A Question for peeps that know AMPS AND SUBS

[fdsa487]

I have an amp in the Cherokee that I am not sure on how to place the settings if it is powering ONE 10" sub.

Its a fairly small amp I think its 300rms or something I forget, but I do not know what way the speaker wire goes into the amp if it is powering a sub. I know there is a correct way to do it if you run standard speakers off of it and there is another way to run the wires to the outputs.... ALSO there is a FILTER switch with three settings... what should that be on ? Its a Sony amp. Here is a picture I drew of the speaker wire imputs... thanks for the help. I would have taken a picture, but the camera can not focus on that small of writing..

 

[bcsavage]

you just want to run one sub? then go to the mono + and - terminals. If it were two ohm stable and you had two subs you'd take the negative off one sub, run it to the positive on the other. then take the remaining leads from the subs (neg on one, pos on the other) and run them to the + and - terminals on the mono setting. Oh and mono means one channel (aka not stereo) and is the two channels power bridged into one.

edit - oh, and if it cuts out on you (safety on the amp comes on and no sound at higher levels) that's usually a sign that a) the sub is putting more draw on the amp than the amp can handle or b) that your amp isn't getting the current it needs to be putting out that kind of power.

 

[fdsa487]

you just want to run one sub? then go to the mono + and - terminals. If it were two ohm stable and you had two subs you'd take the negative off one sub, run it to the positive on the other. then take the remaining leads from the subs (neg on one, pos on the other) and run them to the + and - terminals on the mono setting. Oh and mono means one channel (aka not stereo) and is the two channels power bridged into one.

edit - oh, and if it cuts out on you (safety on the amp comes on and no sound at higher levels) that's usually a sign that a) the sub is putting more draw on the amp than the amp can handle or b) that your amp isn't getting the current it needs to be putting out that kind of power.

PERFECT! Thank you, Sir.