Amp Losing Power HELP!

Systems
Systems Posts: 14,873
edited September 2002 in Car Audio & Electronics
I have a Kenwood head unit and two kick xi amps of course the kenwood cd players go up to 35 max well when I put the bass on 6 and turn it up any louder than 26/28 the amps just shut off I have racked my brain and can't figure out why! I have a good ground because I jst redid it. also I have ran them on 4 gauge wire 8 gauge as well nothing seems to work....

Lost and Confused....
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  • goingganzo
    goingganzo Posts: 2,793
    edited September 2002
    what you are doing is overdriveing you amps i have a alpine recever and i uslay onny turn it up to 18 at the max but it can go up to 34 if i turn it past 18 i get alot of distorshon becues where i have my gains on the amps turn down the gain on the amps and check if you have them set to the right speaker config
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  • TrappedUnder Ice
    TrappedUnder Ice Posts: 975
    edited September 2002
    If your only turning your HU up to 18..then your not getting the full benefiet of the Preamp on the Alpine. Your cutting it short.
    To set the gains without use of an o'scope or DMM... you need to turn your volume on the HU to 3/4 volume> start gains on the amps at 0 and turn it up untill it starts to distort and then turn it down. You should have no extra noise doing this and will not overdrive the amps. Be sure not to use a quiet cd... some are louder than others...us a normal volume one..
    by doing this..you will get the full preamp and wont clip it. Most preamps dont have the "non clipping" feature..thus on like alpine that goes to 35... 29 would be 3/4 way....this also leaves room for softer tracks to be turned up a bit passed that.

    well..off my soap box for today
    peace out :D
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