Patrick Danesky

Okay got the fluke oscilloscope hooked up to the amp..... waves show perfect curves @ 40hz. the remote bass knob clipping light turns on at a certain point, yet the oscilloscope shows a nice perfect curve. has anyone dealt with this amp before and had this issue?

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i love the kenwood excelon series.. try the kdc-x897, x997, or the x697 depending if you want hd radio, or bluetooth features.

thats what i figured, ill just snip the light so i dont have to look at it.

i was leaning on a 25hz tone for 30 seconds the other day, didnt fall below 13.4... running a mechman 300 amp alternator. should i take the warning from the remote bass knob and agree that its clipping? or should i physically take the advice from the oscilloscope which shows perfect curves, no clipping?

yes, one deka 31 in the front, one in the back

Alright got my system all ready to go and wired for tuning. First i set my gains using an oscilloscope on my sub mono amp. All went well. Then i set my gains on my 4 channel amp. All went well. I plugged in the speakers, and i am getting high pitch scratching noises that vary and change intermittently. When I turn off the subwoofer rca output from the headunit to the rear, the sub no longer gets any signal obviously.. but if i have rcas plugged into the 4 channel amp...... the sub then starts playing music! could this be my twisted pair rca cables? should i switch to coaxial?

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Got it, i will fuse em today.

I figured an amp that had visible fuses on it didn't needed to be fused additionally.

Well alton, id just like to say thank you for everything... the box you designed pounds. i was playing a 25hz tone at full blast earlier... my garage windows were shaking, and the roof was flexing like crazy. thanks again bro, youre the best.

That sucks... I loved this hu. I'm gonna try turning it on without the factory harness direct to the battery.. still getting the hum

When the key isn't on (in the accessory position) I get a hum in the speakers.... bad hu?

How do I go about grounding the HU better?

Grounds are fine... I ran rca from my ipod through the RCA's I had hooked to the radio.. gotta be a source issue.. this is clean with no head unit

How would I get ground to the frame safely?? Drill???

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no the sound stops coming from the speakers if i disconnect the rcas... let me go try hooking up my ipod directly to the amps... gotta hook everything back up give me a little bit

Here are my 2 pioneer amps on the top shelf. Here is how my crescendo is wired both 12v and ground directly to battery. here is the wiring for the 4 amps i have total.. the 4 8awg wires on the left go to the pioneer amps. my 4th amp is not on the rack as of right now im having it serviced. this is my relay for switching all the amps on, it also switches on my lcd volt meter in the dash. this is the ground wires to the wall of the trunk

I tried other 4 channel amps.... same exact noise Its a Kenwood x895 I've used it in another car it was great.. same amps in fact too no issue. I'm uploading pics now.

More info... just ran a set of regular coax RCA's to the back... not the issue. Tried 2 other amps I have laying around.... not the issue. Set all gains as low as possible to check for clipping... same thing. I do get an amplifier whine on top of the noise I am getting. Big 3 is done...

Roger that but there is a bass boost @ 45 hz knob on the amp as well.. thats why it was confusing.

I have looked through the manual and see no details on it Does anyone know if the remote knob is a GAIN KNOB? or a BASS BOOST KNOB? I am trying to set my gains and would like some more information before i hook up the o-scope.

Thats what i assumed, and i clearly understand your instructions.. but for thought, any idea why the manual says Remote Gain/Bass Boost then? They dont give any instructions on setting it.

Jeez i hope none go to my old address... i no longer live there!