How do I hook up my Sound System properly? help please!?
I actually have gone through the installation all by myself, but evidently I did it wrong. It’s probably the wiring because my 2 10" subs will stop working if I turn the volume over about 13 or turn the gain on my amp over about half way.
My sound system consists of 2 10" subs one is a JL Audio W3 and a Phoenix Gold Octane R "and yes I know you’re not suppose to mix subs but the two 10" Phoenix Gold subs I have did the same thing when I tried them too" they are in a double ported enclosure, "I am not sure about how they are wired because I am not that electronic savvy and don’t know how to explain it" They are both running to a Soundstream XStream Amp XTA240.2
2 x 60 / 120 Watt RMS an 4 / 2 Ohm Highpass 50-500 Hz, Lowpass 30-150 Hz Line Outputs, and my main deck is a Panasonic CQ-C1305U 4×50watt radio, If you could instruct me on how to hook all these items up in conjunction to get it all to work correctly that would be great. I would guess my problem lies with my wiring or my battery that is 7 years old.
The JL is dual 4-ohm and it looks like the PG octane is also dual 4-ohm!!!
Thanks, josh
The purpose of the gain is to match the signal volts RMS coming from the source (CD player, etc.) to the input of the amp to prevent clipping (damage by over powering).
Here is a guide that will help you set the gain correctly http://www.box.net/shared/uchv4dbk88
You’ll need a multi-meter (AC voltmeter, $15 from Radio$hack), Microsoft Excel and a way to burn an audio CD from an MP3.
If you don’t have Excel, use this link http://www.box.net/shared/nkkw1dhk4g
See my site for more info http://spkrbox1.spaces.live.com
July 31st, 2009 at 11:15 am
Big red wire (12v hot) run it to batter. Black or brown big wire is ground. Little blue wire runs to your cd player remote.. High performance interconnect wire runs from amp to cd unit. 100 amp fuse holder protects with fuse goes on read wire (you can buy this compete kit at walmart). Then the Capacitor if you use one.
Ok set up with the capacitor.
Run red big wire to battery, but don’t hook up yet, but hook it the the capacitor. Then cut some off to run from capacitor to amp (red 12v). Now run a ground to a very good ground on car, and then to capacitor - side.. Then run another ground wire from capacitor to amp.. Now run the interconnect wire from amp to cd player. Then run amp blue wire to cd player to amp remote. Then hook up your speaker to amp, and then hook up power. Your ready to rock now.
With out the capacitor you do the same, but you just run hot right to amp, and ground right to amp. How mine is set up after my capacitor went nuts on me.
Note NEVER hook up the power wire to battery until you have the system complete hooked up. If anything goes wrong, you will blow amp fuse, and if really bad the fuse on 12v wire. Note if it sounds low and crappy.. Check the ground, that is mostly the problem. Then the blue amp wire.
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July 31st, 2009 at 11:40 am
The purpose of the gain is to match the signal volts RMS coming from the source (CD player, etc.) to the input of the amp to prevent clipping (damage by over powering).
Here is a guide that will help you set the gain correctly http://www.box.net/shared/uchv4dbk88
You’ll need a multi-meter (AC voltmeter, $15 from Radio$hack), Microsoft Excel and a way to burn an audio CD from an MP3.
If you don’t have Excel, use this link http://www.box.net/shared/nkkw1dhk4g
See my site for more info http://spkrbox1.spaces.live.com
References :
A.A.S. degree in Electronics/Industrial Electronics with 25 years in the mobile audio/consumer electronics field