Mounting an amp on the sub ? ?

[raver142]

Although I have seen many people mount their amps on their subwoofer enclosures, I have heard that it's a bad idea ? ?...anybody know what's up ? ? ?

By the way, i am running a JL300 to one 10" Fosgate, runnning off an Alpine CDA 7893

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[maylar 10+ year member]

Vibration is not an amp's friend. If you isolate the amp with fat rubber washers under the mounting feet it'll help.

 

[ramos 5,000+ posts]

Theft is my main concern for not mounting amps on sub boxes. It makes it too easy for a thief grab everything. If it's all atached they only have to worry about grabbing one thing. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[Free_Style 10+ year member]

I just did that and the fan on my phoenix gold was vibrateing. I am going to put rubber washers. Hope that will fo the trick.

 

[Free_Style 10+ year member]

What would you guys think of putting dyanamat behide the amp and putting it on rubber washers?

 

[standard 10+ year member]

Could a ton of vibration cause my bass to be a lot looser and sound like poopy? Cause I have my amps mounted on the back of my box, and I have an 88 Isuzu which isn't the smoothest thing in the world.

 

[Free_Style 10+ year member]

I have found the answer. Went to ace picked up 1/2 super stiff foam rubber strips with glue on back. Put dyanamat on back of amp, then put about ten strips of foam rubber on top of dyanamat. Then bought 1/2 rubber grommets to put through the screws. Put some triple six mafia on and bye bye vibration. Hopes this helps.

 

[b1utigg3r2 10+ year member]

I put my MTX Thunder81000d Amp on my dual enclosure... I see nor hear anything wrong with it.... You can check it out at http://hooked_up_benz.tripod.com