MrSkippyJ Posted February 14, 2012 Report Share Posted February 14, 2012 (edited) How is the wire hooked up to the sub from the amp? Are there terminals, wire go straight through the box, nuts and bolts, or some other way? It is incredibly difficult to diagnose problems like this when you are there, and exponentially more difficult when you are not there. Edited February 14, 2012 by MrSkippyJ Quote F150: Stock 2019 Harley Road Glide: Amp: TM400Xad - 4 channel 400 watt Processor: DSR1 Fairing (Front) 6.5s -MMats PA601cx Lid (Rear) 6x9s - TMS69 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant_Skyrim Posted February 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2012 (edited) How is the wire hooked up to the sub from the amp? Are there terminals, wire go straight through the box, nuts and bolts, or some other way? It is incredibly difficult to diagnose problems like this when you are there, and exponentially more difficult when you are not there. There's a terminal cup (I believe it's called) in the backside of the box. Subs are in the front facing the interior of the car. So the wires go from the subs in front to the cup in back. There's a fair bit of slack too, so that we could wire the subs up outside of the box and then screw them into it. What type of wire should be in there from subs-> amp, and are there any substitues/etc? Like can you use different types of wire and have it work just as good? I've read about different gauge wire but don't know much about it Edited February 14, 2012 by iChrisTucker Quote Build in progress Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSkippyJ Posted February 14, 2012 Report Share Posted February 14, 2012 Wire size probably has nothing to do with your problem. What exactly happens when it craps out? Does the amp shut off or just the sound? Quote F150: Stock 2019 Harley Road Glide: Amp: TM400Xad - 4 channel 400 watt Processor: DSR1 Fairing (Front) 6.5s -MMats PA601cx Lid (Rear) 6x9s - TMS69 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant_Skyrim Posted February 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2012 It still sounds like the subs are being given some power, just really dirty and muddy. I honestly don't know how to describe it Quote Build in progress Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSkippyJ Posted February 14, 2012 Report Share Posted February 14, 2012 so there is still power. First thing I would check then is power, ground, and speaker connections. Make sure none are loose or coming out. Then check your RCA cables and make sure they are still tight. Quote F150: Stock 2019 Harley Road Glide: Amp: TM400Xad - 4 channel 400 watt Processor: DSR1 Fairing (Front) 6.5s -MMats PA601cx Lid (Rear) 6x9s - TMS69 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant_Skyrim Posted February 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2012 so there is still power. First thing I would check then is power, ground, and speaker connections. Make sure none are loose or coming out. Then check your RCA cables and make sure they are still tight. Thanks man, I'll be heading back home this weekend after classes/work to have my dad help me out with this. Quote Build in progress Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notorious97200 Posted February 14, 2012 Report Share Posted February 14, 2012 How did you set your amp ? LPF, SSF, Gain...? What are your box specs ? Good for the subs ? sure ? Quote black BMW X1 2.0 l 192 hp OEM head unit, Amplifiers : Audison AP 8.9 amp with integrated DSP and Ampere Audio 1200. Focal ES 100 K in front doors, and Dayton RS 180 for midbass under the front seats. 2 SSA DEMONS 10" subs, in a 2.6 ft3 ported box. SecondSkin Damplifier on front doors, and Luxury Liner Pro for the cargo area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant_Skyrim Posted February 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2012 How did you set your amp ? LPF, SSF, Gain...? What are your box specs ? Good for the subs ? sure ? This is the amp: http://store.mtx.com/caraudio/products/amplifiers/RTP251D.cfm Box specs are good for the subs, 3.8 cu ft net total tuned to 32 Hz with 16 sq in/cu ft. I don't know much about the amp/electrical part of my system, my dad set that up for me. I need to do some reading up on this stuff though, so hopefully this experience will help me learn what I need to know. I can tell you that I'm almost positive that the LPF/SSF/Gain aren't set incorrectly, I've had the amp hooked up for these past 5 years without it causing any problems. Knowing all of this, do you think that this may just be a wiring issue as well? I'm going back home this weekend anyways to have my dad check the wiring out, so I suppose I'll find out then. Quote Build in progress Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hifonics Posted February 15, 2012 Report Share Posted February 15, 2012 Go to best buy, get an amp and install it yourself. Then use it for a few days to test then return it. (Just make sure you know what the return policy is ) Quote 2010 F150 FX4-18" AA Mayhem-Crescendo BC3500d-Pioneer GM-D9500F 4-channel-2 Crescendo FT1 -2 Crescendo Neo Forte 6.5 -Pioneer AVH-P3300BT-6000K HID Headlights/Fog lights-All LED interior lighting-20% tint on front windows, 1% rear windows, 5% windshield strip-Big3 (XSFlex 0ga) -DC Power 270XP -Group 65 NorthStar AGM battery Coming soon/plans: -Build log-Blacked out mirror reflectors-Tinted tails/3rd brake light Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoudBimmer Posted February 15, 2012 Report Share Posted February 15, 2012 first, buy a set of tools. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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