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Silver Member Username: Mike_16Reedsburg, Wisconsin Us Post Number: 937 Registered: Aug-06 | ok just got my box sub and amp installed yesterday finally. but ok the amp is ma 1600 watt 2 channel not sure on model i wil look it up. the sub is a lightning audio! yes i aint here to here sh..t on how that sub suxx but it was free and temporary. ok and it actually sounds pretty nice an dhits some lows haha. not even sure what model it is. my moms b/f gave it to me. but teh box is .83 cu ft. sealed. in my 93 s-10 . ok the PEOBLEM . ok the gain is set right . bass boost all the way down. low pass and high all down . the seting on h/u is bass 0 treble 2 . ok well my volume goes up to 35 and i have to turn it up to like 26-30 just to get the sub thumping . now my problem is the amp goes into protect when some songs want to hit the lows. and when they get loud and this song SOD freestyle by soulja boy it bumps but not loud cuz the notes somehow mak ethe amp go into protect i turn volume down it goes right back to normal. well why is it going into protect its wired prperly and at 2 ohms amp is stable at 2 ohms . is it maybe my wirirng is to small? its 8 gauge but im not pushin gallot of power. so anyoen know what scausing this? |
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Gold Member Username: Van_manBoston South, MA Post Number: 3971 Registered: Mar-06 | low pass should be set high. if its all the way down, its onlt playing like 20 herzt and below. Set it to like 80 or so. and high pass to 120 or over. Do you have a sub on setting on the hu? |
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Gold Member Username: Safe_crackerChicago, IL US Post Number: 4550 Registered: Jan-06 | If it is used for subs then you need to run the HP filter at around 25-30hz, this will be the equivalent of a subsonic filter, LP will be set around 80-100hz dependant on quality and SQ of driver. I have seen some subs with a LP set around 50-60hz but there mids were fricken awesome. Polo.. |
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Silver Member Username: Mike_16Reedsburg, Wisconsin Us Post Number: 938 Registered: Aug-06 | ok but the low is at the lowest and that s45 hz . so how do u say 20???yes the only sub settign is on or off. that it. but teh wiriring is all correcxt all wired right why is it going into protect? i do not get it? there has to be a reason maybe the sub is telling teh amp it cannot handle that or somethign cuz its only when the lows hit. i mean if i wanted to blwo teh sub it wouldnt even let me cuz it would go into protect |
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Silver Member Username: KingtutusLincoln, Nebraska U.s.a Post Number: 297 Registered: Dec-07 | put bigger wiring u might not be giving ur amp enough power. |
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Gold Member Username: Safe_crackerChicago, IL US Post Number: 4554 Registered: Jan-06 | The Low pass needs to be at 80 fool! The high pass at 30 lOl. Polo.. |
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Gold Member Username: The_image_dynamicSan Diego, California Post Number: 3981 Registered: Dec-06 | He is only hearing 45 and under and the songs that "hit" just happen to have strong output below there. Do what Marc and Polo are trying to tell you. |
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Silver Member Username: Mike_16Reedsburg, Wisconsin Us Post Number: 939 Registered: Aug-06 | thats what i thought.... was biger power and ground wire.and yea why would you want high at 30 polo!!!!! the other guy said 120 |
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Silver Member Username: WaresgaragestereoFort Valley, GA Post Number: 163 Registered: Mar-08 | "put bigger wiring u might not be giving ur amp enough power." Yes you might need bigger wires. you need to run AT LEAST A 4 GA WIRE!!) here the link to the wire sizes http://www.bcae1.com/wire.htm |
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Silver Member Username: Mike_16Reedsburg, Wisconsin Us Post Number: 940 Registered: Aug-06 | ok but if i sent the low up higher how is that going to allow it to hit lower notes when it's already as low as it goes. am i not understanding? so if i sent it at 80 will my going into protect stop? |
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Silver Member Username: WaresgaragestereoFort Valley, GA Post Number: 164 Registered: Mar-08 | i dont think it either the HP or LP filters. he better get some bigger power and ground wire and get rid of that 8ga or he aint gonna have to worry about haveing am amp b/c it gonna burn up b/c he starve it for power. |
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Silver Member Username: Mike_16Reedsburg, Wisconsin Us Post Number: 941 Registered: Aug-06 | haha thanks for the help. glad i found the problem before losing an amp. thanks guys. |
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Gold Member Username: Nyyfan1315 Mag USA Post Number: 9707 Registered: Jul-06 | Do what Marc and Polo are saying to do and come back and tell us what happened. If it works then case closed, if it doesn't then damn. |
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Silver Member Username: WaresgaragestereoFort Valley, GA Post Number: 165 Registered: Mar-08 | glad i could help but i was wandering how lomng it was going to take to get thru to you. |
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Silver Member Username: Mike_16Reedsburg, Wisconsin Us Post Number: 942 Registered: Aug-06 | well yesterday when i was going to put it in i already realized for that big of an amp i would need more than 8 but the guy told me with that sub it shouldn't push enough power to need bigger wiring but obviously he was wrong and i was right. thanks again |
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Silver Member Username: Prozack52Cincinnati, 2-D615D4 Dia... Post Number: 340 Registered: Feb-08 | dont you want to keep your low pass minimal to the sub??? thats what ive always hears i dont even have my low pass on and my system sounds great even on low notes |
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Gold Member Username: Kpa2727Old Bridge, NJ USA ! Post Number: 1288 Registered: May-07 | low pass is a frequency, setting a low pass to 80 is like cutting of everything above 80 hz which is what you want. most songs have a bass line average of 80 hz and below, if you go below that your bass gets filtered to lower notes if the song outputs say 70 hz and ur low pass is set at 30 u won't hear it or it will hit faintly. if you dont't believe what everyones saying then try this. run a song u know hass good bass say something like keyne west stronger. it hits like crazy. run that now while playing turn the low pass to 80 hz then back to 30 or whatever yours is at then tell me if it sounds different. i bet you will have a whole new perspective. btw your amp is certainly shutting off due to the low guage wirebump it up to 4 guage or thicker. if you can't turn your gains lower to give the sub less power. |