That JL shouldn't be getting hot at a 4 ohm load. Give more details on the speakers you're running and if they have an active crossover inline.
That JL shouldn't be getting hot at a 4 ohm load. Give more details on the speakers you're running and if they have an active crossover inline.
Mike
It gets really hot. Doesn't shut down, but it will burn your hand. The amp is on the floor in the backseat.
These are the speakers
http://www.amazon.com/CL-61-Audio-Co.../dp/B00FX9SO74
How hot should this amp be getting? You said a/b runs hot. Maybe I'm just being paranoid but it is HOT.
I noticed the ad on Amazon says 2 ohm optional, are you running them at 2 or 4 ohms? Is your amp stable for low impedance loads like that? 2 ohms will make the amp put out around twice the power it does at 4 ohms, and add more heat. Are you getting any clipping? If you had any clippping, you'd know right away...it sounds about as good as nails on a chalkboard.
'16 Fiesta ST
How does it sound? Anything strange? I did some looking around on your amp and many complain about the heat output and mention the heatsink is undersized for the unit. Figured I'd throw that out there.
'16 Fiesta ST
Tin, I was just looking for the baseline be 2ohm or 4 ohm load. As you noted the amp is known to run hot. Cabinet gain over frequency is a variable that is fun to play with. I'm a former db drag guy. Cabinet design is a crazy art I have only scratched the surface of. I have lots of learning to do.
Cabinet design is fun. Lots of software out there to simulate response. A good free one is WinISD, you just input the T/S parameters and go from there, pretty good stuff. If you want more elaborate designs like quarter-wave tubes, transmission lines, and horn enclosures, the Martin J King Mathcad worksheets are the golden standard.
'16 Fiesta ST
Any opinion on the ground I'm using?
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