Maxx-Link question...

[alvitae 10+ year member]

My friend has 4 amps. MTX 40001d Thunder elites. He has 2 Memhis Mojo m3 dual 2 ohm coil 15 inch subs on each amp wired to 4 ohms each. He decided to get a maxx-link

He ordered it and got it yesterday and says his installer who manages a local audio shop, says it won't work unless he drops 4 subs. I'm not sure what they mean. What does the subs have to do with linking the amps together?

Any ideas on how to hook up the Maxx-link with his system?

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[andrew2944r 10+ year member]

Hes running 2 amps per 15 before the maxxlink?

 

[keifersracing 10+ year member]

did he get the book for it . it will tell you in there

 

[alvitae 10+ year member]

Hes running 2 amps per 15 before the maxxlink?

He has 4 amps 2 subs off of each amp for a total of 8 15's.

 

[andrew2944r 10+ year member]

I see, he can use the maxxlink all he has to do is gain match them once hooked up....

I run 6 amps off my maxxlink...

 

[alvitae 10+ year member]

That's just it. His installer read the book and said he would have to drop 4 subs. I don't see what the subs have to do with hooking up the amps to the maxx-link

 

[andrew2944r 10+ year member]

It doesnt have to do with anything, his installer is a moron.

 

[lil_italy773 10+ year member]

My friend has 4 amps. MTX 40001d Thunder elites. He has 2 Memhis Mojo m3 dual 2 ohm coil 15 inch subs on each amp wired to 4 ohms each. He decided to get a maxx-link
He ordered it and got it yesterday and says his installer who manages a local audio shop, says it won't work unless he drops 4 subs. I'm not sure what they mean. What does the subs have to do with linking the amps together?

Any ideas on how to hook up the Maxx-link with his system?

the ohm load, when u link the amps it changes the ohms im not sure how and only will work with the right load or u will end up with a really low imp

ask la de 2000 he knows this real good

 

[andrew2944r 10+ year member]

The subs hook up the exact same way as before, the only diffrence now is once you match the gains on each amp, you can use the maxxlink to control all 4 amps via gain knob

 

[alvitae 10+ year member]

It doesnt have to do with anything, his installer is a moron.

That's what I was thinking. But I knew there were guys on here that knew alot more than all three of us.

 

[andrew2944r 10+ year member]

It will work just fine all he needs in 4 male/female Y adapters and hook those into the

A+ B+ C+ D+ and then whatever length rca off the Y's to his amps and wire the subs exactly as before, sounds like he is only using the maxxlink so he can have 1 bass knob to control all the amps at once.

 

[lil_italy773 10+ year member]

when u link muti amps there only able to be used at a certain ohm loads. depending on the subs wired load. its basicly straping the amps same principle

 

[alvitae 10+ year member]

It will work just fine all he needs in 4 male/female Y adapters and hook those into the
A+ B+ C+ D+ and then whatever length rca off the Y's to his amps and wire the subs exactly as before, sounds like he is only using the maxxlink so he can have 1 bass knob to control all the amps at once.

Thanx andrew for your help on this. Yea the main reason he is doing this is because those amps have alot of settings thats hard to match up.

But if there was a way to change ohms with it that would be cool to because hi amps are only seeing 2 ohms each. 1 ohm would be way nicer.

 

[andrew2944r 10+ year member]

yeah you can use the maxxlink to strap amps as well, he will have to look to make sure his amps are capable of this.

 

[alvitae 10+ year member]

Well since each of the 4 amps has two subs and is seeing 2 ohms if he strapped two of them he would still have the same ohm load because of 2 amps having 4 subs right?

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