n00b to audio installation.. HELP

[clover ej6]

I just recently purchased a set of 12" Pioneer Premier TS-W126DVC and it is hooked up to a minimal 300 watt Lightning Audio LA1.150.2 amp. Laugh if you please. We wired the subs to a 2 ohm setup and it plays, but if I exceed more than 30 volume, the amp shuts off? What is going on and what should I do about it?

 

[j_fukin_t]

that would tell you right away that the amp IS NOT 2 ohm stable, look for a mono block amp or a 2 ohm stable 2 channel, in the meantime you can wire them to 4 ohm so you can at least have them ya know

 

[clover ej6]

that would tell you right away that the amp IS NOT 2 ohm stable, look for a mono block amp or a 2 ohm stable 2 channel, in the meantime you can wire them to 4 ohm so you can at least have them ya know

haha i feel so stupid is there a sound difference n 4 ohm verses 2?

 

[clover ej6]

I was looking at this website and it says my amp's ohm load stability is 2. I'm confused

http://www.hifisoundconnection.com/Shop/Control/Product/fp/vpid/1422524/vpcsid/0/SFV/30046/order/asc/order_by/sell_price/sret/1213122152141916281210219226283230219286217220289226223294225224233240235230231232237236239

 

[j_fukin_t]

I was looking at this website and it says my amp's ohm load stability is 2. I'm confused

http://www.hifisoundconnection.com/Shop/Control/Product/fp/vpid/1422524/vpcsid/0/SFV/30046/order/asc/order_by/sell_price/sret/1213122152141916281210219226283230219286217220289226223294225224233240235230231232237236239

i'd check your wiring then for sure, or possibly they are full of s**t

 

[Jmoto911]

Pretty much all amps are 1-2-4 ohm compatible... so thats not the problem

Either that or it could be that ure amp is not nearly powerful enough to run those subs... if im not mistaken those subs take 500 RMS 1k Peak... and with that amp running at 2 ohms ure running 75rms watts to either sub which basically means that ure subs shouldnt even work.... so my suggestion is get a more powerful amp

If i were you... i would power those subs with something like This . . . u can bridge at 2 ohms and run about 600 to each sub....

Just my 2 cents

-Jmoto

 

[chadi]

your amp is trying to push out too much power...thus the PROTECT switches on...for a security so the amp wont blow...

 

[clover ej6]

so any recommendations on what amp i should buy?

 

[Jmoto911]

my hyper link in my other post said it but here it is again...
http://www.onlinecarstereo.com/CarAudio/ProductDetail.aspx?ProductID=12983 just a rec.

 

[clover ej6]

my hyper link in my other post said it but here it is again...
http://www.onlinecarstereo.com/CarAudio/ProductDetail.aspx?ProductID=12983 just a rec.

A little pricey

 

[Jmoto911]

what u lookin to spend

 

[clover ej6]

what u lookin to spend

100 at the most..soon to be college student

 

[Jmoto911]

Lol i hear u on that... but u dont wanna underpower ure subs cuz it will make them sound really fuzzy and dull... sooo... i would go with http://www.onlinecarstereo.com/CarAudio/ProductDetail.aspx?ProductID=16741 with the risk of underpowering just a lil bit....
If u can afford... go with http://www.onlinecarstereo.com/CarAudio/ProductDetail.aspx?ProductID=16740

 

[Jmoto911]

Systems are expensive but i think well worth the money

 

[clover ej6]

Nevermind, guys. I went over my friend's house tonight and he gave me his amp and we installed it.

Now I have this in my trunk. -grins-

http://www.crockertronic.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=C&Product_Code=Kenwood+Car+Amp+KAC-8101D&Category_Code=

With these subs.

http://www.onlinecarstereo.com/CarAudio/ProductDetail.aspx?ProductID=14543

I now have the loudest system at my school.

 

[cujo613]

all amps are not 1-2-4 ohm compatable. When a manufacturer put 2 ohm stable it usually means 2 ohm stereo stable, or 4 ohm mono. What you did was wire the impedance to low for that amp, thus it shuts off at higher volume. Subs change their impedence as they play. A 4 ohm sub changes from anywhere between 1 and 12 ohms. At rest the sub is 4 ohms. A sub alone if wired right cant draw more power from an amp by itself, but an amp thats to small to run a particular sub can damage the sub by clipping.

A good 300 watt amp can run a 1000 watt woofer at a moderate level but if you try to throttle it it clips and cant make anymore power