5,000+ posts]

Sounds like something is wrong with the amp //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

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[DaGh0st 5,000+ posts]

^what ramos said.

 

[helotaxi 5,000+ posts]

If the fuse doesn't blow it isn't limiting current to the amp. The amp doesn't magically "know" what fuse is in line with it. I could replace the internal fuses in my sub amp with 5A insted of the 30A that it uses and the amp won't care and work just fine until I turn up the volume and blow the fuses.

Assuming that the grounding is good and the speaker connections are correct, a problem with the amp is the logical case.