ChromeJerome Posted January 10, 2013 Report Posted January 10, 2013 Well I finally got my new system installed last night, and all last night it sounded fine, got the hu up to 27-28 out of 40 and gain remote about 3/4 the way up without any clipping, sounded pretty loud and clean. Didn't change anything at all and today after school I went to demo for some friends, and got it to only 20 or so and the clipping light started going off on each hit. I turned it down immediately and everything, went and just had the gain a little less than half and tried it again, same thing happened. Irritating as hell. I don't have access to a dd-1, but will be taking it up to a shop soon to get it looked at/tuned. Any idea of what this is? If it helps, the hu is in my signature, and I had the sub level at 0, bass boost off, etc. Subs are wired to 1 ohm, and electrical is a yellow top up front, big 3 in 0g, 2 runs of 0g to the back, xs d1200 in the back. Fused after the front battery and before the second. Also fused the run between the rear battery and amp. Any help is appreciated guys. They say money can't buy you happiness...but money buys car audio...and car audio makes me happy. The man makes the money, the money shouldn't make the man. 1999 Chevrolet Blazer LS 4D Pioneer AVH-2400BT (Double DIN Conversion) (2) Skar VVX-12 D4 Crescendo BC2000D (2) MB Quart 4.125 Image Dynamics CTX 6.5 Components Infinity Reference 6032cf (4) Infinity Reference 6432cf (2) 48 sq ft. Damplifier Big 3 in 0G Optima YellowTop D75 under the Hood XS Power D1200 in the rear 2 Full runs 1/0 R.I.P. 1993 Cadillac Deville Touring 4D Pioneer DEH-P7200HD Headunit 2 Kicker Comp C15's Lanzar HTG257 2000W (For now) 2 Pioneer TS-G1344R Coaxials 2 Sound Ordnance P-35 2 Rockford Fosgate P1694 6X9's
mrd6 Posted January 10, 2013 Report Posted January 10, 2013 Did you play the same songs both times? If the song itself is clipped that could be your problem My Build Log: http://www.stevemead...-sundown-power/ Team NorthWestSPL
ChromeJerome Posted January 10, 2013 Author Report Posted January 10, 2013 Yeah I thought about that, so I went back and played some of the same songs I was playing last night and it was still clipping. They say money can't buy you happiness...but money buys car audio...and car audio makes me happy. The man makes the money, the money shouldn't make the man. 1999 Chevrolet Blazer LS 4D Pioneer AVH-2400BT (Double DIN Conversion) (2) Skar VVX-12 D4 Crescendo BC2000D (2) MB Quart 4.125 Image Dynamics CTX 6.5 Components Infinity Reference 6032cf (4) Infinity Reference 6432cf (2) 48 sq ft. Damplifier Big 3 in 0G Optima YellowTop D75 under the Hood XS Power D1200 in the rear 2 Full runs 1/0 R.I.P. 1993 Cadillac Deville Touring 4D Pioneer DEH-P7200HD Headunit 2 Kicker Comp C15's Lanzar HTG257 2000W (For now) 2 Pioneer TS-G1344R Coaxials 2 Sound Ordnance P-35 2 Rockford Fosgate P1694 6X9's
mrd6 Posted January 10, 2013 Report Posted January 10, 2013 Gotcha. Double check all your connections starting with the bass knob. If something is loose like the bass knob or rcas etc then when the bass hits if it comes undone this can cause distortion and show up on the clipping indicator My Build Log: http://www.stevemead...-sundown-power/ Team NorthWestSPL
Casket Posted January 10, 2013 Report Posted January 10, 2013 I know this might not directly relate to your clipping problem, but you should be tuning/setting gains with your HU sub level @ max. Kenwood KIV-701Crescendo BC2000DDC Audio lvl3 w/ lvl4 upgrade, 18''6ft^3 @ 27hzMBquart ONX 4.125(2) PWX 6.5 (2) PWX 8(2) FT1300amp Singer with VCM @14.5Optima YT & D1200My Build Log every company has their niche market. hifonics has successfully captured the average ignorant teenage boy. Dont trip.. Ive never won anything in my life. Spite a 10lb cock and a bucket of balls at birth,......Yeah.. like i said, nothing in my life. meh, im cool with it, fuck it.
tacomaguy1 Posted January 11, 2013 Report Posted January 11, 2013 I've heard those clipping lights aren't very accurate either Team Flex Issues
ChromeJerome Posted January 12, 2013 Author Report Posted January 12, 2013 Alright thanks guys, Ill check those out and be sure to let the guy check it out on sunday. But NEW PROBLEM. Just riding around today, out of no where, this high pitched dog whistle type noise comes over all of my speakers. When I turn the HU off, it goes away, but when I turn it on, no matter the input, it goes bananas. Any idea as to what that may be? I'm getting frustrated that after all that work and money, and it working for a few days everything goes downhill. They say money can't buy you happiness...but money buys car audio...and car audio makes me happy. The man makes the money, the money shouldn't make the man. 1999 Chevrolet Blazer LS 4D Pioneer AVH-2400BT (Double DIN Conversion) (2) Skar VVX-12 D4 Crescendo BC2000D (2) MB Quart 4.125 Image Dynamics CTX 6.5 Components Infinity Reference 6032cf (4) Infinity Reference 6432cf (2) 48 sq ft. Damplifier Big 3 in 0G Optima YellowTop D75 under the Hood XS Power D1200 in the rear 2 Full runs 1/0 R.I.P. 1993 Cadillac Deville Touring 4D Pioneer DEH-P7200HD Headunit 2 Kicker Comp C15's Lanzar HTG257 2000W (For now) 2 Pioneer TS-G1344R Coaxials 2 Sound Ordnance P-35 2 Rockford Fosgate P1694 6X9's
Noel989 Posted January 12, 2013 Report Posted January 12, 2013 Did you play the same songs both times? If the song itself is clipped that could be your problem If a song is clipped it'll show up on the clip indicator? How is that? How is a wave going to show on a volt indicator? Build Log - http://www.stevemead...-cruiser-el-pt/
Noel989 Posted January 12, 2013 Report Posted January 12, 2013 I know this might not directly relate to your clipping problem, but you should be tuning/setting gains with your HU sub level @ max. This is not true for all HU on mine it goes up to +10 and it starts to distort when it reaches +6 even if it's on low volume Build Log - http://www.stevemead...-cruiser-el-pt/
Noel989 Posted January 12, 2013 Report Posted January 12, 2013 OP have you checked this it's a amp of people with the tools to help you tune amps like dd-1 etc http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/137758-smd-audio-tools-map/ Build Log - http://www.stevemead...-cruiser-el-pt/
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