Amplifiers / Head Units / Processors / Electrical

Okay this probably isn't the right place to ask this but please help out. I have a soundstream Rubicon 1600 amplifier. The protection light comes on for like five seconds and then the amp works ccompletely fine. Any suggestions why this is happening? Is this gonna be okay on the amp or will it eeventually die on me?

Does anyone have an info for me on a replacement gain knob for the audiopipe 1500 amp's? Up till today this amp has been great but it seems the wires inside have came loose and im not the type to bust it open and put it back together.. This isnt my amp its in a good friends car. I have sent emails to the company with no response. Any suggestions? the knob plugs in with a "headphone" looking jack, not the phone cable looking one.

Which amp would work best with 2 alpine type Rs 12". Either an alpine pdx 600 watt or alpine mrp m1000? and what ohm would you run it at 2 or 4?

I have front and trunk batteries in parallel and want to know how to charge them together without taking them out of the car if its possible. I don't want to just hook charger up while everything else is connected and burn out an amp or anything else electrical in the car. But if its safe to do it then that would help instead of going through the whole routine of taking each one out and doing them one at a time.

I am looking for the wattage and THD and dampening factor etc. for this amp, basically the specs for it, -------------------------------------------------------------- all I know is that it has for channels 1 - 4 is 45 watts per @ 4 ohms, I dont know what channel 5 puts out (sub out) any help is greatly appricated, I checked earlier for a website but I was unable to find out any info

when puting the fuses back in my amp i broke the thing that holds the fuse. so right now i am just running a lead (with a fuse in it) from the holder thats not broken to the power 12v on the amp. will this be ok to keep this way. or is it wasy to just heat up the solder and put a new holder in and where can i get one. could i get a in line fuse holder and run from one lead to another and solder them in. i cant run just one amp.. there in a common camber box all 4.

Does anyone here own a a600 art serie ppi I was wondering if its normal when the power light comes on red because my a1200 comes on red for a second then turn green but the 600 stays red but still works fine so im kinda nervous on this anyone that has on please tell me if the light is normal

ok im going to try to make this short and simple because ive been thru hell looking for a new HU that can beat my RAVDVD1 (its nice but lacking a lil and very slow) im lookign for a few features i need and a few i want and other then that i dont care what else it has... so far ive found some close canidates but nothing for sure yet (top is JVC and i dont want a jvc to be hoenst) Features i need: 5.1 support with 6 rca outs dvd video support single din sized Features i want: DVD audio support Ability to handle high SPL USB input DIVX (very very important but all in all i could do without if everythign else was right) 4v+ preouts with 2 360.2 processors and 12 channels of …

Gonna power a BTL N2. Opinions? Powered by a 200 amp alt and just 1 battery.

Since im getting back into car audio. How does the new Phoenix Gold amplifiers compare to the older models like the M and ZX series? Reason im asking is it fits my budget plus a local dealer. I was looking at the RSD600.1 or RSD1200.1 to drive a pair of 12" IA Lethal Injection Series.

Am running 2 FI 15 inch Q's with BP power on an AQ 2000 watt amp in a 2000 dodge dakota. I upgraded to a high output alternator (230 max output, i had it tested), and i have already completed the big 3 with 1/0 gauge wire. I am presently using a 850 CCA battery in the hood and have no space for a battery inside the truck. I am currently experiencing diming and since am not interested in using a Cap, i was woundering if i took out that battery and replace it with a kinetik 2000 or 2400 watts battery, would that solve the problem? Thanks

eclipse cd7200 mk2 any good feed back? application is loud demo car. or it's just an sq head unit? thanks comments appreciated

Alright, I have an older kicker kx400.2 i believe it is and it's not working. I only found one little connection broken, which is pictured below. Would it hurt to try and push them back together and solder them lightly? It wouldn't void a warranty, and it wouldn't be a hassle, but is it safe? I don't have any other way to power it up other than a stand alone battery that was in my truck a while back. Is it safe to run it straight off the batt to test it? overall: broken part (up under the silver plate screwed in the side): other pictures:

Okay I have a PPI PC2200, But I have no clue how much it's worth. Anyone know?

i just ordered the new fosgate t1500x1 and was wondering if anyone could tell me what the birth sheet says for the total output?

Im using this universal pioneer ipod adapter with my head and i cant get it to work http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAP...RK%3AMEWAX%3AIT I have everything installed correctly because it actually charges the ipod i just cant get to the setting on the head unit to get it to play. Does anyone have any ideas? It hooks up to the cd changer plug on the back of the head unit

So I see aftermarket h/o alts can be regulated upwards to 15v but I also see others doing 16v+. So is 15v safe to run on stock electrical but 16v+ needs changing wiring and fuses? I'm more interested in actually having the alt do 16v, not 18v charging 16v battery So what's involved in running alts with 16v in a car safely?

I let it sit for a bit and I guess from what I read online that if it gets a little dust on or in it. The cd player doesn't eject cds. There is a disk in there that plays fine. It can't eject it though. How would I fix this?

Ok, so I just received and hooked up my saz3000d and everything went smooth. It is a very powerful amp. However, I am having one issue. While the truck is NOT running and my head unit is paused, or the av source is off (it is a avic-n4 nav) so the hu itself is still on, and so is the amp. There is a low humming sound coming from my subs. Something else I notice is when I touch the amp it either goes completely away or almost does. Can anyone shed any light on this for me please. More info you may want: I have quality rca jacks no where close to any other wires. I relocated my ground with no change. I have a memphis eq.

Got this e-mailed to me today. It is a great deal. Not sure about the quality. But for 300 bucks. it is worth looking at. http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/pshowdetl.c...tnumber=263-950 Later, 2003blkhemi I do not represent phoenix gold or parts express in any way. Just passing along a good deal.

im going to be using a hifonics brz 2400 watt model amp, am i ok running just 1 strand of 0 gauge wiring to the battery or should i do 2?

Alright.. this is a noob question im sure, but i just dont know exactly how its done. problem is i set up my little truck using a deck with 3 pre outs, was able to run the 4x6's on the dash, 6.5's in the doors and the subs in the back.. now i got a deck with 2 outputs.. basically lost my door speakers. i know there has to be a easy way to make this work. I have all the rca's ran for each channel and a 4ch amp in the back but only able to connect the front channel. Hope i made this clear enough to get some help.

I don't know much about this battery, but was wondering how it worked. http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_13167_Kinetik+HC16V+-KHC-16-.html Would it be possible to connect the 12v post to my normal system (12 volt alt), and connect the 16v post to the amp and have 16 volts on that side? From the description that's what it seems like, I was just wanting some clarification. Thanks

Found thisamp while browsing ebay and did not know much about power acoustik as a company. Are they any good? Thanks, Matt Cusack

I picked up a DMM the other day and have been reading up on setting my amp gains. I came across this the other day: So my question is, is it still safer to set your gains with a DMM than by ear?