Hi, I am new to the car audio scene and I basically rushed into buying a package deal (Impulsive buyer) before reading up on forums such as this . The package I bought consists of:
ALPINE CDE9845 (DECK)
45W x 4 Bass Engine 1 PreOut CD-R/RW Playback Mp3/WMA Playback Display Bass Center Freq Control
ALPINE MRPT220 (AMP)
70W X 2 AT 2 OHMS 140W bridged at 4 ohms GOLD PLATED TERMINALS SPEAKER LEVEL INPUT BASS BOOST
ALPINE SWS10220D (SUB)
DUAL 2-OHM IMPEDANCE PEAK POWER 900 WATTS FREQ. RESPONSE 30-1000 Hz POWER RANGE 50-300 WATTS RMS (150 WATTS PER COIL)
My problem is that the bass would cut out but i checked the wirings and the ground and it all seemed fine. So now im thinking that the amp is at fault but i dont know if its too weak to push my sub or if its defective. Any suggestions would be nice thanks!
Im no expert but i guess i'll toss in my 2 cents..If you wire the voice ciols together + to - & do it in series i wouldnt see why the amp would not be enough, but at the same time i dont think its really pushing the sub to its capabilities either. O & btw a cross over would really help, i know the amp may have one built in, but do urself a favor & get a real one. I was very suprised when I hooked up a real xover vs. one built into the amp.