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<blockquote data-quote="cellis17" data-source="post: 951512" data-attributes="member: 558128"><p>is it possible for an amp to only put out partial power?&nbsp; I have an autotek sx4160 (300w x2 @ 4ohms) powering (2) JL Audio 10w3v2-D2 subs.&nbsp; when the system was first installed, the bass sounded extremely loud and good.&nbsp; i started messing with the settings for some dumb reason, and now i can&#039;t get the subs to play like they used to.&nbsp; i checked the polarity, crossovers, etc... and they are all correct.&nbsp; i took the cover off the amp and it didn&#039;t look like it was burnt or anything.&nbsp; i turned the gain and bass boost all the way up trying to get it to work and allthough it the volume from the subs increased doing this, it was not as loud as it use to be.&nbsp; it also didn&#039;t sound good when the gains and boost were increased.&nbsp; so my question is can an amp after time start putting out a fraction of its previous output, or is it something else.&nbsp; thanks for the help.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="cellis17, post: 951512, member: 558128"] is it possible for an amp to only put out partial power? I have an autotek sx4160 (300w x2 @ 4ohms) powering (2) JL Audio 10w3v2-D2 subs. when the system was first installed, the bass sounded extremely loud and good. i started messing with the settings for some dumb reason, and now i can't get the subs to play like they used to. i checked the polarity, crossovers, etc... and they are all correct. i took the cover off the amp and it didn't look like it was burnt or anything. i turned the gain and bass boost all the way up trying to get it to work and allthough it the volume from the subs increased doing this, it was not as loud as it use to be. it also didn't sound good when the gains and boost were increased. so my question is can an amp after time start putting out a fraction of its previous output, or is it something else. thanks for the help. [/QUOTE]

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