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Supposedly, yes.  And he should probably pay for your 3.5's assuming the shop warranties their work.  But if you are pushing your little 40 watt amplifier into clipping (which can be done at ANY point on your volume control depending on how it was set up) then it is your fault.  So if you find yourself turning it up just to that point where you are not supposed to go past, or if you are cranking up the bass control, you are pushing it too hard and your system is too small for your taste.  You need a larger amp. Support the12volt.com

but the thing is yes my amp is rated at 40 watts per channel. ok fine. but the RMS on the speakers are 20 and the max is 50. :P the bass control i have for the mains is only the HU and thats my equalizer, and they're on low.xTimx

actually my amp is rated at 75watts per channel xTimx

TY DYohn for clarifying my point VEHICLE: 2002 GMC Sonoma ZR2

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well i swear to God with my own eyes i have seen these speakers on for regular 300$, but i dont think i have paid the full 300$, but hey Rob can you send those speakers to visions electronics by any chance!? lol. and yes the gain is as low as possible and set to HP filter. just remember now. i didnt install these speakers and tweak them out. visions did. so blame them! lol xTimx

OK, where are you at man. I know the visions in Regina has at last one set in stock, at least on friday they did because I was there and saw them. Second off mabye you should put caps on those 3.5's since the hp crossover on the Rockford amp is set at I think 80hz. If im right thats still to low for 3.5's. Also the amp is 75 watts a channel at 2 ohms not 4. At 4 ohms its like 40 watts a channel. Now the other thing I have to say is you have had those speakers for 2 years and they blew after the installer set up the system. Now It is possible that those speakers were on their way out and it was coincidence that they blew after you got the system tuned. Unlikely but possible and because of that I doubt that any shop is gonna replace them outta good faith. Get visions to look up your bill and see if it says that you got install when you bought the speakers because if they installed them they have o get them warrentied but if they did not originally install them than if afraid you are SOL. Also them tweeking the system doesnt count as them installing them.double-secret reverse-osmosis speaker-cone-induced high-level interference distortion, Its a killer

Im surprised those speakers lasted that long.  They should be cut off at around 250 hz.2003 Chevy Avalanche,Eclipse CD7000,Morel Elate 5,Adire Extremis,Alpine PDX-4.150, 15" TC-3000, 2 Alpine PDX-1.1000, 470Amp HO Alt.