so i finally installed my 2 kicker cvx's and my kicker 1500.1 amp... its wired exactly right and the amp is at 2 ohms. when i turn the system on it sounds ok. when i turn the bass knob and volume up though, it starts sounding really bad and goes in and out almost like the fuse isn't strong enough. is that what causes this? i had a 60 volt agu fuse on the fuse holder and it blew so im guessing i need a bigger fuse. doesn't it stop at 60 though..the zx 1500 isnt that strong is it?
It's not a really good idea to up the fuse. They're rated that way for a reason, so when more than 60 amps go through it, it blows. If you upped to to say a 100 amp fuse, then more than 60 amps could pass through it, possibly permanently damaging your amp. If the fuses weren't strong enough, then they would be blowing. If they aren't blowing, it's likely a problem with voltage drops.
the fuses are blowing..the guy that installed it said that i probably needed a 80 volt fuse i just wanted to be sure because the sound quality is horrible..there is only a 40 in there right now cuz the only 60 blew..so in that case is it the fuse causing the bad sound?
I would also blame a voltage loss... Especially if you have a stock charging system. 1500 watts is alot without a cap or something!
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so a cap would stop that from happening completely?? im really confused as to what exactly makes the subs sound bad only when i turn the bass up past half way..so if i put a 80 amp fuse on there it will still sound bad until i get a cap?
first, upgrade the big 3, then a better battery like an optima or stinger...then if you still need something a cap might be considered...but i'd still take a second battery first.
Wait, I just did a double take on this thread...the fuse sizes have nothing to do with your sound. You're sound comes down to: signal (self explanatory), power (this includes the amp, power and ground wires, battery and alternator), speaker (in this case the sub) and enclosure (sub box). All of these have a great effect on your sound quality. If you're amp and speaker aren't the problem (they aren't) and your enclosure and signal are fine (they wouldn't lead to blowing fuses), then the conclusion is that you have an issue with your power delivery somewhere.
Now do you understand why I said to start with the big 3 (though that isn't likely the problem it will help to manage that amount of power throughput and is the quickest thing to help), and then to go buy a different battery?
well the amp looks like its not able to draw enough power from the battery due to the size of the fuse blocking power from passing through. i orginally had a 60 watt fuse and it blew and all i had was a 40 so in that case, would't it most likely be the size of the fuse??? could that possibly be causing the subs to sound bad because the amp can't draw enogh energy? or is it really something else???
what size is the power wire? what size is the ground?
whiteboyz24 wrote:what size is the power wire? what size is the ground?
NO
Fuses don't ANY power until they blow, then they block ALL power.
Have you checked the gains on your amp. you're possibly clipping your amp which will make the subs sound terrible and also blow the fuses if it's done for too long.
Quit turning up the goddamn bass knob. If your gains are set properly, there's no need for it, and all the knob is going to do is make everything sound like a baby ferret eating a cheese curl.
Labotomi wrote:whiteboyz24 wrote:what size is the power wire? what size is the ground?
NO
Fuses don't ANY power until they blow, then they block ALL power.
Have you checked the gains on your amp. you're possibly clipping your amp which will make the subs sound terrible and also blow the fuses if it's done for too long.
uhhh....you are living up to your name. i didnt ask a yes or no question or say anything about fuses
So here's the situation, and I'll explain my bass knob theory. Gain adjusts the AC voltage going to the speaker. This in turn increases the amperage draw of the amp, which is connected via power wire and fuse. For sake of arguement, let's say a properly tuned system is going to draw 48 amps max, and you have a 50 amp fuse. Now introducing the bass knob, you are infact increasing the ac voltage to the speakers, hence increasing amperage draw on the system, since watts/volts = amps. You are increasing wattage while turning up that bass knob, however, it's not a clean signal, and not a clean sine wave. Said wave can be dirty, ripply, and indeed peak to great values if introduced to the system, and blow a fuse. So if you like baby ferrets eating cheese curls, by all means, crank up that bass knob, and start saving for some new gear once that cheese curl turns into magic smoke.
whiteboyz24 wrote:Labotomi wrote:whiteboyz24 wrote:what size is the power wire? what size is the ground?
NO
Fuses don't ANY power until they blow, then they block ALL power.
Have you checked the gains on your amp. you're possibly clipping your amp which will make the subs sound terrible and also blow the fuses if it's done for too long.
uhhh....you are living up to your name. i didnt ask a yes or no question or say anything about fuses
Sorry, hit the wrong quote button, but don't be an ass about it.
hahah i love the baby ferret eating cheese curls metaphor...my gains are set for sure... but i cant hear bass unless i turn my bass knob up about 3/4 the way up...i put a 80 amp fuse in there today and it didnt blow so thats good.. i did find out that the @!#$ty sound was coming from the fact that i have very small boxes behind the seat of my truck...i guess the air doesn't have room to leave or w/e and gets trapped causing a not so great sound with some songs.... but i usually just leave my bass knob 3/4 the way up and adjust the volume to increase how much the bass plays....but is that still to high to set my bass?? and my amp has a smell coming from it not like burning but like a normal electronic getting hot smell. is that bad? the amp is brand new... should there be no smell at all???? thats my only worry know..i know im not clipping...well im pretty sure im not? i know that my gains were set though
