need to lower power?

[jethrow 10+ year member]

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I have a JL Audio G-Max

wired to 2 Alpine SWR-1022D's

in a ported prefab similar to this design

my problem is the amp get's very warm and the system hits a little to hard and too often, I listen to bob & tom in the morning there voices often trigger to much base while talking all my base settings are turned down.

I mostly listen to rock so I don't need that deep of a hit.

I have these speakers wired @ 2ohm's now

is there a way to wire them at 4ohm's to lighten the power a bit?

I looked at diagrams and all I could find is a 8ohm configuration which I don't think this amp is stable at.

Thanks~

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[phemps 10+ year member]

yes your amp will be stable at 8 ohms. its the real low impedences you have to be careful with. and the popping noise with the talkiing may be your lpf settings. possibly a little too high. it still does this tho if the p sounds are low enough and your subs are up a decent amount. as far as the amp getting hot it shouldnt and you may be clipping possibly and may want to look into setting your input sensetivity better. that could also help with blending your subs in with your mids and highs a little better

 

[n2audio 5,000+ posts]

Just turn the input sensitivity down a little bit.