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Matt McAteer Posted on Jun 20, 2009
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Subs cut out at low volume no matter the settings

I have two 10 inch type R subwoofers being powered by a alpine mrp-m500 amp. I put them in a 2005 saturn ion with the advanced audio system (AAS). I used the high pass converter to rca and my subs cut out when i turn the volume up past three notches. I have turned the gain and eq all the way down on the amp and my head unit and it still cuts out at the sme time. I purchased the subs as a loaded setup so i do not know what the ohm rating is or any ohr specs on the subs. Please help thank you.

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    Matt McAteer Jun 20, 2009

    They sound good till i hit that same point in the volume every time. No matter the settings.

  • Matt McAteer
    Matt McAteer Jun 20, 2009

    See that is what i was thinking. I actually don't have a capacitor on it. I have a one farad siting i my garage. I may have to put it on there and see f it fixs it.

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    Matt McAteer Jun 21, 2009

    No the cap did not help anything. I am at a loss. Is it possable the amp is too small for these subs. What are the specs on the type r 10's?

  • Matt McAteer
    Matt McAteer Jun 21, 2009

    HELP!

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I'm not a complete audio expert but it sounds like somethings over heating or you have a blown out put bridge.

  • Anonymous Jun 20, 2009

    It sounds more like you aren't getting enough power then. Bad capasitor? Seems like a big lack of juice.

  • Anonymous Jun 21, 2009

    Absolutely. That was what I was going to say next. Need more power!! Did you check the output bridges on the head set? If they're ok, then get more juice.

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caution

About Power supply wires (MRP-M1000 only)

• 21mm2 is the minimum power and ground cable size

that should be used to connect this amplifier. The

length of these cables should not exceed 1m to assure

safe operation.

• If the length of the power and ground cables exceed

1m, or if you connect more than one amplifier, a distribution

block should be used with 33mm2 or 53mm2

power and ground cables depending on the length

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in-line fuse on the power cable near the battery positive

post.


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MRP-M500 ........................................... 300 W x 1

• Per channel into 2 ohms (?1% THD+N)

MRP-M1000 ....................................... 1000 W x 1

MRP-M500 ........................................... 500 W x 1

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MRP-M500 ............................................... 1100 W

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• IHF A Weighted, Reference: rated power into

4 ohms .................................................... 100 dBA

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• RCA IN .................................................. 20k ohms

• SP IN .................................................... 40k ohms

Frequency Response (200Hz/ -3dB) ....... 20 - 200 Hz

Crossover Frequency .......... 50 - 200 Hz (-24dB/oct.)

Input Sensitivity (RCA IN) ............................ 0.2 - 4 V

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MRP-M500

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• Height ..................................... 60 mm (2 - 23/64")

• Depth .................................... 242 mm (9 - 17/32")

Weight

MRP-M1000 ................................................ 4.2 kg
MRP-M500 .................................................. 2.7 k

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