I need help with my sound system!

Question

everytime i turn on my radio loud, the woofer seems to cut out, could this be because i have a weak battery or something is wrong with my amp or woofer itself...thanks guys

Answer 1

amps use a lot of your battery  

Answer 2

Open your trunk and look when you power the radio louder to see if the switch on the amp goes from green to red. If so you're overpowering your amplifier and that leads to the subwoofer cutting off. If your subwoofer makes a higher pitched noise when the bass hits then you're overpowering your subwoofer, but it would blow before cutting off. If neither of those is the case then re-wire the system because the turn on lead or something is wrong. Depending on the wattage, you might need a capacitor or dry cell battery to power the sytem.

Answer 3

Couple of thing to do i had this same prob. tonite remolded my door set-up and leave the subs the same from when i was on 4ohm now on 1ohm  and beatin down again.......look check all conet. and move from there its prob. looking u in the i. mine was

assume your set-up is wrong::::

amp was way to small for your spaek and blew thye voice coil

amps GROUND is a big deal dont take it lightly do it big with good conet.

amp maybe clipping smell for a ?pungent smell of burn wireing? its light,,do it at the amp right up on it u will know

Well hit me back if this dosen't do the trick maybe tell us want all your brands and ratings are ??       Good Luck and

KEEP BEATIN DOWN THE BLOCK

Answer 4

it is your gain setting,

set your gain (input sensitivity setting) correctly, remember its not volume or power but its used to maximize clean signal strength from your amp

here's how

Set the input sensitivity controls of your amplifier to their minimum level (counter clockwise).

Put in a CD and turn the receiver's volume control up (you might have to raise the amp's gain just a bit to hear the music).

When you hear distortion, stop. Turn the volume down until it disappears. As much signal as possible is passing from the receiver to the amp. This maximizes the signal-to-noise ratio, and leaves your system less prone to engine noise problems. Keep the volume setting here.

Now turn the gain controls on the amplifier up until it's as loud as you'll play it. If you hear distortion, slightly decrease the gain settings.

Now you've optimized the amp's output with the receiver's volume set near maximum. You can turn the volume almost all the way up and not damage your speakers or amplify distortion. If you're hooking up a subwoofer, a test disc (or bass-heavy CD) is helpful for making final adjustments.