Maxim Posted March 15, 2010 Report Share Posted March 15, 2010 If your clipping light is going off, your audio signal is clipping, either because the song is clipped or because your gains are too high. Clipping happens when you try to push too much power out of your amp. This diagram helps explain it: The wave on the left is a sine wave, which is what a clean signal looks like with a o-scope. The wave on the right is a clipped wave. The dotted line shows where the wave WOULD be if the amp was capable of putting out a wave that strong, but due to the RMS voltage, it limits the power output of the amp, meaning the crests of the waves are "clipped" off. This can be really bad for both your subs and amp. If your BTL isn't happy on the 2200d, clipping it won't make it any happier. I suggest upgrading your amp. Meade ran his BTL's on 2 2500's each IIRC, so you should be fine with an amp upgrade. Quote wtf is lolcats? I'd def get a fat hooker if i had to resort to that kinda thing. I feel like they'd be grateful and work harder. Also its more bang for my buck, more real estate for my dollar if you catch my drift. its like the Costco of streetwalkers. I was hoping for 150 . I was hoping she would let me put it in her butt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baaudio Posted March 15, 2010 Report Share Posted March 15, 2010 (edited) clipping is were if u look at the waves on the oscope when the wave on top an bottom are completely flat is when ur clipping there might be other reasons an i just cant think of them right now but if u go on youtube steve made a vid on how to set ur amp with a oscope i just watched steves vid. is there anything that man cant do?? haha but where can you pick up one of those at? i know the shop i work at doesnt have one. so i wanna buy one for me cant you set gains with a VOM too? Edited March 15, 2010 by baaudio Quote Team NWSPL baaudio Build Log 2001 GMC Sierra walkthrough 4 Mechman Elite 370s, 10 AGM batteries, 3 Crossfire XS v2 18s, Crossfire 8k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewie Posted March 15, 2010 Report Share Posted March 15, 2010 but the enclosure steve had had alot to do with it being able to handle that much power.. you could easily blow that btl with that amp in the wrong enclosure. i say you upgrade your electrical and keep the amp.. maybe play around with boxes.. it should be preety darn loud with that amp Quote 91 dodge colt gt.. 4 custom t600 15s audioque 3500d.1 tuned to 25 hz... stay tuned. blazer stroker 15 brutus bxi2006d terrible voltage drop 145.4@38HZ... SEALED LEGAL Aim: chewieft09 www.t3audio.com carpe diez nuts !! my house is louder than your car... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rc.btl Posted March 15, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2010 yeah i could upgrade but atm i like it and nolthing really gets warm just it clips at full tilt and it bothers me so im tryin to fix it haha in the future i plan on 2 dc xl 18's on 5krms in a suv or walled in my car:) till then this is my bump future plan is prob at the end of high school. Quote 2004 Grand Prix HU: Alpine 9886 for sale Sub Amp:AQ2200d (possbly 2) Enclosure:BCP Designs. Best for the Money Electrical:1 Stinger SPV70 battery Subs:2 15 D2 AQ HDC coppers Wiring:0gauge power SoundQuest Wiring:0gauge ground Kicker 141.8 @ 28hz tl legal on the dash. 142.6 @ 33hz tl legal on the dash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rc.btl Posted March 15, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2010 it is very loud i was was very proud i moved alot of air! i had my sister's hair movin! more like a very min hairtrick but in a truck bar not walled or sealed off i was proud of my mini hairtrick. Quote 2004 Grand Prix HU: Alpine 9886 for sale Sub Amp:AQ2200d (possbly 2) Enclosure:BCP Designs. Best for the Money Electrical:1 Stinger SPV70 battery Subs:2 15 D2 AQ HDC coppers Wiring:0gauge power SoundQuest Wiring:0gauge ground Kicker 141.8 @ 28hz tl legal on the dash. 142.6 @ 33hz tl legal on the dash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rc.btl Posted March 15, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2010 booooooo for 400 buck for a steve meade tpi oscope Quote 2004 Grand Prix HU: Alpine 9886 for sale Sub Amp:AQ2200d (possbly 2) Enclosure:BCP Designs. Best for the Money Electrical:1 Stinger SPV70 battery Subs:2 15 D2 AQ HDC coppers Wiring:0gauge power SoundQuest Wiring:0gauge ground Kicker 141.8 @ 28hz tl legal on the dash. 142.6 @ 33hz tl legal on the dash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rc.btl Posted March 15, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2010 http://cgi.ebay.com/VELLEMAN-HPS10-PERSONAL-PORTABLE-DIGITAL-OSCILLOSCOPE_W0QQitemZ350325955048QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item51910dd9e8 ^^ this a relaible oscope or a poo one? Quote 2004 Grand Prix HU: Alpine 9886 for sale Sub Amp:AQ2200d (possbly 2) Enclosure:BCP Designs. Best for the Money Electrical:1 Stinger SPV70 battery Subs:2 15 D2 AQ HDC coppers Wiring:0gauge power SoundQuest Wiring:0gauge ground Kicker 141.8 @ 28hz tl legal on the dash. 142.6 @ 33hz tl legal on the dash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baaudio Posted March 15, 2010 Report Share Posted March 15, 2010 booooooo for 400 buck for a steve meade tpi oscope thats what i was thinkin too haha thats a hell of a lot of money. but i guess if it saves you one sub then its pretty much paid for itself. Quote Team NWSPL baaudio Build Log 2001 GMC Sierra walkthrough 4 Mechman Elite 370s, 10 AGM batteries, 3 Crossfire XS v2 18s, Crossfire 8k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tlee2 Posted March 15, 2010 Report Share Posted March 15, 2010 (edited) No need to pay $400 until you get deep in this audio game and have tons of equipment. Then that $400 will become worth it to you and not be "poo". It will pay for itself over and over. But you def need to get rid of the clipping Edited March 15, 2010 by tlee2 Quote 6 Sundown X 15s 2 Sundown NS1 V2s C Pillar 4th order Bagged Suburban on 24s http://youtube.com/tlee333 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torres Posted March 15, 2010 Report Share Posted March 15, 2010 but the enclosure steve had had alot to do with it being able to handle that much power.. exactly what i was going to say. if a sub is rated at 500 watts RMS, you dont need to put 1000 watts on it for it to perform properly. and if one or two people double their power, it's not necessary for everyone to for them to run properly on a daily basis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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