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Sunday i finally got my amp installed at the local shop.. (soundstream ref 2.640) I drive an 06 xterra so we put it in "gully" of the back above the spare tire. Drove home.. noticed a slight smell figured it was the amp burning in... drove to work monday am.. no issues .. driving home monday the amp started cutting out on me.. got home lifted the "cover" of the area where the amp was noticed it was VERY VERY hot to touch and the amber light on .... figured wow guess there is not enough airflow..and the amp over heated...(not sure if you ever saw the back of an xterra but this is a big space) so figured i would just take the cover off... drove to work this am.. no problems... driving home did the same thing but that "electric smell" seemed a bit more prevelant.. stopped at the install shop to "question" wiring etc" they said they double checked everything.. showed him the amp and it was very hot to touch "couldnt keep hand" on it that hot . Is it safe to assume i just got a bad amp? not sure what or where to check... HEAD UNIT: ALPINE CDA - 9887 SPEAKERs : CDT ES6.2 AMP: Soundstream Ref 2.640 the head unit i have had, the speakers and amp where installed sunday... thanks dave

realized i have not posted back in a while... I got the amp swapped out no cutting out and stays cool.. BUT i seem to have another issue and i am really unsure if its just me, the amp or even how to test it.. I was driving home from the gym the other day and had the music up loud say (18 / 19 ) on the dial for comparison sake.. "normal listening is about 9 - 12.... I swaer on my way home.. it dropped the power and i had to turn it up to 22 - 24 ish to be "loud" and now normail driving is @ 15ish.. is this possible, is there a way to test wattage out the amp.. or is just me and im going deaf.. ??

eclipse 7200 mkII in my opnion... i have an alpine 9887 and HATE it but am kind of stuck with it until i finish the rest of my install...

nah i dont think its blown... cause if i crank em up it sounds good until the amp over heats.. lol,.... i think its in the lines somewhere... i am a little upsst at the shop though and probably wont go back.. I was under the assumption they would just run new wire through out... NOPE they took the short cuts and just splice into some of the old speaker wire for the dash tweeters.. and then they used different gauge coming directly out of the amp than to some thinner wire to the speaker... not a happy camper about this.... I hear the buzz with out even turning amp/HU on.... which tells me its in the line... i would just re-run my self but am a little hesitant on the dash tweeters and getting em out and than trying to run the cable...

i was checking the ground coming out of the cap.. its grounded to the "body" is this ok??... its ground to the floor of the back if that makes sense.... guess u can think of it like a truck bed.. ?? its grounded to the floor... looks like the grinded off the paint so i am going to assume its good.. narrowed the buzz to the right speaker.. just took off the door panel and digging in.. new amp should be in on monday.. screw up in shipping apparently... went out ground instead of air..

2ohm http://www.soundstream.com/AudioProducts/Amplifiers/reference.htm

yes i have a FI-Q 12' in a box waiting on a soundstream 1000.1 mono block to come in... yes the cap has a display,, runs between 12.xxxx and 14.xxx

Headed out to a show tonight, so really wont be able to dig into the install probably on sat and not sure if i should start a new post on this... i do have an odd faint buzz, which does NOT get louder when i hit the gas or what ever... and it seems like its there when the amp is off as well... i dont think i heard it prior to the install... so it could be an odd ground issue... my frist question is... I have a 2.0 CAP in there... they ran the power back to the cap.. and than grounded off the cap to under the car cant tell where yet... I assume this is normal?

screw up in shipping amp will be in tommorrow.. ill post after the drive home... :-)

car off 12.62, car idle 14.xx radio off will have the shop where i picked up the amp check the grounds...

thanks for the replys, called the shop they are going to swap it out, new one should be in tommorrow and they said they would just swapt the installed one ( they will take it out and reinstall they did not do the original install)... .. but i am going to check the voltage also ..

checked the leads at the amp with the car off.... on my r-shack mm i get a 3.7 on each ohm @ 200 on the mm ... :-)

Not sure where to post this and hope this is ok here.... I am looking for a local isntaller to do my install here in S. Florida Boca Raton area or a shop reccomendation.. I am not looking for any "customizations" really not yet at least need to stay with in a budget.. I have a nissan xterra would like amps mounted on rear seats ( ithink) also need a box build ( sealed for a fiq 12) and a speaker install in the fronts.. will need to cut some of the door where the present speakers are as i think they are 6x9 in there at present and i would like to put in 6.5 component set well as sound deadening... amps are 2 soundstream ref series 1.1000 & 2 .640 REF's pm me please if you are a local installer... thanks dave

Hello All, I am looking a few amp reccomendations for my FI Q 12" preferably not over $500.00. I was origanaly thinking of going with one of the new soundstream 4channel amp and bridge 2 but i dont think it will be enough power so am looking for a few more reccomendtions to point me in the right direction... Thanks

going to go with the soundstream ref 1.1000 should be in end of next week at my local dealer....

where can i get info on the sundown amps? SundownAudio.com SSA.com (Forum under Manufacturers Thread and Online Store) thanks i found the site.. brosing through the forum right after posted DOH ! lol

where can i get info on the sundown amps?

Just recieved my FiQ12" need some help on box ideas measurments.. etc.. I drive an 06 Nissan Xterrra. I would like to build a box the slants at an angle "towards" you following the countour of the back seats to.. (larger on the bottom , to smaller on top with the front being straight , facing the back) if that makes sense...Ill post a measurement of the height of the back seat at the angle but if any one is an SUV owner out there you know what i mean... i hope...that makes sense... I am assuming an angle on the back of the box doesnt make a difference.. its the amount of air inside.. I also need some recomendations on terminals for the box.... I am open to alternate ideas if anyone out there drives an xterrra.. oh and this will be a sealed enclosure thanks dave

had to do a little bump.... i need some measurments please.. not sure how to convert to cubic feet... thanks

burton what are the measurments of your box and how do you have installed? can anyone out there nudge me in the right direction for some measurments.. i am looking for tight SQ... Thanks dave

Back with some measurements .. hoping some one can help with more exact and than what size MDF... The back of my seats go up at and angle at a height of @ 17" so my ruff measurement would be.. BACK ANGLED 17" >> like that >> / Bottom about 12" fattter than the top piece Top @ 7" << ruff estimate.. smaller than the bottom piece due to the angle.. get someone help me get a little more exact with CUBIC needs of the sub.. Thanks.. Dave

I am looking to order a FIq this weekend but not sure which to go with.. i am looking for SQ and good tight musical bass... it will be in a enclosed box that i will make.. should i go with the 10 or 12 and any other options i should chooce? David

thanks for the info and will let you know how they sound.. just waiting for them to be released... my local car audio shop said they think to have em in sometime next week.. but we will see....

for the sub... the new soundstream REF (REF1.500) series coming out... they are made by the original design team.. not like the stuff that has been out from them for the past 5 years or so..

sent this email to FI sales... if someone could answer the questions here that would be great so i can order the 12Q Hello, I am planning on ordering a Fi-Q12 but want to make sure i understand the difference between these options.. Ohm: dual 1 or 2 ? Is this just meaning the amp will run at 1 ohm or 2 ohms ? not sure on the dual part.. ?? and Bp Power? If someone can just give a brief explanation of each so i can place my order with the proper options, and what should i look for in an amp.. class A/B or class D and minimum RMS ? one i am looking at is A/B at 1 ohm or 2ohms / 500rms, do i need more power? thanks David