Need Help with My new Amp

Sorry for so much even know im a newbie.............but please help.

ok heres the background info. i bought a new mtx amp off of hookedontronics.com about 3-4 weeks ago, for about the first week it sat in my room, when i finally installed it, i used the line level inputs (the amp is signal sensing), at first i thought i had screwed up there was nothing commin outta my sub when i installed it, in fact the whole rear channel was dead. i found out that when i unplug the little connector i regained my rear channel, and then i plugged it back into the amp and the amp turned on and my sub starte beating. so at first i thought that a wire was wired wrong, well i double checked the wires and even tried reversing on side, this made it hit no where close to as loud as it was before, so i went back to the way it was before. i still have to unplug the connector from the amp to get it to turn on, but now its like when ever i listen to it super loud, the amp will lose the signal,......i just want some ideas to try before i contact hookedontronics and complain about my amp.......anyone??

forbidden wrote:

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Post the model # of the amp please.

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by "the little connector"are you talking about the rca patch cable going to your amp. Could you describe your situation more thoroughly so that we could help you better.

customsuburb wrote:

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by "the little connector"are you talking about the rca patch cable going to your amp. Could you describe your situation more thoroughly so that we could help you better.

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You could try using a good crossover from AudioControl so that your amps would be getting a higher quality signal then high level inputs. Im guessing you are using a factory head-unit and high level inputs on your amp. I would seriously consider buying two LOCs and crossover, so that when you install your new amp you will get a clean and strong signal. Look into getting the AudioControl 3XS. This crossover would give you 3 sets of strong clean outputs for your amps.

https://www.audiocontrol.com/MobileAudio/Products/Crossovers/3XS.html

ccjustin wrote:

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we ran into that problem at work once with an 801d in a kids 04 ranger. turned out to be a bad high level plug and we had to run rca level. hope that helps

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hmm. If anyone that you know has an mtx amp similar to yours ask them if they have a speaker level plug that you could borrow. This would tell you if its the input on the amp or just a bad high level plug. Speaker level inputs don't sound near as good as an LOC to your preamp inputs would though.