RSS FeedThe best way to prevent a car amplifier from overheating is to buy an amplifier that isn’t too cheap, as cheap amplifiers often give off most of their power in the form of heat. Keep a car amplifier well ventilated to prevent it from overheating with help from a car sound system designer in this free video on car audio tips.
Car Audio : How to Prevent Your Car Amplifier From Overheating
July 15th, 2010 
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Tags: amplifiers, amps, audio, Car, sound, speakers, stereos, subwoofers, systems, wiring
@tyleristhecoolestint Yes, I’ve had an amp shutting its self down because it wasn’t getting enough power, once sanded clean it worked fine.
Do you know anything about MTX Jackhammer amps??
Rockford Fosgate is a good amp?
@tyleristhecoolestint yeah, u dont want any non-metals interfering with the connection so it wud be a good idea to sand it down
my amp is grounded to my trunk by an existing bolt. would it be a good idea to sand the spot to a shine where it is located?
@tyleristhecoolestint ..ya for sure..it would be a better conection
Plz help………..I had a 4 channel amp installed in my car, the amp is currently running only two 6*9 speakers (the other 2 channels are not used) and one of the speaker gets heated up and smells as if it is burning…………I’ve interchanged the speakers but still the same speaker heats up ……..!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!………. what’s the reason for it?……..What’s the solution?
@SuBLiMeXGoLd Sony makes great stuff….. except when it comes to car audio- the only thing I would buy is subs- which are pretty weak- but imo I think they hit nice n crisp- had 2 before and sold em bc need $ gonna buy another 12″ to put in my backseat…. trunks full
THe only amp I had a real seriouse overheating problem with was my power acoustik 1600 watt- but that was due to incorrect wiring- i’ve seen friends with all sorts of goofy brands and most of them accually arn’t all that bad imo- I’ve got a boss right now and the power for the money made me buy it and the things really is great never even gets warm outlasted 2 kenwoods I’ve owned- unless u’ve had one fail you, you really can’t knock every other brand just bc you can afford the best
@SuBLiMeXGoLd
I disagree… by friend’s JBL subwoofer suddenly stopped working. He works with car stereo, so he is an expert in ICE. And he says “stay away from JBL”. So I’m gonna follow that.
He uses Alpine, Pioneer and Blaupunkt now, and it sounds awesome!
@ChromatopelmaDude Sony is garbage bro. i give JBL props tho.
@coolmszone47 Shut the fuck up you fucking gook.
i have two L7 15s with an avionixx amp 2400m u think is good for my speakers or i should get a different amp i got it hook up with a 0w wire wat do u think i should do!
anywayeeeeee with the buy this buy that people how bout everyone shuts up and let people buy what they wanna buy
@TimpBizkit If you have enough cable to run the neg on your amp to your neg on your battery then go for it. Cuz thats basically all grounding the amp does, is return the power to the battery via the chassis of the car. But if you use a cable instead of the chassis, it should be better.
because youre a retard
@oldschoolhunter
Okay there hill billy… Chill with ur buy USA crap … not everything made in usa is that great… especially not the cars … buy foreign ppl … its cheaper and its good quality lol
loolololl crap!
@oldschoolhunter like which ones would you recommend?
Sure, you could do that as long as your battery is within 12 inches of your amp.
You don’t want to have a ground wire over 12 inches.
want your ground wire as short as possible. inless your mounting your amp less than 12 inches from your battery you’re just making it a bad ground. lol
Diablo ftw.
Why not just use the battery terminal as ground?
Oh, like your ever so stabile cars that just never break? Noticed the sarcasm…?
ok ok ok , buy your blaupunt, then when you come up on some real money go buy yourself some rockford line and or,pioneers cheap shit is worthy of it price new.
once again BUY U.S.A. MADE CAR AUDIO,if you want QUALITY,PERIOD.