hooked up my mmats d200hc today, at 1 ohm. it barely made the subs move, even with the gain all way up. the gain works, the frequency **** works, the amp works, just very short of power. -these are supposed to knock the dust caps off of high end subs, at only 1/3-1/2 gain!!! its been my experience with amps that they will either work, or not. anybody got clues?
on another note, twice today i tried starting my car, and it wouldnt start, not even turn over. the dash lights were dim, so i had to pop the trunk and disconnect and reconnect the ground wire, then it would start. maybe time for a yellowtop.

 

I have a RF Power 2001BD running @ 2ohms. I have a redtop under the hood, and a yellowtop n the trunk. 0/1ga wire between the batteries, and 4ga running to the amp. I have had no starting problem since i have had the setup. It still pulls enough power to dim my headlights (when they're on bright), but i think i could resolve that problem by adding a farad cap. Did u mean the mmats DHC2200? If so i would consider adding a battery n the trunk. Another thing...have u made sure ur box is air tight??

 

sounds like its the amp... what h/u do you have?

 

na, just had them connected free-air parallel, at 1 ohm. its mmatsd200hc. rated at 200w rmas at 4ohm, but 1200w at 1ohm. it was just barely dumping the subz, but i heard horror stories of these amps literally frying speakers to death, and at only 1/2 gain...
as i mentioned above, my car is acting funny when starting. it wont turn over. i dont know if its due to a bad battery or what. but i heard a weird sound just left of the steering wheel in the dash, around the fuel needle area, like a harsh buzz.

 

alpine cda something. maybe i should examine it more. the sound is clean, no dist. but i just need to figure out why the heck its not kicking out the power. id be doing it now but its raining like crazy. lol, stupid rain.

 

btw, hows that avalanche treating you?

 

great...it would like your amp better than mine. what sub setup do you have in the trunk? also is the gound solid and put the alpine sub out on +15.

 

na, the so is on +9. the ground is under the rear seat, i stripped off the paint and drilled a new hole for the wire, then rustoed over it. (ya i was a writer in my prime lol..)

 

and my amp is a pita at the moment. the usamp i have would pound the subz, but it gets warm pretty quick. ima sell it soon.

 

is your amp constantly on? something is draining your battery.

 

I agree sounds like the amp is constantly drawing power. Also try one of the other outputs from the HU, maybe a bad/low sub out?

 

i dunno... i switched the output from sub to the rear outs when i put my 6.5's in back.The Usamp was powering the treos before it was powering my 6.5's. i dont know how it could be draining my battery, because it's a close circuit(I hope!)..drilling into the frame and grounding can't leave an open circuit..i hope.
but I just want this damn amp to start kicking, cuz I need bass yall!! I open it up, and i see a little pot with an adjustment screw on top...tomorrow i will connect it and mess with that internal pot screw and see what happens. maybe it is set too low, or maybe(I hope) my battery is dying. But if it was in fact dying, i'd probly not be able to crank the motor..

 

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wait so you have an extra amp lying around to test with?

 

ya but its too late.

 

im stoopid doodoo dumb right now. dam i miss mac dre.

 

your in nebraska? no1 will hear you testing the subs.

 

ha ha, boy we dump out here!!! nuthing like florida, but uh...damm, im thinking of just contacting mmats about this, and getting a yelowltop also. this is an expensive *** hobby.

 

tell me about it...im almost lucky im not 28 with a real job because id buy and sell audio like it was bubble gum.

 

U said that $hit right!!!

 

but you are like 40 or something...

 

lodi dodi we likes ta party lol

 

who me?????

 

na man...snoopdogg. but i was jus sayin that 1eyed rick is old. i was just trippin with you man cuz u said if u were 28....lol. im crunk right now.
i might need a new alternator. i did the big three, but the connections arent great. i still need to fuse it @ 120 amps..
i just want bassssss.
augghhhh...bassssss....

 

dude slickrick is an awesome rapper and no1 appreciates him! street talkin is a classis song.

 

duuude...these fools just came by my house and tried to jack my ****. i scarred them off, they were perpin like theyre from the electric co. talkin about me having tags on my door wtf..
ya hes an uderappreciated legend. old skool.

 

shoot the bastards...

 

na they still here. their legit. i got ganked a while back. had a 12w6, kenwood amp, clarion hu, ma 6x9's, and monster farad...

 

i been a lil 'noid ever since lol

 

 

talk about going off topic...

 

i dunno...i went ot because he started this thread.

 

back to the basix..when it dries up im going to retest the amp. the guy i bought it from tells me it was insured, so if worse comes to worse then i get my cash back.
ya, it was off topic, i need to quit drinking and posting so fukin late lol..

 

update: i fixed it!!! now it dumps slumps and crunks LIKE CRAZY . and not at even 1/2 gain. MORE like 1/3. and my sub level is at 9, bass on +2... ggggeeeaah.
COOOOL RANNNNCH!!

 

what was the problem?

 

there was a pot on the motherboard that i tweaked until proper output was achieved. stupid thing is, i did this while running it. one of the transformers(which looks like a hostess donette) sent a spark into my hand and paralyzed it for a few seconds lol.
but im good to go now.