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Ming the Merciless 05-28-2015 11:37 AM

use duct tape

and here i got you a diagram, since you are such an awesome guy

http://assets.blog.hemmings.com/wp-c...iring_mess.jpg

Ming the Merciless 05-28-2015 11:41 AM

i marked everything with blue tape for you because youre special

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v8...k/100_0208.jpg

Eleazar 05-28-2015 11:52 AM

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Originally Posted by BigMeatballDave (Post 11522624)

I think I see an iPod connector. Sweet!

Reerun_KC 05-28-2015 11:53 AM

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Originally Posted by MTG#10 (Post 11522672)
That's what I figured. I am only running one sub, the amp is designed for one sub but Im going to get a splitter anyway just to be safe. Thanks.

what is the amp model and brand?

MTG#10 05-28-2015 04:03 PM

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Originally Posted by C-Mac (Post 11522713)
Some amps have a mono input option.

EDIT: After further review your amp is a mono amp, you only need the one input. It only has one channel even though it shows 2 inputs.
Its basically half an amp.

Interesting. So I dont need a splitter, just run one RCA to either the left or right channel?

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Originally Posted by Reerun_KC (Post 11522743)
what is the amp model and brand?

Boss R1100M


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Originally Posted by Pawnmower (Post 11522725)
i marked everything with blue tape for you because youre special

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v8...k/100_0208.jpg

LMAO

Reerun_KC 05-28-2015 07:41 PM

IF it has 2 RCA inputs i would probably just run the splitter anyway... IF not, then just run one RCA to it...

But my guess is it has 2 RCA and its a single channel amp.. to be on the safe side I would run 2 if the amp accepts it.

notorious 05-28-2015 07:58 PM

A lot of cheap amps don't sum the channels of one input, meaning that it will only amplify 1/2 as much if you only plug in to one RCA.

When my friends had a cheap amp, and wanted it to get loud and not much else I would just splice off of their rear speaker wires and run into the high inputs of the amp.

High voltage=Louder (even though it sounds like shit when abused)

Besides, cheap head units put out shit for voltage from their RCA outputs.

Try the RCA's, but if it's not enough run speaker wire from the rear channels directly into the high-level inputs of the amp.

Reerun_KC 05-28-2015 08:04 PM

Good point Notorious... I totally forgot about the high sides of the amp... Havent used those in decades...

notorious 05-28-2015 08:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Reerun_KC (Post 11523417)
Good point Notorious... I totally forgot about the high sides of the amp... Havent used those in decades...

My first stereo when I was 14 years old consisted of a Pioneer FM modulated changer running through the factory radio and high-level inputs feeding a Sony 240 watt amp bumping a Pioneer 12.

God it was great back then until the 20 year old senior pulled up in his T-Top Camero with 2 Cerwin Vega 15's driven by a Fosgate amp.

Reerun_KC 05-28-2015 08:16 PM

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Originally Posted by notorious (Post 11523427)
My first stereo when I was 14 years old consisted of a Pioneer FM modulated changer running through the factory radio and high-level inputs feeding a Sony 240 watt amp bumping a Pioneer 12.



God it was great back then until the 20 year old senior pulled up in his T-Top Camero with 2 Cerwin Vega 15's driven by a Fosgate amp.


Mine was pioneer tape deck with a lanzar 250 watt amp on two off brand 12s cant even remember the name of them...

It all got stolen.... So I got an insurance check and bought a killer pioneer deck, jvc passive eq, 4 JVC 5,25s, two crunch 12s and a mtx amp.. still have the amp....

My shit was legit after that,, Very few could touch it in a 1983 nissan pulsar... It bumped hard....

C-Mac 05-28-2015 08:54 PM

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Originally Posted by MTG#10 (Post 11523137)
Interesting. So I dont need a splitter, just run one RCA to either the left or right channel?

No you shouldn't.
It's a single channel amp, therefore there it is only a "right" channel or "mono" meaning 1 channel.

2 inputs would have no purpose on a mono channel amp other than for someone using a standard stereo output set of RCA's, would then be "Y" 'd internally.

As for Notoruis comment, indeed using the high input will give you more gain but you will get a lot more distortion thru the amp of the radio.

Reerun_KC 05-28-2015 09:18 PM

C-mac is probably right, I have never used a mono block before. I used class d for my sub's. So disregard my input on the amp.

C-Mac 05-28-2015 09:32 PM

Another note, you bought a good subwoofer but it's too bad you didn't get a DVC 4 ohm or SVC 2 ohm, it would have doubled the power out of your amp.

notorious 05-28-2015 09:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Reerun_KC (Post 11523495)
C-mac is probably right, I have never used a mono block before. I used class d for my sub's. So disregard my input on the amp.

Depends on the amp. Even if it's mono it still might need both voltage inputs to make full power.

notorious 05-28-2015 10:04 PM

1100 watts for $48.95?


That thing would smoke my old 18x2 Phoenix Gold amp.


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