Booming Lex

Sorry did not mean to raise a post from the dead.

Was the amp used when your friend got it or new? Was the amp screwed to the subwoofer box? Disconnet the speaker wire and turn the amp on and see if it still goes into protect mode. Then disconnet the rca cables?

This Box belongs to a board member on SMD. Thought I share since it has a custom paint job also.

Beauty is in the eyer of the beholder. In this case he must have dirt in his eye. Just F ing with ya man.

I traced the problem to chitty voltage. I hooked up my friends dekas to my system... and damn. It was like night and day. Voltage went up to 14.3 idle to 12.9 lowest. Amp stayed cooled after 15 min of bumping and I did not have to turn the volume up so much. Thanks guys for all the help.

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But I usually do my bumping and testing around 8pm. I think I will change out the optima and add two xs power batteries. Still waiting on my alt. I know that will be a big help.

Dual 4

yup

Yeah, I was thinking that I was starving the amp. After it takes power to make power. Has far has batteries are concern I can only limit myself to two batteries and I think no more than 800 cubic inches in size (Usaci Rules).

Sorry.... 1 ohm

I have had my my 3000d since Feb. back when I was pushing a pair(2) of 12'' L7s. I never got hot. Just recently I have changed my subs to a pair(2) of 15'' DD 9500. Now my amp get hot. It went thermal once. I have the gain set at alittle over a half. Bass Boost to zero, Phase to zero, and subsonic all the way down. What would cause my amp to heat up? Do my subs need more power? Am I not giving my amp enough power? I still have a stock alt at the moment(I ordered a bigger alt with 200 amps). Two retop optimas. One has the main starting and the other in the trunk. I already did the big three. Any suggestions would really help. Thanks.

Its cool it doesn't bother me. Everyone has there right to their own opinion and to choose what they want to own.

First all $800.00 is retail. I paid a no where near that. I just paid a few bucks more than a BTL, from a authorized DD dealer.

True. But if you are going to spend almost $500.00 on a subwoofer it would be nice to have a little assurance. But to each his own. I am not bashing Fi by any means. Its just one thing I don't agree with. I just sleep better a night knowing that my pair of subs have some kind of written warranty.