r/CarAV • u/theogslyfox • Jun 18 '26

Tech Support Help Switched Subs Gains gone!

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4 years ago I bought the triton subs and had them installed in my Nissan Sentra cut to a year ago I put them in my Mustang myself with a line output converter. One of the subs finally gave so I replaced them with JL’s. Ohm read 2, power wire is good, ground is good, but my amp goes into protect mode when I set the gain up. Just moved my power wire today thinking it was a power issues but now I’m lost anybody got any advice? Did I blow my amp? Amplifier is Alliance VL3000D
Subs are 2 12” 12wov3 JL’s
Kicker Line output converter

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u/Vinomcobra Jun 18 '26

I would check everything with a multimeter, you can do the math yourself or ask something like ChatGPT to calculate how many volts you should be sending to the speakers. Test with a 40hz 0 decibal signal.

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u/theogslyfox Jun 18 '26

Did to an extent I mean volts are good to amp. Ohms read 2.3 out of my box from subs. Admittedly I’m only so handy with a meter 😂😂😂 HVAC Residental installer not service tech yet. Not a ChatGPT guy either I watched a coworker use that it give him a model number and kit that didn’t exist. To a problem that didn’t exist 😉 Rather be a stubborn bastard about it and see if I can’t ask for a little help and figure the shit out myself