What are the things that can cause a amplifier to blow

[carter1010 10+ year member]

I am a true believer in the philosophy that 99 percent of amplifier failure is due to misuse or improper install. What are some things that cause an amp to blow?

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[westman995 10+ year member]

Low voltage.. Too low of impediance..

 

[ThatChevyGuy 5,000+ posts]

a shitty amp

 

[CMattox23 10+ year member]

Low voltage.. Too low of imediance..

this and improper install

 

[schackel 10+ year member]

poopy amp

 

[DBBOOM 10+ year member]

Vibration, heat, too high of input signal...........................

 

[Blue Fury 10+ year member]

I am a true believer in the philosophy that 99 percent of amplifier failure is due to misuse or improper install. What are some things that cause an amp to blow?

Like everything ever made..

 

[bigchili 10+ year member]

INSTALL ERROR ONLY

low voltage, low imp,high input,vibration,heat these are all forms of installer error duh.

 

[cleansoundzz 10+ year member]

People trying to do things on an amplifier that it isn't designed or built to do. Low impedance, low voltage, bad vibration. Everything else that is listed above. Then the company gets blamed for it.

 

[thegreatestpenn 5,000+ posts]

bass boost usage

 

[DonH 5,000+ posts]

bass boost usage

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[My63impala 10+ year member]

What do you guys mean by low voltage is like 11 to 12 volts low?

 

[jdawg 5,000+ posts]

low voltage, too low of a load

12v isnt low, but below that you are risking it, protection circuits dont always work right so if you are running your 1ohm stable mono amp at .5 dont get pissed when it eventually fails

 

[gunz4me2 10+ year member]

Crappy design can also cause an amp to go poof. I remember a local shop telling me that 25% of their Soundstream Reference S series blew caps upon first power up! That is what gave them the nickname of Smokestream back in the day.

Also, the Orion HCCA G5 series had an approximate 50% failure rate and was notorious for catching on fire when it did go poof.

I just wanted to throw that out there because not all amplifiers blowing is a result of improper installation.

 

[SomeDonnieDude 10+ year member]

bass boost usage

How does simply using the bass boost kill an amp? That's like saying using the gain kills an amp.