Crystal Just Dies...Then Comes Back.

[C..A.R...AU:DI0 10+ year member]

Hey all, I have a question for you that I haven't seen before anywhere.

I have a pair of Crystal Csc50t components. When they are at a high volume, they just turn off for about 3 or so seconds. They are ran off of a pioneer Gm-X364 amplifier in just 2 of the 4 channels. The gains are set at "normal" on the amp, and I messed around with this. With all types of music at the high volume, they just turn off. I know its not the HU or the CD because the subs still play. I dont know if its the wiring, if its too much power for them, or what the cause is. Also, there is no clipping or distortion, it just shuts off for a few seconds.

Anyone know what it could be that makes it possibly do this? Thanks again for helping!

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[ASDF12345 10+ year member]

Originally posted by C..A.R...AUI0 Hey all, I have a question for you that I haven't seen before anywhere.

 

I have a pair of Crystal Csc50t components. When they are at a high volume, they just turn off for about 3 or so seconds. They are ran off of a pioneer Gm-X364 amplifier in just 2 of the 4 channels. The gains are set at "normal" on the amp, and I messed around with this. With all types of music at the high volume, they just turn off. I know its not the HU or the CD because the subs still play. I dont know if its the wiring, if its too much power for them, or what the cause is. Also, there is no clipping or distortion, it just shuts off for a few seconds.

 

Anyone know what it could be that makes it possibly do this? Thanks again for helping!

gotta be the AMP. check wiring again.

 

[C..A.R...AU:DI0 10+ year member]

Yeah, I was going to check the wiring. It kind of does it more now, so the might be loose, but both of them? Also, how is it the amp could be the problem? I can see where you are coming from though. It's a brand new amp giving the components perfects RMS rating and all...I don't think it's the gains because I hardcore messed around with them. Oh well, back to the wires tommorrow afternoon for me

 

[ridered36 10+ year member]

Sounds like it is some sort of clipping. When the amp is pushed to hard it iwll go in sort off a safe mode and temporarily shut itself off...and im sure u turn the volume down when they clip, then the amp will kick back on as u decrease the power. I think that is your problem.

 

[C..A.R...AU:DI0 10+ year member]

Originally posted by ridered36 Sounds like it is some sort of clipping. When the amp is pushed to hard it iwll go in sort off a safe mode and temporarily shut itself off...and im sure u turn the volume down when they clip, then the amp will kick back on as u decrease the power. I think that is your problem.

it just suddenly shuts off for like 3 seconds and then goes back on...then later on if kept at the same volume, it will do the same thing. It doesnt distort at all though, well, not noticably. How can I stop clipping? Or is it this way for good?

Thanks

 

[Radar 10+ year member]

I had a pioneer amp, and it did the same thing. I would have the volume at 20 when i started the car, and it would do the same thing. then if i went to 18 it would do it again later(after the amp was running for a while). i turned down the gain, and it was fine after that.

 

[C..A.R...AU:DI0 10+ year member]

Originally posted by Radar I had a pioneer amp, and it did the same thing. I would have the volume at 20 when i started the car, and it would do the same thing. then if i went to 18 it would do it again later(after the amp was running for a while). i turned down the gain, and it was fine after that.

sounds good, thanks...

*note to self...never get a pioneer amp from your dad even at a cheap price:banghead: