Sound system question? Options

[XS4lv1Truch0x]

ok so check this out

iif i were to hook up a 3000 watt mono amp max to a 600 watt sub *its 2 subs*

would it damage the subs if i had the gain set at like 25 percent?

and would i have to change the wire running from the battery to the amp cause right now i think im using 16 gague wire? is it a must if im not going to have the amp at full blast?

[Steevo]

I run a 600watt RMS amp in my Olds with two Pioneer 12" subs. On the low power RCA outputs and running 50% gain with the head unit doing low pass filter and no preamp on the channels I can make your heart skip beats when I crank it, but I custom built my enclosure.


I use 4GA wire both leads going to the battery posts. I could hardly rattle the car untill i got my grounding problem fixed (I was young and dumb and grounded it on the body). It ended up burning out a alternator and killing a gauge before I finally just ran another wire and fixed it right.

Run some good quality wire to the battery posts, and make sure to use good ends, as that will cause problems too if half assed. If you can get a capacitor to help even out the load spikes, and make sure to mount everything securely.


http://www.crutchfield.com/S-9sOvaqRYB5P/c...h=amp+capacitor


Go to Radio Shack or a hardware store or Napa for the ends to connect to the amp and battery, And get some heatshrink tubing to really secure the ends and keep them from degrading over time.