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11-16-2009, 03:08 PM

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And you have this amp bridged to 2 channels with each bridged channel running one 4ohm coil of your woofer?

11-16-2009, 03:15 PM

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no, it is bridged to 2 channels

+ - - + + - - +

red is the wires that are hooked up, and these wires are connected to only one side of the sub.

sub inputs are + + - - on one side and

+ + - - nothing connected on the other

11-16-2009, 03:19 PM

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eh? So you have just 2 speaker wires (one pair) connected to your amplifier?

And those same 2 speaker wires connect to just one pair of terminals on your sub?

And there are no jumpers or anything on the subwoofer? You are running just one coil on the subwoofer?

11-16-2009, 03:21 PM

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yes.. lol I dont know much about this stuff so dont laugh.

11-16-2009, 03:22 PM

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I wouldn't call it warm, just a lil over room temp. My plate amps and smaller amps heat up within 20 minutes and get too hot to touch. The Visonik never went past what I would call a little warm, even when it shut off once. It ran about as warm as my *****

11-16-2009, 03:23 PM

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oh and I also tried running wires from the other terminals of the sub on the side that is hooked up to the side that isnt and my amp superheated within about 2 minutes and shut off so i disconnected it.

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11-16-2009, 03:49 PM

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soooooooooo is this setup incorrect? what do i need to do different?

11-16-2009, 05:11 PM

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I would have some one that knows what they're doing take a look at it. More than likely the sub woofers are not hooked up properly causing a lower than stable impedance load for the amp.

11-16-2009, 05:12 PM

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honestly, buy a better mono amp for it, and use the sony to power some speakers in the car.

11-16-2009, 05:42 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Denonite

I would have some one that knows what they're doing take a look at it. More than likely the sub woofers are not hooked up properly causing a lower than stable impedance load for the amp.

is my best option going to be just take it to best buy or should I go to a shop that deals with systems only? I dont want to pay an arm and a leg to get this checked out, if that were the case id just buy a new amp. I dont have any friends who know more than I do about this stuff so i cant really go that way.

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Originally Posted by wasted911

honestly, buy a better mono amp for it, and use the sony to power some speakers in the car.

Id love to, but money man.. This is what i have to work with, so Id appreciate any other advice that can help.

Do I have this sub hooked up wrong if im only running 1 voice coil bridged into 2 channels?

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