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MTX Thunder 102?

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Forum Name: Car Audio
Forum Discription: Car Stereos, Amplifiers, Crossovers, Processors, Speakers, Subwoofers, etc.
URL: https://www.the12volt.com/installbay/forum_posts.asp?tid=72972
Printed Date: September 10, 2025 at 7:24 PM


Topic: MTX Thunder 102?

Posted By: kirktcashalini
Subject: MTX Thunder 102?
Date Posted: February 16, 2006 at 9:36 PM

Hey, I recently got a half oldish still good condition MTX Thunder 102. I am going to run it for a single 10" sub. It was used (duh), and Doesnt have a manual. I could not find a pdf manual online all i could find was

https://www.mtxaudio.com/caraudio/archive/thunder102.cfm

I am wondering about wiring bridged. It probably says right on the damn amp, but I am impatient, and am expecting it in a couple days ebay baby. And Am wondering. I know 4 ohms is the lowest load it will do bridged. But is it L+ R-    or     R+ L-


It is a very budget build, and got the amp practically free, but said it was in good working and visual condition, so I wil give it a try.   Also, is there a difference, if I were to use LOC at the back speakers in the trunk, Or should I use the Speaker Level Inputs (I heard those suck). If It were my car It would be done at head unit, But This is cheap and fast, just to get a little more bass. Thanks for responces.

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Posted By: stevdart
Date Posted: February 16, 2006 at 9:55 PM
It will say right on the damn amp :-)  It is spec'd as bridgeable.  If it's all worn off and you can't see it when you get the amp it will be the outermost terminals.  At least, that would be by rum-induced guess.  For the LOC, consider this:  does the deck have a fader?  And would you normally like to fade the rears a little lower than the fronts?  If so, don't connect the LOC to the back rears because the signal will fade to the sub...attach to the fronts.  Using the built-in is a shot...the first symptom of a problem go get a quality LOC and save yourself the time trying to troubleshoot.  Symptoms can be far-ranging and don't necessarily point at the high level input as the culprit.

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