what is wrong with IDQ?

[budahbuddy803 10+ year member]

Well i was listening to some jemi hendrix today at a moderate volume and i notice that the sub would cut out for a second or two and then come right back on. I figured it was a loose wire on my amp, but i got out of my car to check it and all the connections were good. ground, power, remote, speaker wire in both amp and into the box, and rca's I pushed the cone of the woofer and it started working again. I was about to take the sub out of the box and check the wire on the sub, but it started working and i wasnt at home yet so i didnt bother. Do you guys think it is the wire going from my box to my sub or maybe wires on my sub since its DVC, or do you think something is going terribly wrong with my precious baby? I will check the wires inside the box saturday because i have school and then a big soccer game so i will be tired when i get home and go to sleep, but i want to know if you guys have ever heard of this happening before something bad happens to a sub.

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[skinnymofo 10+ year member]

sounds like your clipping the amp. turn the gain down

my diamond will do this when i eally turn it up, set your gains on the sweet spot and dont go above or you risk blowin it

 

[audioholic 5,000+ posts]

Clipping the amplifier should not cause the cone to stop moving, not sure where that response came from.

I tend to agree my first thought wa a loose wire connection. If you are sure its not that (including signal cables), it may be a voltage problem. Does it only do it at high volume? Your voltage may be dropping below the amplifier's minimum, which would send the amp in to protection mode and shut off output.

 

[req 5,000+ posts]

no it sounds like there is a wire loose inside.

 

[skinnymofo 10+ year member]

huh, i was under the impression that a clipped signal ____ ________ ____ would go and then "clip" and then go and "clip" because the amp was working too hard with too low of voltage? do i have two different things mixed up here?

and no signal would equal no woofer moving?

 

[audioholic 5,000+ posts]

huh, i was under the impression that a clipped signal ____ ________ ____ would go and then "clip" and then go and "clip" because the amp was working too hard with too low of voltage? do i have two different things mixed up here?and no signal would equal no woofer moving?

Clipping does not cause the woofer to stop moving (to the ***** eye). If it creates a pause within each sysle is still being debated (but it doesnt).

Yes, you are confusing clipping with... something else.

No signal = no speaker movement yes.

 

[mattmcss 10+ year member]

I'm not the brightest bulb on the drawer, but I don't think you can really hear clipping.

You might hear the sub physically bottoming out.

 

[neonrt 10+ year member]

I'm not the brightest bulb on the drawer, but I don't think you can really hear clipping.
You might hear the sub physically bottoming out.

if its really clipped like say you have 5 volt preouts on your deck and your gain is maxed you can hear it clear as day. just an example. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

 

[audioholic 5,000+ posts]

Clipping is the most common form of signal distortion. And yes, its usually audible and recognizable.