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Can you even do Class D and Class A\B on one amp, or are they all Class A\B?

err, everyone I've talked to (including talks I've seen here) said to do the big 3 because it was a cheap way to get more out of the stock alternator. It seemed to make sense because the wiring that's already is pretty sad. From what I seen while poking around it looked thinner than my 12gauge speak...

I decided to do the Big 3. $22 dollars worth of 4gauge and a few hours later it was complete. I was happy...until I went to test. I knew something was wrong when the system first came on and I put it up; the lights were still dimming. I took it to an empty parking lot and tested the voltages at the ...

it dosnt matter what speakers you have hooked up to your amp it is going to give the same voltage if the ohms are the same, changing your gains does not regulate voltage. and yes get a differnt battery. I of course may be wrong, but I don't think that's true. The gains do regulate how much voltage ...

Question: I just went outside with a multimeter and measured the voltages going to the amp. When at low volumes, the amps both read 14.0v, but when I crank it up to the max (450w rms total), the multimeter goes from 12.5 to 13.5. Is that acceptable, or is that what killed my Soundstream amp? What re...

The amps are probably getting hot from the voltage dropping. Everything else is set up correctly, I'm sure of it. As for a new battery...is it really needed if I get a new alternator? I just got a new (normal) battery, and I don't look forward to dropping another $150? on a red top. I never plan on ...

That place is more expensive than the other places I've been to

Err, I don't know what gave you the idea that I don't know how gains work. My sub amp can do 600w but my sub can only handle 400w. My speaker amp can do 175x2 but my current (single) speaker can only handle 50w. And yes, I want to upgrade my alternator, which was the reason for this post. My questio...

My 1995 Toyota Camry has an 80amp alt and my lights slighty dim when I'm only at 450w gain wise, when my amps can handle near 1000w. However, this isn't what I'm worried about. I am more concerned for the health of my two amps, both of which get extremely hot after an hour or so of use. They even so...

Well, for anyone who cares, I opened up the amp, and I saw burn marks on the PCB, as well as some brown burn marks on the cover :( Guess it's toast. Also, no fuses to be seen, what the hell is up with that? I think I have my replacements coming already, though. Picked up a JBL BP 600.1, and I think ...