I have a 1000watt 2channel Pyramid Mosfet amplifier powering two 10" Mtx Roadthunder subs, 2 gauge power and ground wires, everything is hooked up properly or appears to be, i have all gains between quarter and half, but when i turn my volume up to half it cuts out and i have to shut my head unit off and turn it back on to turn the amp on? any advice would be great!
turn the gain down. What do you mean? ( I have all the gains...) There should only be one gain... Also that amp is entry level, so you should shant expect reliable performance from it...
The Specs.. 2 x 50 Watts Total Output @ 4 Ohms 1000 Watts Total System Output @ 4 Ohms Variable Gain Control MOSFET Pulse Width Modulated Power Supply 2 Ohm Stereo Stable
1. that amp doesnt need 2 gauge wire 2. are they single or dual voice coil? 3. are you aware that in your current configuration your amp is putting out less than 100 watts rms (assuming your subs are single coil) and your subs combined are rated for 400? 4. are you sure the voltage from your head unit matches what your amp is expecting for the inputs?
I need some expert advice! Heres my situation! I dont know much about car audio at all, I have a 2002 Honda Accord Coupe with a JVC KW-AVX830 2-DIN 7" dash unit, 2 Pioneer Premier 1600 watt peak - 800 watt rms with a Spl 2200 watt mono D 2 ohm amp - 1100 rms, The amp gets hot and shuts down and I have to keep my seat down so that air can cool the amp. So Im looking to upgrade and this is what Im looking to upgrade to; Kenwood Excelon X1200M 2400W Mono Subwoofer Amplifier, 4 ohms: 800 watts x 1 chan, 2 ohms: 1200 watts x 1 chan, Max power output: 2400 watts x 1 chan, Dual Drive, Variable infrasonic filter, Dual Power Supply or Rockford Fosgate R1000-1D (R10001D) Prime Series 1000 Watt Amplifier Class: D Number of Channels : 1-CHANNEL RMS Power Output @ 4 Ohms : 500 watts x 1 RMS Power Output @ 2 Ohms : 1000 watts x 1 Bridgable : No The Kenwood has a cooling fan built in and the Fosgate doesnt which should I use to push this 1 woofer?( Cerwin-Vega STROKER 122 12" Dual 2 ohm ) or should I use this woofer (Cerwin Vega 12" Dual 4 Ohm STROKER Series Car Subwoofer RMS: 1200 watts Peak: 2400 watts Impedance: Dual 4 Ohm Also I cant afford the big3 upgrade so I was thinking of using this capasitor; BRAND NEW BOSS CAP10 10 Farad Digital Car Hybrid Power Capacitor 16 Volts DC Operation 20 Volts DC Surge Blue 3 Digit Voltage Display Audible Tone For Reverse Polarity Voltage Overload and Low Battery Protection