Need Help, Sound Digital SD5K Clipping BAD!

[jonny101abc 10+ year member]

hey there everyone,

i just hooked up my sounddigital sd5k today, and it started clipping real bad at vol 5 on my h/u

my mt's started to stink something wicked, so it unhooked them, before they blew.

any idea's on how to take care of this, or is the amp toast?

John

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[mylows10 5,000+ posts]

did u try setting the gains like murilo suggests on termpro,mine are set really low,about a 1/4 of the up

 

[jonny101abc 10+ year member]

i havent even touched them, its still in the stock setting position

 

[cj407]

stock setting...why dont you set the gain and crossovers appropriately then see how things go...also may wanna check your input voltage.

 

[mylows10 5,000+ posts]

ok ,then unhook your woofers ,turn the gain all the way to the left, thenturn your deck up to where you like to listen to it loud.then start to turn your gains up, when the clipping light starts to come without blinking,back it off just a little.turn your system down then off hook your woofers back up and enjoy.this is what i was told to do by murilo ....... just for your info there is no such thing as a stock gain setting

 

[jonny101abc 10+ year member]

ok ,then unhook your woofers ,turn the gain all the way to the left, thenturn your deck up to where you like to listen to it loud.then start to turn your gains up, when the clipping light starts to come without blinking,back it off just a little.turn your system down then off hook your woofers back up and enjoy.this is what i was told to do by murilo ....... just for your info there is no such thing as a stock gain setting

The knob is all the way left, when I turn my volume up more than 5 or 6 on the head unit it starts clipping, u know there is no stock gain setting

my voltage is sitting at 14.3 idle so that's fine.

 

[jonny101abc 10+ year member]

stock setting...why dont you set the gain and crossovers appropriately then see how things go...also may wanna check your input voltage.

Crossover is set from the h701, I have it set from 25-80hz

 

[JHughes 10+ year member]

Crossover is set from the h701, I have it set from 25-80hz

Make sure the sub out is way down on the 701 before you set your gains and see if that helps.

I have an o-scope and I've tested my sub out on my 701 & it clips above 5 for some reason while all the other outputs didn't clip at all. It was clipping the input of my sub amp so I lowered it to 2 and set my gains from there and it works wonderfully. I've had it for years, explored every setting. Not sure why this is but I've tested it multiple times and get the same results. Could be what is happening with yours.

 

[jonny101abc 10+ year member]

Make sure the sub out is way down on the 701 before you set your gains and see if that helps.
I have an o-scope and I've tested my sub out on my 701 & it clips above 5 for some reason while all the other outputs didn't clip at all. It was clipping the input of my sub amp so I lowered it to 2 and set my gains from there and it works wonderfully. I've had it for years, explored every setting. Not sure why this is but I've tested it multiple times and get the same results. Could be what is happening with yours.

Thank bro, I'll try that

John

 

[jonny101abc 10+ year member]

Where do I find the bass setting on the h701

 

[jonny101abc 10+ year member]

This thing is driving me crazy!

I have the bass setting on the H/U at 0 of 15, gain on the amp all the way counterclockwise, and it's still clipping at any volume above 5 or 6 on the H/U.

I've tried removing the 701, and the amp is still clipping at very low volumes.

I've also tried switching inputs from sub/center to rear on the 701, and it's still clipping

help please

John

 

[JHughes 10+ year member]

Not sure what else to try. May be a problem with the amp itself. Maybe someone can help you HERE