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Printed Date: July 03, 2025 at 4:13 AM


Topic: amp clipping reply

Posted By: pitdawg47
Subject: amp clipping reply
Date Posted: May 22, 2010 at 10:00 PM

97 tahoe 2 door

Ok i got this amp.. https://www.online/CarAudio/p_18561_Hifonics_XXV_Colossus.aspx

Im running 2 12inch l5s kickers (in a small sealed box)

i have them hooked up like this running 4 ohm 2000rms

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My amps got a led for cliping built into it.. (led clipping sensor light is also on the Knob up front)

just got everything hooked up.. all 0 gauge ground and power

 the led has 3 colors  

GREEN  for pre clip

ORANGE for soft clip

RED for hard clip

when i turn it up not to far like where its just starting to bang the GREEN PRE CLIP LIGHT  blinks when it hits..

TUrn it up a lil more about to what they should prob sound like  youll see the orange light blink 

 I have never yet seen it blink red tho.. for a hard clip....     

WHen it says its soft clipping  its really sounding good .. nice and clear and here no distortion from subs at all?    Whats clipping ? the amp or the subs ? whats going on?? help?




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Posted By: pitdawg47
Date Posted: May 22, 2010 at 10:02 PM

is it ok to GREEN pre clip ?

is it ok to ORANGE soft clip ?

or course its not ok to RED hard clip..?





Posted By: pitdawg47
Date Posted: May 23, 2010 at 8:43 PM
can anyoner help me here.. please.. i dont wanna mess nothing up.. thanks




Posted By: DYohn
Date Posted: May 24, 2010 at 8:31 AM
Set your gain properly and the amp should not clip.  Check the Hot Topics forum.

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Posted By: pitdawg47
Date Posted: May 24, 2010 at 8:44 PM

is pre clip bad?

is soft clip bad?

of coruse hard clip is bad,..

But will i blow a sub by precliping or soft clipping?





Posted By: pitdawg47
Date Posted: May 25, 2010 at 6:59 PM
when teh lights blink clip .. is it the subs? say if i had l7 15s instead of l512s would the clipping come much later ? 




Posted By: pitdawg47
Date Posted: July 07, 2010 at 12:46 AM

My deck says it puts otu 2 volts (pioneer avic n2.. I have amp level around 1.6-1.8  SAme thing.. Its really getting to me..

 COuld it be possable that the amps not getting enough volts from battery??

I have 0 gauge monster wire for power and ground.. 2 batterys underhooD in tahoe..  when systems playing my deck says teh voltage is .running at like13.8 -13.7

Just dont make sence   Craps blinking Seem like for no reason.. But there must be a reason right?





Posted By: i am an idiot
Date Posted: July 07, 2010 at 6:47 AM





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