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<blockquote data-quote="The Ste" data-source="post: 6776376" data-attributes="member: 572225">Hi everyone, I just bought a rainbow DM2000&nbsp;&nbsp; -&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="http://caraudiosecurity.com/shop/product/products_id/7250.html" target="_blank">Car Audio &amp;amp; Security: Car Stereo, Speakers &amp;amp; Subwoofers, Car DVD Players, GPS and CD Changers</a>I have just installed it, i previously ran a crappy &#039;theloudest.com&#039; amplifier (<a href="http://www.theloudest.co.uk/?sectionid=2&amp;amp;page=view_product&amp;amp;product_id=102" target="_blank">Welcome to TheLoudest.co.uk - 3,000w Class D Amplifier</a>) so I though I should get something decent. I am running a type-r dual 4ohm. I have wired to 2ohm as it was with my previous amp and have checked it with a DMM, also double checked all terminations etc.Now the crappy theloudest.com amp claimed to put out 500W RMS at 2ohms but I always doubted its cheapness. It wasnt &#039;powerful&#039; but it was sufficient to move the sub. This rainbow amp should put out 730W at 2ohms although I havent measured its actual output properly yet. All I can say is that it seems to be extremely quiet and is hardly moving the sub, unless I max out the gain which I dont intend to do. I have checked everything and cant seem to undestand why its got no output. Ive had a play with the settings but still unless I max the gain i can barely hear the sub, even though I should be technically overpowering it.I was wondering if anybody has had any experience with this amp or could shed some light on this. Faulty amp?Any input would be appreciated.Thanks</blockquote>

[QUOTE="The Ste, post: 6776376, member: 572225"] Hi everyone, I just bought a rainbow DM2000 - [URL="http://caraudiosecurity.com/shop/product/products_id/7250.html"]Car Audio & Security: Car Stereo, Speakers & Subwoofers, Car DVD Players, GPS and CD Changers[/URL] I have just installed it, i previously ran a crappy 'theloudest.com' amplifier ([URL="http://www.theloudest.co.uk/?sectionid=2&page=view_product&product_id=102"]Welcome to TheLoudest.co.uk - 3,000w Class D Amplifier[/URL]) so I though I should get something decent. I am running a type-r dual 4ohm. I have wired to 2ohm as it was with my previous amp and have checked it with a DMM, also double checked all terminations etc. Now the crappy theloudest.com amp claimed to put out 500W RMS at 2ohms but I always doubted its cheapness. It wasnt 'powerful' but it was sufficient to move the sub. This rainbow amp should put out 730W at 2ohms although I havent measured its actual output properly yet. All I can say is that it seems to be extremely quiet and is hardly moving the sub, unless I max out the gain which I dont intend to do. I have checked everything and cant seem to undestand why its got no output. Ive had a play with the settings but still unless I max the gain i can barely hear the sub, even though I should be technically overpowering it. I was wondering if anybody has had any experience with this amp or could shed some light on this. Faulty amp? Any input would be appreciated. Thanks [/QUOTE]

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