High volume bass amp shuts off
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Printed Date: April 25, 2024 at 12:41 AM
Topic: High volume bass amp shuts off
Posted By: lolzitsmtss
Subject: High volume bass amp shuts off
Date Posted: August 24, 2006 at 6:53 PM
hey guys, Gotta pickle im in.. Okay i have a type X 12'' sub in a sealed box powered by a 2 channel amp which i have bridged. so the type X is geting 700watts rms. Now, everytime i get past about 70% of volume on most songs it cuts off. some songs that have really hard bass i can get to about 50%... some songs i cant even play cause 35% volume makes it cut off. I listen to rock and all this info is coming from listening to rock.. when i play a hip hop or rap song the bass is alot i mean alottttt louder but its like at the same 75% it shuts off. No matter how loud the bass is it still gets shut off at certain points. So heres what i did... i read alot of posts and i found that capacitors are a waste of time so i went out and got a brand new alt.. 90amps...still same problem.... then i checked my power wire like it said in the big 3...still same problem...i went to a professional..he sets the gains.... still same problem...he said get a new battery... so i went out and got a yellow top... still same problem... i am running a 4 guage power wire and i cant figure out what is it... the only thing i can figure is that the 90amps my alt is putting out... cant keep up with my power demands...but then again i was running a 1200.1 kicker amp and it was fine. i was running that system on 1 ohm and i this system im running it @ 2 ohms.... what else is there to do?
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I guess that guy has subs.
Replies:
Posted By: xtremej
Date Posted: August 24, 2006 at 7:21 PM
Just the sub cuts out when the bass hits or all music? Is the amp clipping? What knid of amp are we looking at? Have you attached a meter to the amp while your playing it where it cuts out? When this happens do you just turn it back down and it plays fine? Where do you have it grounded and have you meterd the ground?
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Posted By: tcss
Date Posted: August 24, 2006 at 7:47 PM
Is the amp 2 ohm stable when bridged?
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Posted By: lolzitsmtss
Date Posted: August 24, 2006 at 9:40 PM
xtremej...yeah just the bass cuts off.. haven't metered it and yes as soon as i turn it down a little it works fine. Tcss.. yeah the amp is 2 ohm stable. ------------- I guess that guy has subs.
Posted By: kfr01
Date Posted: August 24, 2006 at 10:00 PM
tcss has this right on.
The amp may be 2-ohm stable, but it is NOT 2-ohm stable when bridged.
---Very few--- amplifiers on the market are 2-ohm stable when bridged.
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Posted By: lolzitsmtss
Date Posted: August 24, 2006 at 10:11 PM
the amp im using is the OA1200.2 series from https://www.o2audio.com/Amplifiers.html ------------- I guess that guy has subs.
Posted By: Flakman
Date Posted: August 24, 2006 at 10:16 PM
Looking at the specs. this amp is not 2 ohm stable bridged. If it was, they would make that VERY clear.
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Posted By: lolzitsmtss
Date Posted: August 25, 2006 at 12:07 PM
oooo.. so umm.. what the best thing to do now? can i just put both channel to the sub.. like have 4 wires coming from the 2 channels into 2 wires which is connected to the sub.. just tape the 2 ends together? ------------- I guess that guy has subs.
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