DC lvl 3 problem

[SpeedEuphoria 10+ year member]

turn the bass down yo

your head unit could be clipping

 

[SpedBoy 10+ year member]

told you it wasnt a knob i am the kid that sold it to him i had it running on 1000 rms @ 1 ohm and it only smelled a little if i was constantly bumping

i also say its clipping the S@#t out of it

how could i be clipping it though? i have it wired to 4 ohms now and still clips i think

 

[-01limited- 10+ year member]

how could i be clipping it though? i have it wired to 4 ohms now and still clips i think

It doesnt matter if its wired at 8, 4, 2, or 1 ohm. Having bass boost, or your bass turned all the way up, plus some other things can clip the signal you're sending to the amp before the amp even messes with it. Then you go turning the gain up and it just amplifies the clipped signal thus making it stinkayyyy.

 

[plugitin 5,000+ posts]

alright, what volume are you playing it at from your head unit (like 40 out of 50)? Is the bass boost on the amp turned all the way down?

 

[plugitin 5,000+ posts]

It doesnt matter if its wired at 8, 4, 2, or 1 ohm. Having bass boost, or your bass turned all the way up, plus some other things can clip the signal you're sending to the amp before the amp even messes with it. Then you go turning the gain up and it just amplifies the clipped signal thus making it stinkayyyy.

see, some headunits need the subwoofer level turned up all the way to get to the preset voltage (ie. 8 volts), but others, not so much. Its very difficult to diagnose this over the internet.

The only REAL way to figure it out, is with an o scope. Too bad youre not closer OP.

 

[SpedBoy 10+ year member]

see, some headunits need the subwoofer level turned up all the way to get to the preset voltage (ie. 8 volts), but others, not so much. Its very difficult to diagnose this over the internet.
The only REAL way to figure it out, is with an o scope. Too bad youre not closer OP.

well, what im thinking, is could it be its a s10 stock electrical and the battery is from 05, some cheap walmart battery, i just bought the truck

 

[plugitin 5,000+ posts]

well, what im thinking, is could it be its a s10 stock electrical and the battery is from 05, some cheap walmart battery, i just bought the truck

what cd player? what are the settings on the deck? What volume?

 

[SpedBoy 10+ year member]

what cd player? what are the settings on the deck? What volume?

kenwood kdc mp238, low 3 mid 0 treble 1, like 20 volume, ive messed around with changing those up no luck

 

[-01limited- 10+ year member]

kenwood kdc mp238, low 3 mid 0 treble 1, like 20 volume, ive messed around with changing those up no luck

Does your kenwood not have a subwoofer lvl control?

 

[SpedBoy 10+ year member]

Does your kenwood not have a subwoofer lvl control?

not that i know of, i press the voume button and all has is low mid treble fad balance

 

[-01limited- 10+ year member]

not that i know of, i press the voume button and all has is low mid treble fad balance

Go into your main menu of the cd player. If its like mine you'll have to go into standby mode then hold down one of the buttons and the menu comes up. Somewhere in there you can switch what the rca's are used for to sw out. That will put a setting when you push in on your volume knob to change the sw level.

That is if its anything like my headunit and that one looks pretty darn identical. Mines just a little older. Sorry it was so vague, but its there.

 

[SpedBoy 10+ year member]

Go into your main menu of the cd player. If its like mine you'll have to go into standby mode then hold down one of the buttons and the menu comes up. Somewhere in there you can switch what the rca's are used for to sw out. That will put a setting when you push in on your volume knob to change the sw level.
That is if its anything like my headunit and that one looks pretty darn identical. Mines just a little older. Sorry it was so vague, but its there.

ok, gonna go try that right now.

 

[-01limited- 10+ year member]

ok, gonna go try that right now.

Let me know if you find it. If not I'll run out to the jeep and get ya exactly what it says to get you there.

 

[SpedBoy 10+ year member]

Go into your main menu of the cd player. If its like mine you'll have to go into standby mode then hold down one of the buttons and the menu comes up. Somewhere in there you can switch what the rca's are used for to sw out. That will put a setting when you push in on your volume knob to change the sw level.
That is if its anything like my headunit and that one looks pretty darn identical. Mines just a little older. Sorry it was so vague, but its there.

there is a bass boost buttom i turned that off, then theres when i hold menu buttom something comes up like v power and the more i turn it up more bass so i turned all the way down, but when i crank it it sounds like its clipping and bottoming out, i got a 15in type r i used on same amp, and got way louder and took way more rms so maybe im thinking either, hu, or battery

 

[-01limited- 10+ year member]

there is a bass boost buttom i turned that off, then theres when i hold menu buttom something comes up like v power and the more i turn it up more bass so i turned all the way down, but when i crank it it sounds like its clipping and bottoming out, i got a 15in type r i used on same amp, and got way louder and took way more rms so maybe im thinking either, hu, or battery

Yea, I know what the bass boost on the headunit. Its got like 2 settings right?

Thats still not the place I'm talking about, In the main menu where you can turn the beep on your headunit off, set your clock, and all those other things. The main menu, you can only access it when your headunit is in standby mode.