Subwoofer Amp

94blakonblak · October 5th, 2009, 07:35 PM

Do I have to wire my amp straight to my battery or is there a twelve volt source that I can use. It's a 300 watt amp.

StangGTR07 · October 5th, 2009, 07:45 PM

To the battery w/inline fuse

mxnate116 · October 5th, 2009, 07:59 PM

Originally Posted by StangGTR07

To the battery w/inline fuse

+1

you can get an 8 gauge amp wiring kit from walmart for less then 30$

that should do just fine for 300 watts

Smoothgrandmama · October 5th, 2009, 08:17 PM

I could barely hear my 300 watt sub/amp in my cobra.....

mxnate116 · October 5th, 2009, 09:08 PM

i only have a 300 watt jbl amp running my cvr10 and it POUNDS, it rattles my vision. granted its in a hatchback, but when you get the right components together they work real well

sub=300rms
amp=300rms

03SonicBoom · October 6th, 2009, 09:23 AM

Originally Posted by Smoothgrandmama

I could barely hear my 300 watt sub/amp in my cobra.....

^^^
Doesn't know how to design subs. I hit over 140dB w/ one 12" sub and 100Wrms. If you can't hear and feel your sub at 300Wrms, then you need to take your audio system to a professional.

vita · October 6th, 2009, 10:37 AM

^ +1

in my monte carlo I had 2 12" dub 1's with a diamond audio 1800 RMS watt amp. honestly, I never turned the system above 25% because of fear of blowing the bass in my stock door speakers. another trick you can use is fold down your back seats... lets LOTS more bass into the cabin and the sound waves aren't absorbed by the back seat.

94blakonblak · October 6th, 2009, 10:23 PM

Blew the damn amp... Didnt even get to hear the system.

03SonicBoom · October 7th, 2009, 09:34 AM

Originally Posted by 94blakonblak

Blew the damn amp... Didnt even get to hear the system.

How did you do that? Start with the gain and volume up?

94blakonblak · October 7th, 2009, 11:00 AM

No, just a crap amp I guess. I pulled it appart. Fried some stuff on the inside really bad. Iono. Maybe I'm just not too electronically intelligent

mxnate116 · October 7th, 2009, 11:57 AM

what kind of amp was it? i dont think you could have done that. ive seen people hook the amps up backwords(pos to neg neg to pos) and it just pops the fuse no internal damage

00redgt · October 7th, 2009, 12:17 PM

Originally Posted by 94blakonblak

No, just a crap amp I guess. I pulled it appart. Fried some stuff on the inside really bad. Iono. Maybe I'm just not too electronically intelligent

was it new or used.ur fuse should have pop first

94blakonblak · October 7th, 2009, 01:54 PM

Used. Blew three fuses when I first wired it up. Then got new fuses blew what I think are capacitors. Saughtered them back. Then it blew some other stuff. Its a lil mtx thunder amp

mxnate116 · October 7th, 2009, 04:10 PM

was it hooked up the right way? has it ever worked for you before?

94blakonblak · October 8th, 2009, 12:02 AM

Borrowed it from a friend to try before I bought, Needless to say I didnt buy. Positive ran from battery with fuse in cable to positive on amp. Ground to a spot in the trunk that was on the body. Remote wire to my head unit. Am I missing something? I'm thinking I have ground issues

mxnate116 · October 8th, 2009, 02:43 AM

nope. sounds like you had everything right, must have just been a POS amp

94blakonblak · October 8th, 2009, 11:29 AM

I think something has happened to it before. Cover has been taken off before, and some stuff looked pretty beat up. I'm wiring someone elses system today. We'll see how that goes

vita · October 8th, 2009, 12:37 PM

good luck! haha

well, the amp was probably shot before... mtx isnt a bad company for amps.

03stanggg · October 8th, 2009, 12:43 PM

Originally Posted by 94blakonblak

Borrowed it from a friend to try before I bought, Needless to say I didnt buy. Positive ran from battery with fuse in cable to positive on amp. Ground to a spot in the trunk that was on the body. Remote wire to my head unit. Am I missing something? I'm thinking I have ground issues

you forgot your RCA's!

J/P im sure you plugged them in... GL with the install

94blakonblak · October 8th, 2009, 02:02 PM

Lol so far the install is gonna sit at 2 10's sitting in the trunk. College life is rough

October 5th, 2009, 07:35 PM	#1
94blakonblak Regular 1994 Mustang Gt Soon to come Join Date: May 2009 Location: Starkville/Southaven Posts: 321 iTrader: 0 reviews	Subwoofer Amp Do I have to wire my amp straight to my battery or is there a twelve volt source that I can use. It's a 300 watt amp. __________________ "Train hard, kill everyone, ask questions later"...94Gt,Trickflow 170's,Trackheat upper/lower, custom cam. In need of suspension work.

October 5th, 2009, 07:45 PM	#2
StangGTR07 Premium Member 2007 Mustang GT 5 speed Join Date: May 2009 Location: Alabama Posts: 2,171 iTrader: 0 reviews	To the battery w/inline fuse __________________ Sig Portfolio -New and improved.

October 5th, 2009, 08:17 PM	#4
Smoothgrandmama MasterDeBater 12 GT 8.46@88 1/8 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Willis,Texas Posts: 6,893 iTrader: 6 reviews	I could barely hear my 300 watt sub/amp in my cobra..... __________________ Join The MM Facebook: Modded Mustangs Facebook Vote For Modded Mustangs Ride of the Month Eskimo Brothers To Smooth: Safi, Blitz34, Graystang01, WillTheThrill, Bwal

October 5th, 2009, 09:08 PM	#5
mxnate116 Hardcore Enthusiast 88 mustang GT Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Spokane, WA Posts: 2,883 iTrader: 1 reviews	i only have a 300 watt jbl amp running my cvr10 and it POUNDS, it rattles my vision. granted its in a hatchback, but when you get the right components together they work real well sub=300rms amp=300rms __________________

October 6th, 2009, 10:23 PM	#8
94blakonblak Regular 1994 Mustang Gt Soon to come Join Date: May 2009 Location: Starkville/Southaven Posts: 321 iTrader: 0 reviews	Blew the damn amp... Didnt even get to hear the system. __________________ "Train hard, kill everyone, ask questions later"...94Gt,Trickflow 170's,Trackheat upper/lower, custom cam. In need of suspension work.

October 7th, 2009, 11:00 AM	#10
94blakonblak Regular 1994 Mustang Gt Soon to come Join Date: May 2009 Location: Starkville/Southaven Posts: 321 iTrader: 0 reviews	No, just a crap amp I guess. I pulled it appart. Fried some stuff on the inside really bad. Iono. Maybe I'm just not too electronically intelligent __________________ "Train hard, kill everyone, ask questions later"...94Gt,Trickflow 170's,Trackheat upper/lower, custom cam. In need of suspension work.

October 7th, 2009, 11:57 AM	#11
mxnate116 Hardcore Enthusiast 88 mustang GT Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Spokane, WA Posts: 2,883 iTrader: 1 reviews	what kind of amp was it? i dont think you could have done that. ive seen people hook the amps up backwords(pos to neg neg to pos) and it just pops the fuse no internal damage __________________

October 7th, 2009, 01:54 PM	#13
94blakonblak Regular 1994 Mustang Gt Soon to come Join Date: May 2009 Location: Starkville/Southaven Posts: 321 iTrader: 0 reviews	Used. Blew three fuses when I first wired it up. Then got new fuses blew what I think are capacitors. Saughtered them back. Then it blew some other stuff. Its a lil mtx thunder amp __________________ "Train hard, kill everyone, ask questions later"...94Gt,Trickflow 170's,Trackheat upper/lower, custom cam. In need of suspension work.

October 7th, 2009, 04:10 PM	#14
mxnate116 Hardcore Enthusiast 88 mustang GT Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Spokane, WA Posts: 2,883 iTrader: 1 reviews	was it hooked up the right way? has it ever worked for you before? __________________

October 8th, 2009, 12:02 AM	#15
94blakonblak Regular 1994 Mustang Gt Soon to come Join Date: May 2009 Location: Starkville/Southaven Posts: 321 iTrader: 0 reviews	Borrowed it from a friend to try before I bought, Needless to say I didnt buy. Positive ran from battery with fuse in cable to positive on amp. Ground to a spot in the trunk that was on the body. Remote wire to my head unit. Am I missing something? I'm thinking I have ground issues __________________ "Train hard, kill everyone, ask questions later"...94Gt,Trickflow 170's,Trackheat upper/lower, custom cam. In need of suspension work.

October 8th, 2009, 02:43 AM	#16
mxnate116 Hardcore Enthusiast 88 mustang GT Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Spokane, WA Posts: 2,883 iTrader: 1 reviews	nope. sounds like you had everything right, must have just been a POS amp __________________

October 8th, 2009, 11:29 AM	#17
94blakonblak Regular 1994 Mustang Gt Soon to come Join Date: May 2009 Location: Starkville/Southaven Posts: 321 iTrader: 0 reviews	I think something has happened to it before. Cover has been taken off before, and some stuff looked pretty beat up. I'm wiring someone elses system today. We'll see how that goes __________________ "Train hard, kill everyone, ask questions later"...94Gt,Trickflow 170's,Trackheat upper/lower, custom cam. In need of suspension work.

October 8th, 2009, 02:02 PM	#20
94blakonblak Regular 1994 Mustang Gt Soon to come Join Date: May 2009 Location: Starkville/Southaven Posts: 321 iTrader: 0 reviews	Lol so far the install is gonna sit at 2 10's sitting in the trunk. College life is rough __________________ "Train hard, kill everyone, ask questions later"...94Gt,Trickflow 170's,Trackheat upper/lower, custom cam. In need of suspension work.

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