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I may have missed this also but what amp do you have and what subs if you don't mind me asking. Also what type of car

2012 Chevy sonic1xSQ HDC3 12 D2RF R1200d

140 square foot of Q-Mat(soon to be installed)

140.2Db sealed on the dash with TL

142 DB sealed on the dash with another meter (was dead on with the TL at a show i was at)

141 on music.

strangeduck,on 02 Jan 2014 - 01:39 AM, said:

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Dont those kenwood ampd have a issue with getting hot and cutting out? I thiught i read that somewhere iirc

But it could be clipping if the subs are getting warm

My setup,

Digital Designs M80

3 Re audio 10's ported tuned to 36 hz

Kenwood x-696

SHCA 0 gauge

Polk audio coax running off hu

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If it hasn't been mentioned yet, get your gains set with an oscilloscope or a DD-1. There are plenty of members on this site that have one or the other, or both pieces of equipment. Chances are, someone lives close enough to you and wouldn't mind helping.

Im not the one you want to try to troll. Just a fyi for you.

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Dont those kenwood ampd have a issue with getting hot and cutting out? I thiught i read that somewhere iirc

Yes they do. I had one of these for a few weeks. Even under the best of conditions you can fry an egg on it. Big 3 and an extra battery didnt make enough of a difference to justify the cost and it would still thermal.

Normally i dont tell people to sell their gear and buy different stuff but my advise would be to craigslist the amp and grab a different one. Dont be scared to run used gear if your on a budget.

BMW 325i Kenwood KVT-647DVD

re xxx components

re 6.5 FR's

2 RE XXX 12's

2 US amps MD3D's

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They have one fan as far as I know. I never had mine protect but the bass will fade out when it gets hot. If you don't clip at all, and I mean set with a dd-1 and you know you are not clipping it should run all day at 2ohm without issue.

It will do 1 ohm but it will run hotter. I put fans on mine and it helped.

Long story short, Kenwood is not the amp manufacturer it was pre 90's

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Yesterday I upgraded my wire going from my battery to my amp from 4 gauge to 0 gauge. When I replaced the ground wire I grounded it in a different location that a lot of people have had a lot of luck with. I have noticed a lot less heat in my amp. My subs are wired at 2 ohms and the instruction manual for the amp says 900w @ 2 ohms. So if its doing 900 watts at 2 ohms. Does this mean Im getting 450 watts per sub or 900 watts per sub?

- 1995 Pontiac Trans Am

- 5.7 LT1 V8
- Kenwood Excelon x998 Deck
- JL Audio XR650-CSI 6.5" 2-Way Component Speakers (In My Doors)
- Crescendo Audio PWX 6.5" Mid Ranges (Right behind my seats)
- (1) Kenwood KAC-9105d Monoblock Amplifier
- (1) Kenwood X450/4, 4 Channel Amplifier
- (2) Kenwood W3013ps 12" Subwoofers
- Amps tuned with O-scope.
- Stinger Roadkill Sound Deadening
- F.A.S.T Rings by Mobile Solutions
- Phoenix Gold and Stinger wiring
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All of my information should be in the about me section right under this very post in red.

- 1995 Pontiac Trans Am

- 5.7 LT1 V8
- Kenwood Excelon x998 Deck
- JL Audio XR650-CSI 6.5" 2-Way Component Speakers (In My Doors)
- Crescendo Audio PWX 6.5" Mid Ranges (Right behind my seats)
- (1) Kenwood KAC-9105d Monoblock Amplifier
- (1) Kenwood X450/4, 4 Channel Amplifier
- (2) Kenwood W3013ps 12" Subwoofers
- Amps tuned with O-scope.
- Stinger Roadkill Sound Deadening
- F.A.S.T Rings by Mobile Solutions
- Phoenix Gold and Stinger wiring
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