setting up my amp

[maka2k2]

ive got standard crappy speakers in the front, and a little mutant sub and amp

how do i get the amp set up for best performance?
theres quite a few different settings

amplifier is a 2x80
mutant nw280sp

thx for your help

[2klthor]

dont touch the sub mate, do you know if your amp does bridged mode, if you know what that is stick it on that

[maka2k2]

i dont no lol,

will it say bridged on the amp?

my mates have pissed about with it

[jazzyc]

Originally Posted by maka2k2

ive got standard crappy speakers in the front, and a little mutant sub and amp

how do i get the amp set up for best performance?
theres quite a few different settings

amplifier is a 2x80
mutant nw280sp

thx for your help

I take it you have all this installed already?

what head unit do you have? that will determin a lot in terms of the best way to set your system up.

[maka2k2]

just a cheapo jvc head unit, not the best in the world..i had to wire the remote into the ignition

[mehmeh]

The manual will tell you if it can be or not, and how to do it .
You may also be able by the labels on the output terminals of the amp/

I was going to say I would be surprised if it didn't, however after searching online I cannot find a power figure for one channel, so maybe it doesn't.

[jazzyc]

Originally Posted by maka2k2

just a cheapo jvc head unit, not the best in the world..i had to wire the remote into the ignition

it sounds like you may not have too much adjustment with your head unit so you will need to amke all these on your amp.

If it is possible to bridge your amp then do this (basically means that you connect the + (plus) from one of the output channels and the minus of the other out put channel and then connect the other ends to your sub. This means you then have the amps full power going into one channel to drive your sub.

Adjustment wise, most amps will have a switch saying LPF or HPF this means LOW or HIGH pass filter. Yneed to have yours set to LPF. This will mean your sub will be getting just the low frequencies sent to it by the amp.

You may also have a cross over control on your amp. This is basically a dial that may range from say 60htz to say 120htz. Where you have this set will set the cutoff for your sub i.e if you have it set at 80ish htz for example then your sub will play all the low frequencies upto 80htz.

The only other thing you will need then to adjust is the output level (volume) of your sub. I dont think by the sounds of it that you will have this facility on your head unit so you will need to do this on your amp. It will take a bit of playing around with and will just be down to your own personal taste as to what level you have it at.

Hope this helps (dont forget the rep if it has)