Smondo17

Well in that case, where should i go from here? I am going to hook up the 1000d i just received. Do you think the big 3 could cause a problem like this? My battery, powermaster d3100, i got over the summer. Alternator is stock. I believe its rated at 120amps. Could possibly be f uped from all the abuse that i have given it from my newb to semi newb stages

I have continued to try and figure out this problem and i have came across somewhat of a reasonable theory. I go to college in boston so it is quiet cold. The volt meter on my headunit sometimes says 14.9 volts when it is extremely cold. Could my alternator being overdrawing power, especially with the big 3 upgrade? I only have my 100.4 hooked up. As i approach a higher volume does the amp draw to many volts and go into protect? The sound just cuts out. There is no pop. If i lower the volume it comes back on. I don't have time to jump into the back and look.

Sea Excel w18ex for my mids and morel textile style tweeters. Running active. wired normally. Haven't played with the gains yet though. It doesn't happen all the time. that is why this problem confuses me.

Yes only around that volume. tweets are seeing around 15rms and mids around 45rms.

Blew the power supply in my amp. Had it fixed and just installed the amp back in. On zero volume there is a loud alien like sound as soon as i turn on the headunit. Could this be a bad ground? My right mid fell from its baffle and the frame was resting on the metal door. Did this ground blow something else? Thanks for any input. Steve

would a grounding loop fix like this work? http://www.caraudio.com/forum/showthread.php?t=337644 Or would i still have to replace the pico fuses. Also i was reading about replacing the fuse with a 1/4 quarter 1ohm resistor. Has anyone attempted that here? Steve

the ground fuse inside that you speak of is that referred to as the pico fuse?

I have been research this topic and I am coming across the pico fuse topic. Is this the true source of the preout problem? I turned my system on today and when the RCA's are disconnected from the amp the noise completely goes away.

It is a pioneer headunit. Both the door wiring is good. And all connections have not changed since the power supply blew. Found this article - http://www.caraudio.com/forum/showthread.php?t=337644 Ground loop?

Coming back from a snowboarding trip almost home and system shut down. Fuses are fine but amp is not turning on. Light is not turning on the amp.

Got the amp, looks new? haha. Thanks for the speed, i could not ask for more. About to put it in. I fixed the right grounded speaker and am going to check my other mid just to be safe. Is there anything else i should do other then disconnect the battery at this point? Thanks Steve

that is perfectly reasonable. Jacob give me a call when you receive the amp. It should get in tomorrow. I left my number inside the package. I will give you all the necessary payment information.

Removed my right door panel because i had a feeling that was the area of problem. Turns out the speaker fell from its baffle and was resting on the doors metal. Does this sound like a good explanation for what happened?

Amp shipped today and you should being receiving it on Wednesday the 7th

I do not have my invoice, I would hope I am on file and i see that the amp has a barcode at the bottom of the amp. Is that ok?

i don't doubt it, but i def blew the power supply. I am going to check the speakers now. how should i go about sending back the amp. I already sent one back to you before.

Jacob, I am going to send the amp back to you to get it checked out. Bought new fuses and the light still did not turn on. Amp started to smoke so i took it out immediately.

Just checked the amp out again. The fuses are blown, not sure how i missed it the first time haha. So lets just hope new fuses and everything will be good

I am just curious what people use directly behind the mid in their doors. Anything other then extra layers of sound deadener?

I purchased the speaker tweaker pad so i will see how it turns out.

I have currently using Damplifier and overkill. For the outer door panel do you guys suggest applying a whole layer of overkill over it or just directly behind the speaker. Also what type of bonding material do you suggest. Probably gana run to home depot soon haha. Also ramos who does the lead clay and foam come together im trying to picture it

Just received some polyfill and was stuffing it in my sub box which is 1 cubic foot. I got about 6 ounces in there and it seems stuffed. My question is do you really stuff the chit out of the box to fit it all in there? Is that ok? Also for this size enclosure is about 8 ounces the way to go?

I am running a 12 inch SSD sub sealed in a 1 cubic foot box. I was wondering what any of you fill your sealed boxes with? I remember reading about polyfil and stuffing and am just curious on what this does and how it effects the sound.

What amps do you guys use when you need 6 channels of power for this set of speakers? Or do you mostly break it up with a 4 channel and a 2 channel amp?

I am thinking about finishing up my system with a new sub setup. I have moved from the overpowering bass to appreciating all the ranges of music. Right now i have a 12" SSD copper coil sealed. It sounds great but am wondering what other choices I could get for greater SQ and that could get lower. Would stepping up to a 15" sealed Q or Icon dig lower and sound better? Playing with a 1000rms. I want the sub to compliment and add that lower depth. Mids are Sea Excel's with Sea tweeters.