I Need Help!

[rickymoore]

alright i got a 12 inch P3 shallow (Rockfos) dual and hooked it up to a 1200W amp (Sony XPLOD 2/1). The amp is also connected to the speakers, but the people at best buy hooked it up for me. So now 4 months go by and the sub blows. i just bought a new sub and im hookin it bak up. After i hook this thing bak up, i dont want it to blow again, so can anybody help me out cuz idk if my amp is runnin too much into the sub or waht!

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[Master69 10+ year member]

lol whats your sub rated at?

 

[PaulThompson229 10+ year member]

My guess is excessive clipping since that amp is junk anyways. Do you have your bass boost all the way off? Where is the gain and x-over set?

 

[PaulThompson229 10+ year member]

lol whats your sub rated at?

400 rms iirc.

 

[rickymoore]

dude this is wy i asked yall this stuff. idk any of this shit man

 

[rickymoore]

and do u guys have any long term suggestions for an amp

 

[PaulThompson229 10+ year member]

dude this is wy i asked yall this stuff. idk any of this shit man

There should be at least 3 little turn screws on one end of the amp for changing settings, they should be labeled. How far is each one turned up?

 

[rickymoore]

i mean im not in my car right now, what should they b at for my sub

 

[PaulThompson229 10+ year member]

and do u guys have any long term suggestions for an amp

The Xplod amp is good enough for the P3, if you plan on getting a better sub in the future you may want to look into a better amp, what is your budget for sub and amp?

 

[PaulThompson229 10+ year member]

i mean im not in my car right now, what should they b at for my sub

The one labeled something along the lines of "frequancy" or "crossover" should be around 80Hz, the one labeled "boost" should be all the way down, and the one labeled "gain" or "level" or something like that should be set using a multimeter.

 

[rickymoore]

i mean right now im kinda tight on cash cuz im only 16 but like what is a good combo for later? so the P3 isnt bein overcooked by the amp?

 

[rickymoore]

alright and thats on the side of the amp, u change it with a screwdriver

 

[PaulThompson229 10+ year member]

alright and thats on the side of the amp, u change it with a screwdriver
Yes, those are them, also if there is a switch that goes from low pass to high pass it should be set on high pass.

 

[rickymoore]

alright man i really appreciate it. one more questiion. The idiots at best buy. like i told them to just chek it out and see if it was blown. when they messed with it they put electrical tape over the wires that go into the sub. when i put those into my sub again, i gotta take the tape off right?

 

[jpexpc 10+ year member]

Yes, those are them, also if there is a switch that goes from low pass to high pass it should be set on high pass.

Umm, I haven't determined if this is a shenanigan. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/rolleyes.gif.c1fef805e9d1464d377451cd5bc18bfb.gif