rockFord_Expedition Posted March 2, 2015 Report Share Posted March 2, 2015 So what happens when you go below 4-ohms? Don't go there dude. Nobody that knows what theyre doing runs below 4. Old School/New School RF Build March 2015 SOTM Winner How to crimp large wire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzie366 Posted March 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2015 So what happens when you go below 4-ohms? Tried bridging it with a few other speakers. Used some standard coaxals and Same thing, it would still distort if I turned the gain up past a certain point just as bad, no real volume increase, due to the extra speakers using the power. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krakin Posted March 2, 2015 Report Share Posted March 2, 2015 I was talking about that worthless certification.. Krakin's Home Dipole Project http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/186153-krakins-dipole-project-new-reciever-in-rockford-science/#entry2772370 Krakin, are you some sort of mad scientist? I would have replied earlier, but I was measuring the output of my amp with a yardstick . . . What you hear is not the air pressure variation in itself but what has drawn your attention in the two streams of superimposed air pressure variations at your eardrums An acoustic event has dimensions of Time, Tone, Loudness and Space Everyone learns to render the 3-dimensional localization of sound based on the individual shape of their ears, thus no formula can achieve a definite effect for every listener. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzie366 Posted March 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2015 So what happens when you go below 4-ohms? Tried bridging it with a few other speakers. Used some standard coaxals and Same thing, it would still distort if I turned the gain up past a certain point just as bad, no real volume increase, due to the extra speakers using the power. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzie366 Posted March 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2015 I was talking about that worthless certification.. No offense, but seriously, it's not a worthless certification. Steve says it, Sonic Elextronix says it, and all over the internet, it says it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broke_Audio_Addict Posted March 2, 2015 Report Share Posted March 2, 2015 So if you turn your gain up too high it distorts? That being said a lot of people's definition of "music" is a clipped 30 hz sine wave with some 80 IQ knuckle head grunting about committing crimes and his genitals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broke_Audio_Addict Posted March 2, 2015 Report Share Posted March 2, 2015 The cea cert means absolutely nothing. That being said a lot of people's definition of "music" is a clipped 30 hz sine wave with some 80 IQ knuckle head grunting about committing crimes and his genitals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzie366 Posted March 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2015 So if you turn your gain up too high it distorts? Nein, I can barely get past half gain without distortion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzie366 Posted March 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2015 The cea cert means absolutely nothing. Why do you say this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrionStang Posted March 2, 2015 Report Share Posted March 2, 2015 Hello! I have a 2001 Nissan Sentra, it's my first car and I love car audio so I put a massive amp and subwoofers in, with a mids and highs amp. There is a problem though, the mids and highs amp isn't powerfull enough/distorts at too low of a volume to overcome the bass. I'm running two Pyle Blue Wave 1200 watt subwoofers on a Powerbass 1200.2X, in a box that matches their needs damn near perfectly. Anyways, I have a shitty walmart Pioneer amplifier for the mids and highs and it likes to distort, a lot. I have some FMod passive crossovers inline for 200hz right now--yes, I know the frequency is high, but the crossovers let block all subsonic frequencies, and damnpen the higher ones up to 200hz, so the mids stay warm-- but that doesn't help because the amp is shit. I opened the amp and checked the output transistors, not only where there a lack of output transistors, they were not large enough for the power either. I'm not bashing on Pioneer, they make amazing head units, but their amps need some work. So, what do you guys recommend I do? I got my eyes on a Hifonics Brutus BRX160.2 (CEA-2006 certified) amp. Thanks for the help! Also, I do know it's the amp's fault. It's not CEA-2006 certified, and as I said before, it does NOT have output transistors that are capable of putting the power out, it has 4 main output transistors of very small size. It also lacks in capacitors as well, it has one capacitor that looks to be for the soft turn on feature, and then another for the amplifier itself. The speakers I am running are Pyle Drive PLG6C component speakers. I have my gains set to where the amplifier does NOT get hot at all, I am sure of this. Also sure of no distortion until I set gains higher, in which amplifier will heat up. P.S. - I need a new battery, the 7 year old battery dies in 30 seconds of 70% volume, I have 0 gauge running it all. Thanks! The name, the avatar, the interests,,,,,,, Fag. SMD Super Seller My Feedback Thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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