Hi, Guest
07-21-2005, 09:50 AM
Hmmm, sounds like a strange scenario...the only things I can think of is the sub's coils are not wired together properly, or the amp simply doesn't put out enough amps per ch (yes, amps current, not watts) to get your sub to respond.
I used to have a Sony Sub amp in my first car, and I blew two pairs of Bazooka tubes on it. I also had a technics receiver at home with some B&W cabinets hooked up to it...same thing...blew the 2x 8" woofers in both cabinets, at a replacement cost of about $160+ from B&W (They were old), all because of a lack of current, and the amp clipping all the time. I have a 1978 Marantz Receiver that is only 52w rms, and it blows that technics I had out of the water and then some without trying. Also, I previously had a Power Acoustik Gothic series amp before, that only put out 85-86.5w RMSx2 @ 2ohms stereo. Using that amp to drive a pair of $89 each BL series subs, a factory Focus HU, and a sealed box, I never once overheated the amp, never blew the subs, and I scored 130.2db with that setup.
Something is obviously wrong if you cooked subs with that amp already, and it gets really hot. I think the output stage of the amp might have an internal deffect...
A cheap fix would be to find a used Alpine V12 amp (if you wanna stick with Alpine) from somewhere like Cash Converters. I've seen ones in good shape at the store in Brantford in the past, and with a reasonable price.
Maybe some of this stuff will help...
I used to have a Sony Sub amp in my first car, and I blew two pairs of Bazooka tubes on it. I also had a technics receiver at home with some B&W cabinets hooked up to it...same thing...blew the 2x 8" woofers in both cabinets, at a replacement cost of about $160+ from B&W (They were old), all because of a lack of current, and the amp clipping all the time. I have a 1978 Marantz Receiver that is only 52w rms, and it blows that technics I had out of the water and then some without trying. Also, I previously had a Power Acoustik Gothic series amp before, that only put out 85-86.5w RMSx2 @ 2ohms stereo. Using that amp to drive a pair of $89 each BL series subs, a factory Focus HU, and a sealed box, I never once overheated the amp, never blew the subs, and I scored 130.2db with that setup.
Something is obviously wrong if you cooked subs with that amp already, and it gets really hot. I think the output stage of the amp might have an internal deffect...
A cheap fix would be to find a used Alpine V12 amp (if you wanna stick with Alpine) from somewhere like Cash Converters. I've seen ones in good shape at the store in Brantford in the past, and with a reasonable price.
Maybe some of this stuff will help...
Bleeding Ford Blue again...