Amp set up help

[famasmuch]

I just got an amp for FREE from my dad its not the best amp but its free and im kinda short on money so it will do for now uprading in future for sure . So far i have the 2 12's l5s all sealed up . just got this sony amp (pic below) and this monster amp kit with the 4 gauge wire (link below).I do have a stock radio and i was told i need a Hi/Low converter ? which one would fit the car best and sound the best.
Also i would like a bass knob so i can control it with out having to goto the trunk verytime lol which 1 is best and easy to install. is there anything else i will need to buy in order to get it sounding the best it can please and thank you for your comments and help in advance !
Btw i have a 2009 nissan altima sedan 2.5s


http://www.audiosavings.com/products/Co ... AP500.aspx

[gameguru1360]

what are the contents in the amp wiring kit?? does it include the power and ground wire terminals?? fuse holder and fuse that goes near the battery?? It'll be hard to find a bass knob to go to that amp since I don't think that amp comes with one.

You might be able to use one of these on sonicelectronix.com...there might be some compatible or universal ones, plus they also have line out converters so that you can hook up the amp to your factory radio.

http://www.sonicelectronix.com/cat_i46_ ... motes.html

The main thing you do NOT want to crank up the amp gain on the amp since I'm assuming it's a low powered 2 channel amp. A lot of times, with underpowered amps, people have a tendency to crank up the gain where you'll definitely clip the amp and possibly cause damage to those kickers. I'm not even sure what voltage the factory radio with or without the Bose is rated at.

I also have a factory radio without the bose, but I'm scrapping it for an aftermarket radio, 2 channel amp to power front component speakers and a 1700 mono amp to power my sub when my tax refund comes in...

if you were to get another amp, what's your budget??

[famasmuch]

what are the contents in the amp wiring kit?? does it include the power and ground wire terminals?? fuse holder and fuse that goes near the battery?? It'll be hard to find a bass knob to go to that amp since I don't think that amp comes with one.

You might be able to use one of these on sonicelectronix.com...there might be some compatible or universal ones, plus they also have line out converters so that you can hook up the amp to your factory radio.

http://www.sonicelectronix.com/cat_i46_ ... motes.html

The main thing you do NOT want to crank up the amp gain on the amp since I'm assuming it's a low powered 2 channel amp. A lot of times, with underpowered amps, people have a tendency to crank up the gain where you'll definitely clip the amp and possibly cause damage to those kickers. I'm not even sure what voltage the factory radio with or without the Bose is rated at.

I also have a factory radio without the bose, but I'm scrapping it for an aftermarket radio, 2 channel amp to power front component speakers and a 1700 mono amp to power my sub when my tax refund comes in...

if you were to get another amp, what's your budget??

Yea i just got this converter but dont know how to hook it up -__- any help or suggestions ? And what radio you upgrading too ? dont you have to get a new faceplate ? i am about to just go buy a boss audio in dash touch screen tomorrow since i cant figure the converter out . and for a new amp in the future I was thinnking of getting this amp link below .

This is the converter I bought http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_526 ... NI-35.html

Either this amp http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_345 ... 00.1D.html
Or This one http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_227 ... 1500D.html

[AppleBonker]

The main thing you do NOT want to crank up the amp gain on the amp since I'm assuming it's a low powered 2 channel amp. A lot of times, with underpowered amps, people have a tendency to crank up the gain where you'll definitely clip the amp and possibly cause damage to those kickers. I'm not even sure what voltage the factory radio with or without the Bose is rated at.

Highly unlikely. It looks like that is a Sony XM-2165GTX which would provide only 400 watts RMS @ 4 ohms. Considering each one of those subs should be able to handly 600 watts RMS, even fully clipped (square sine wave) that amp should not be able to blow the subs. With a square sine wave, I don't think that amp can put out much more than 600 watts RMS. Clipping shouldn't cause damage, but it will make it sound like dookie.

Also, that amp is rated only at 4 ohms as far as I can tell. If you run it at 1 ohm I'm pretty sure it'll over heat and you'll fry the amp. May want to rewire your subs.

For the converter, you just need to connect it to the speaker wires for the rear 6x9s. Should be able to just grab a couple of wire tap-ins from anywhere.

[gameguru1360]

well maybe not clip the subs, but definitely the amp and that amp is probably not 1 ohm stable. It's probably 2 ohm stable but it won't be enough to properly feed those subs. Since it's a free amp, it'll power them up, but not as much as what you should have hooked up to those subs.

[Tony2676]

Hey i been trying to research some info on amp installations and i was wondering were some of your guys have gotten the power cable through the firewall... any tips for our cars... i have a 09 coupe but im pretty sure its the same for 4th gen altimas

[gameguru1360]

there should be a grommet near the steering column or where the brake lines go through the firewall. You can run the cable through that grommet onto the battery

[QR25DE]

The easiest I found was the passenger's side. Under the glove box (easier if you take out the glove box). There is a grommit there and you can feed the wires through up to the engine bay. Works great. I have my power wire, and other stuff for my boost gauge and such through the same grommit. It's great. More than enough room to run multiple things.

You'll have to remove a bit of the insulation, it's high behind the glove box. And you'll need to drill a little hole in the cowling. I though I had pics of this but I have lost them. I'll take more in a couple hours on my break at work.

[iammai]

You might consider trying to search the forum. Here are two threads with pics.

post3830530.html?hilit=first%20first%20post#p3830530

altima-project-build-sound-deadening-ru ... 90805.html

[QR25DE]

^^ Exactly how I ran mine. No need to post pics.

[AppleBonker]

Sorry I can't be more help on the routing of power cable. I had to drill a hole for mine, and most people don't like that idea. However, I couldn't find an easy location to run 0 AWG cable through the firewall without drilling. 4 AWG is probably a completely different story.

well maybe not clip the subs, but definitely the amp

Clipping doesn't hurt anything though. It's all in the power generated. A 400 watt RMS amp will likely run at roughly 600 watts RMS fully clipped. The RMS rating is for a non-clipped signal. If you have a sub that can handle 1000+ watts RMS, you would not cause damage by running a fully clipped signal from an amp rated for 400 watts RMS. The only failure mode would be a mechanical defect, but you'd have a failure there regardless of input power.

[Tony2676]

The links you posted are exactly what i been looking for!!! THANK YOU!! lol. I need to learn how to use a search bar lmao..... but thanks NEways.... Also i know the the Alpine MRP m500 is a common starter amp, does anybody recommend any other amps or have feedback of this alpine, i'm planning on powering a 10 inch alpine type R with it.

[gameguru1360]

The links you posted are exactly what i been looking for!!! THANK YOU!! lol. I need to learn how to use a search bar lmao..... but thanks NEways.... Also i know the the Alpine MRP m500 is a common starter amp, does anybody recommend any other amps or have feedback of this alpine, i'm planning on powering a 10 inch alpine type R with it.

the alpine PDX amps are great...they're conveniently small and they can be stacked on top of each other, so if you plan to go with a 4 channel and mono pdx amp, that'd be an ideal setup.