2005SuperSport Posted September 30, 2011 Report Share Posted September 30, 2011 I'm running two Kicker Comp 10" Subs in a probox under the back seat of my 05 SS. I have a Sony Xplod 700w amp powering both of them. I'm using a factory head unit. When the volume is less than half way up it sounds great and powers good. On the other hand, when I have the volume any above half the amp turns its self off and won't work until I turn the truck off and back on. HELP! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2001silverado364 Posted September 30, 2011 Report Share Posted September 30, 2011 (edited) Your gain setting on the amp is too high or your rca lines are too high. Or did you just tap into the speaker wires and plug them into the high level inputs on the amp? In other words, you need to tell us how you wired the inputs on it. It's obvious that it's going into "safe" mode to prevent burning up the pre stages in the amp. Edited September 30, 2011 by 2001silverado364 (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2005SuperSport Posted September 30, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2011 Your gain setting on the amp is too high or your rca lines are too high. Or did you just tap into the speaker wires and plug them into the high level inputs on the amp? In other words, you need to tell us how you wired the inputs on it. It's obvious that it's going into "safe" mode to prevent burning up the pre stages in the amp. The power is wired to the accessory for the truck. The RCA's are tied into the factory sub. Does that help? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2001silverado364 Posted September 30, 2011 Report Share Posted September 30, 2011 Yes, are the rca's tied into the factory sub with a LOC? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2005SuperSport Posted September 30, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2011 I believe so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2001silverado364 Posted September 30, 2011 Report Share Posted September 30, 2011 And you've matched your output voltage level on the LOC to the Input gain on the amp? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2005SuperSport Posted September 30, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2011 I'm honestly not sure. I know that the "Power/Protection" light turns from green to red when it turns off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2001silverado364 Posted September 30, 2011 Report Share Posted September 30, 2011 Well, I figured that much. Eventually that light will turn red and stay red though trust me. You'll have to buy another amp if that happens. But like I said, you're probably getting too much power (voltage) on your inputs or your gain is bad, those two things are both simple to adjust, I assumed you installed it yourself, but if not go back where you got it and tell them to adjust your gains properly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2005SuperSport Posted September 30, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2011 I'll try turning the gain down and i'll get back to you. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2001silverado364 Posted September 30, 2011 Report Share Posted September 30, 2011 Oh yeah, make sure your ohms or the way the speakers are wired is correct as well. I believe, if that's a two channel amp, it's only 4 ohm stable not 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2005SuperSport Posted September 30, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2011 Its a 4 channel amp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulguy Posted September 30, 2011 Report Share Posted September 30, 2011 New install or have you run that a while. Are you running 4ch of the amp or are you bridged to 2ch? Rewire the subs in series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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