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BangBang

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Posted: March 24, 2004 at 10:27 PM / IP Logged

I have a sony xm-2165gtx amp, powering 2 sony xplod 10" subs

they worked fine..

all of a sudden it just stopped kicking.

i checked to see if the amp is being powered.. yes it is being powered..

The head unit is a JVC . not sure about the model.. gotta check it later.

but then wen i would turn on my head unit.. the subs would rattle out distortion..

(i put a sound converter to increase its bass or distortion)

that was never a problem..

any ways.. so then wen i turn on the head unit.. it would kick bass. then play music.. but the subs have no sound coming out.

what is the problem????

superstreet786

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Posted: March 24, 2004 at 10:37 PM / IP Logged

I would check all your RCA's and also check all the voltages on everything and maybe ur subs are dead who knows, im not the best at this stuff so maybe wait for some more opinions

---- 1996 Chevy S10 ----

1 Lightning Audio S2.600.2 Amp

2 Lightning Audio 12" Subs

1 Lightning Audio 1 Farad Cap

superstreet786

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Posted: March 24, 2004 at 10:37 PM / IP Logged

oh and also your first mistake was buying Sony... all theyre car audio products are horrible and die quickly

---- 1996 Chevy S10 ----

1 Lightning Audio S2.600.2 Amp

2 Lightning Audio 12" Subs

1 Lightning Audio 1 Farad Cap

BangBang

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Posted: March 25, 2004 at 1:19 AM / IP Logged

superstreet786 wrote:

oh and also your first mistake was buying Sony... all theyre car audio products are horrible and die quickly

if your going to bag on wut i have, my mistake was to ask you.

trying to get help to fix the problem. not trying to get dis'd on!

i would have to say your the 99999th person to tell me that. I already have them and dont play on buying subs. SO WOULD YOU MIND?!??

Ketel22

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Posted: March 25, 2004 at 3:40 AM / IP Logged

have you check that the subs are still in working order, ie not blown and still reading the appropiate ohm load when checked with a dmm.? Also make sure the connections inside the box have not been broken

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I completely agree that people need to stop calling brands sh*t and so on, its one thing to try and convince another person to buy something different when they are out to buy, but another completely different issue to ripp on something that some body owns. its like teasing a poor kid because he cant get something, just because you arent satisified until you have the best others are happy with what they have and can afford, that is a true happiness in car audio. so people in the forum please stop ripping on what people own and trying to make them buy something different when all they want is help to fix what they have, or to make what they have work for them.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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xTimx

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Posted: March 25, 2004 at 4:43 AM / IP Logged

hmmm check and double check the connections. including the ones going from your amp to your speakers. it COULD be just a single strand of wire touching another wire. but i'm not totally sure on that one. the speaker wire on the subs may have come off. check those. just a word of thought :P thats my two cents, other then that i dunno.

xTimx

jaxman

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Posted: March 25, 2004 at 5:18 AM / IP Logged

Do you have an override LED on the amp ?

Try to disconnect both subs and try to put another one or a speaker to see if you get any output from the amp.

Check the sub's input or wires from the input to the membrane.. only a suggestion.

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Posted: March 25, 2004 at 10:46 AM / IP Logged

Back to the original question: What's the problem? Sounds to me like you have blown either the amp or the subs. I suggest taking the system in to a shop for testing.

And speaking of ragging on Sony (or any other) equipment, I have to say it is NOT about telling someone they are dumb or made a bad choice. It is about exactly this sort of problem that Bang Bang is experiencing. I have seen more amps, speakers and heads with names like "Sony" or "JVC" or "Pyramid" on them go bad and break down than almost any other brand out there. So this particular problem may indeed be because it is Sony equipment. They break easily, especially if you push them anywhere near their limits. The real message is: if the equipment is bad and you have to replace it, don't buy this brand again.

southside

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Posted: March 25, 2004 at 12:23 PM / IP Logged

DYohn ya i agree with him. i think u blew one or the other. i thin it's the amp though so i would bring it to the place u got it an get it checked.

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flatulatta

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Posted: March 25, 2004 at 12:32 PM / IP Logged

if you have one of those y connectors with the red and white plugs on one side and a stereo jack on the other try hooking that up to the amp and see if it does anything... chances are it will make a noise when u turn it on... if everything is fine

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