Sub/midbass on seperate amps stopped working?

[jcalvert86 0]

Looking on advice as to what to look at first for this issue..

Basically out of nowhere I have no sub output or midbass output.

ED components on a nine.4 and ED sub on a nine.2....

Not sure why I'd lose midbass and sub output and yet the tweeters are fine...

Any suggestions on where to start looking?

[bassahaulic 155]

Are the tweeters on an amp?

[ssh 924]

Is the light on the amp on? Check remote wire and grounds

[jonbearsmt 919]

im not sure what deck you have... but if you are using a deck with only 2 pre amp out puts and your tweets are off the front preamped outputs.. and your subs and mids are ran off the rear preamp outputs then check to see it they have come un plugged from the back of the deck .. or perhaps a spliter in line on the rca.s like i said i dont know what deck yout using.....

[bassahaulic 155]

More details. lol

[jcalvert86 0]

More details. lol

It's a Pioneer head unit with front/rear pre-outs.. the components are all wired up to the nine.4 on the front preout and the sub is on the nine.2 and rear preout.

amps are powering up fine and not going into protect, have never gone into protect in the 2 years i've had the setup... this is the first issue i've ever had with any of it

** not sure if this matters... but if i gently push on the cone of the sub, it'll start playing for a few seconds then quit again.

Edited May 11, 2010 by jcalvert86

[johnecon2001 82]

** not sure if this matters... but if i gently push on the cone of the sub, it'll start playing for a few seconds then quit again.

Yep that matters. Generally that happens because a lead under the cone is broken and when you push it, you momentarily reconnect the lead.

Sounds like you clipped the piss out of them and the lead burned on the sub and the mids.

Been there, done that. You'll need to ensure your electrical system is providing a constant 12-14v and that you have your gains correctly set.

[jcalvert86 0]

** not sure if this matters... but if i gently push on the cone of the sub, it'll start playing for a few seconds then quit again.

Yep that matters. Generally that happens because a lead under the cone is broken and when you push it, you momentarily reconnect the lead.

Sounds like you clipped the piss out of them and the lead burned on the sub and the mids.

Been there, done that. You'll need to ensure your electrical system is providing a constant 12-14v and that you have your gains correctly set.

Interesting.. gains on both amps aren't even 1/4 of the way up and they haven't been adjusted in 2 years.

Weird how it took out the midbass and the sub at the same time.

So where do I go from here.. new component and sub setup?

thanks much for the quick help everyone

[smgreen20 3]

There's got to be more to it then that. The odds are highly against the possibility that both mids and the subs would quit. Mess w/a few settings on the HU. Switch amps, switch RCA's, barrow amps to temp replace them if you have to, replace comps/subs to see if other known working subs play, check for the continuity of the fuses. A blown or damaged fuse will cause amps to do some weird things.

[jcalvert86 0]

There's got to be more to it then that. The odds are highly against the possibility that both mids and the subs would quit. Mess w/a few settings on the HU. Switch amps, switch RCA's, barrow amps to temp replace them if you have to, replace comps/subs to see if other known working subs play, check for the continuity of the fuses. A blown or damaged fuse will cause amps to do some weird things.

Probably won't have time to play with things til atleast Sunday.. I've actually been considering upgrading everything anyway.

I'd like to move up to either an ED 13Av.2 with a Nine.1 or possibly even check out FI's Q with a Sundown amp.

I'll start a thread in the subwoofer section with budget, install details, etc soon.

Thanks for the continued help guys.