91zconvt

Hey, I just hooked up my Sony Xplod amp (I know everyone says they suck, but it's worked for me). Anyway, I am sure I hooked it up right, all the connections are good. I've done this many times. Problem is, no matter what I do, the overcurrent light lights up on the power protector and the amp won't work. Any ideas on what could be causing this? Is the amp blown? It was working fine when I took it out of my winter beater.

Also, if something is wrong with the amp, do you think best buy would exchange it after 13-14 months? I don't think I have a reciept either...

Snow90Camaro

i've had alot of wacky probs with amps and most of the time it comes down to a bad ground or something of that nature. On the other hand i had amps that i was SURE everything was hooked up right but could never get em to work....might just of died

joezero

Overcurrent means that the amp is trying to pull too much power. Double check your speaker connections. My brother's was doing the same thing. As soon as the bass would hit the amp would die and the light would come on. Turns out one of the wires to the subs was coming loose. What gauge wire are you running? Where did you attach the ground wire? As far as best buy, if you have the box, you're good to go. My friend has actually bought video games, played 'em, and then gone to blockbuster to have them shrink wrapped and returns them to best buy. He's yet to have a problem.

91zconvt

It does the same things when the speakers are disconnected, and I've gone through all the wires about 4 times; I've checked them all rigorously for little holes that might be touching metal somewhere and everything, but I've yet to find anything. Oh, and my brother just bought the same amp, so I could always take his box.

joezero

I would do one last thing before you take it back. Where you have the ground bolted to, is the metal painted? If so then sand the area until it's nice and shiny, then reattach the ground wire. If that doesn't fix the problem then take the amp back. I'm inclined to believe that it's probably a wiring issue, but knowing sony stuff this wouldn't be the first time something screwed up in the amp. Good luck getting it resolved.

spartyon

that happened to my sony xlpod 760 watt amp too. i got it then it worked but with a very low note i would stop playing. then i let my friend borrow it and it did them same thing. i sent it to sony and they gave me a new one. it was still under warrantee though

AJ_92RS

I know you checked the wires, but check them again from HU to amp. I had a remote wire that got pinched once and caused the amp to cut on and off. The HU was fine though.

The other thing to check is the wires on the speaker. The ones that go from the connection terminals to the voice coil. I've had a few of those that were too long, and if they got positioned the right way (or wrong way) they'd touch or even arc. I wrapped them with elec. tape and all was well.

One more thing... and try not to get offended because I know I've done it from the anticipation....... check to make sure the power lead from the battery is connected to the "+" on the amp, and the ground is attached to the "-".

After spending 14 hours making a box, installing, wiring, etc. etc. on my old g/f's Sunbird, the amp kept cutting out. I waited until morning so I didn't throw a tool through a window. Next morning I saw what I had done and felt STEEEWPID!!!

Jim85IROC

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This is why most of us don't reccomend Sony.

spartyon

the only reason why i bought sony is because i got both amps for 200 new. so my system between the type rs and amps only cost me 280 then 300 for the hu.so for a system that is poundin by my standards, 580 for a system is freakin awesome.

Jim85IROC

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I'll bet it would pound even harder if both amps worked.

Is it really a good deal when the stuff is broke?

sonomakid

I don't know about there high's and mid's, but I am very happy with my sony explod system. Check it Out
3-10's in box I made,
Exlode Amp,
Pioneer 300W 4way's,
and a 1.5 din Pioneer head unit.
Lots Of Sound!!!!

Kj Rockz

Sony = S H I T T Y

sonomakid

You got problems homey.

I bet my 3-10's hit harder then you 2-12's.
12's are for kids and dads that don't know any better.

Do you have any sony subs or amps,
or are you just talking out your ***?
Because the ones I got are slaming and they seem to be holding up just fine.

Are you claiming loyality to Rockford Fosgate? I hope not.

So listen I'm not saying sony is the best brand out there, I know they are not. But they arn't that bad for the money. at least for what I paid.

So you want to know what really = s h i t t y
H O M O 's like you, who think they are so cool, they need to give everyone else their advice.

Think Positive!!
nothing good will come from you otherwise.

So turn down your indiglow gauges, stop breathing in all that carbon monixide, and listen to you self:

Peace and Love

Patrick

joezero

Here's the deal: anything at best buy is there because of marketing and name recognition, not because of quality. That in mind, sony is definently not at the top of the food chain. It's not even at the top of best buy's food chain. Now I'm not saying sony is completely worthless, but for the same price, and sometimes even less, you can get a better product. Case in point, my brother spent $900-1000 on a primarily sony system. I've probably spent about the same on mine which is primarily comprised of blaupunkt, JBL, and alpine. The difference, people say, yeah, his is loud, it hits pretty good. Mine, people refuse to get into the car unless I keep the volume down.:rockon: The shear volume difference, not to mention the SQ difference, makes my setup much better than his.

I was pretty pleased with my first system, which subsisted on pyramid amps and a sub tube. I thought it was really good, and I was like "screw those people who said pyramid wasn't any good, I can't tell a difference". Then I did my brother's system and realized that I didn't have all the bass I thought I did. I was jealous of his sony system, and considered buying almost an exact duplicate. I'm glad I didn't, because now I can easily tell the difference between my system and the sony one. So don't think that just because your car can bump that means you have a good system. I could do that to most any car for under a hundred dollars. It'd sound like crap, but you'd be able to hear the bass from down the street.

I know what it's like to be limited by your budget. I've been there and tried to get by with less than you have. But you can't go around and say that your system is the best and could take on one that cost three times as much, it just won't happen. Guys like KJ are just trying to help lift the veil from your eyes, it's just that some don't do it so gently.

Kj Rockz

Your a funny little ****.

And my subs could pound your car away with them turned down.
Most of the guys on the board know me, and know my deal.
You seem new, so I will cut you some slack.

Sony car audio is SHI T. Plain and simple.
There is no getting around it, there is no making excuses.

I'm running Xtant, and JL's in my Monte, so I know what good sounds like.

And yes I have seeen and heard sony's, I do car stereo installs as a side job with some buddys. And the only time we see sonys, is when we are pulling that shi t out, and putting some real audio equipment in there.....

Kj Rockz

Thanks for the pop.
I know I can be a little tackful sometimes.
But when it comes down to it, some times you just gotta tell it like it is...

Kj

CAMp3RO

ouch, sony being of any quality in the car department? sorry, dont think so. dont think you can play with the big boys. 3-5 years ago, their mobile ES stuff was top notch. ever since the xplod line came out, its been downhill. i've owned both. and there are plenty of other brands out there with lower cost and better quality. and what was the comment about 12's? care to explain? i'd take 2 12s over 3 10s. but thats my personal preference. and what was the point of personal bashing? do you feel better now about yourself sonoma?

Kj Rockz

That's exactly what I was thinking.
Especially about the 3 10's deal

And I dont know where the bashing came from.

CAMp3RO

i've got nothing against 10s, but my personal preference is 12s. i've always had very good results, especially in the lower frequencies that a smaller sub cant quite hit. i thought of going the 10" route when i got my type-r, but was determined to get a 12 in the bottom half of the well. and i did . another point i would like to mention is the idea that these forums are for learning and teaching. opinions are what make these things go. if you dont want someone's opinion, dont post. you're bound to get good and bad ones, but thats what happens. but people who have learned first hand can be very useful to those who havent. so if someone says something you dont agree with, dont get offended. maybe they know something you dont..... thats not directed at a single person in particular. more of a general statement. i've learned a lot from this boards and others like it. hope everyone else can too

Snow90Camaro

i'd take any 12 over 10's except for the JL w7's. Heard 2 of those in a 4th gen camaro...hit as hard or harder than any 2 or 3 12's i've heard

Kj Rockz

Only prob with W7's is you need some major power for those bad boys.

But you are correct. If you got hooked up right, they can smash almost any 2 12's on the market.

CAMp3RO

i'd put em up against some brahmas. that would be a good fight but yes, if you've got that kinda money, you could do some w7's. KJ, we fighting for the most posts in this? haha

Jim85IROC

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:sillylol:
If I were you I'd learn a little more about some of the people here before you start running your mouth and making stupid claims.

3 10" xplod subs with an xplod amp? My guess is that 80% of the people on this forum have a louder system than you.

Kj Rockz

Hell ya, J/K.... :sillylol:

Owned...

CAMp3RO

LOL

AJ_92RS

My buddy has all Sony stuff in his car. I know...... friends don't let friends buy Xplod. :sillylol:

He has about $1000 worth of stuff. A CD HU, 2 Xplod 10's, two 5 1/4" in the doors, two 6x9's in the rear, and a 75x2 Xplod powering the subs.

I have to admit it puts out some descent bass. I'd attribute 99.9% of that to MY box building and tuning though. Although his highs and mids suck ***. Probably because he's running everything else off the HU.

He turns up his system, and all you hear are the 6x9's and the subs. You can't hear the fronts at all. It's sad. I've told him numerous times to buy and amp for the fronts, but I think he's so upset that he spent so much for nothing that he doesn't want to spend anymore.

I tried to tell him.

Snow90Camaro

hehe silly sony :lala:

i got an pyrmid amp off ebay for like 15 bucks once...thats way worse than sony hehe so don't feel THAT bad

joezero

It'd be interesting to see what the SPL numbers looked like between sony and some of the better brands. Any idea what the actual dB difference would be?

Timz2882

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If i were you id take back the amps to bestbuy becuz there stuff sucks. when i did my system at work i got everything from work excupt the installtion wireing kit. like the hugh 4 gauge wire and all that, so i went up to best buy around the corner from our store to see if they had stuff, well they did and it was 20bucks cheaper so i got it had it installed and everything was fine till those big fuses that u put into the holder broke but internally.
it didnt blow the fuse but the connections broke inside and i went asked for a new fuse from them, they gave me a new one out of a new kit and i put it in again the damn cheap *** fuse broke.

so i went to our radio spot in our store and looked to see if we had a 60amp fuse all we had were 40 so im stuck with those and well i put one in and the damn thing hasnt broken yet.

and i work at pepboys and if pepboys stuff is better then best buys, go with the place u probably wouldnt think of goin at first, like pepboys.

theratdude64

sonomakid, how did you make the 3 10" box? I am looking for plans for my car...

Thanks

DISTURBthePEACE

to get a little back on topic...are you running DVC subs? if so, you have to run them in series and keep your ohm load above 4 or else the amp switch to protect mode. I pisses me off, and its why im gonna get a JBL 1200.1 to run my one (soon to be 2) type-r's. Just keep your ohm load above 4 and it should work fine.

...and on a side note, sony doesn't suck until you own sumthing better...and then you realize "damn, why did I buy sony when this stuff (insert one of the many better brands here) is only a tad more expensive?" I've owned sony everything thru the entire car and then switched to an alpine sub...tons better...but the amp wont run it at 2 ohms...so I will get the JBL 1200.1...but right now the cd player skips with the one 12, it didnt w/ the one sony 12...so now i have to get a new headunit...alpine . And im sure there is better than alpine...although I havent seen/heard it (exept for mabye planet audio and pheonix gold...)

joezero

Everybody goes through that, you're happy with what you got until you get more, then you never want to go back again. There is stuff out there that is better than alpine, but it's really a matter of preference. There's competition level stuff out there that's only produced in small numbers that's better, but you think alpine's expensive.....there are people out there with $20,000 systems. But I'd hate to pay that much, cause after about $19,000, you can't really tell the difference

Timz2882

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i think if u pay 20,000 for a system u have no life and should be shot. becuz its basiclly a waste of money becuz theres no way ur goin to get that money back with just winning comps., maybe if u have only that one system but u can win every comp to pay for it.

joezero

All I know is I went into a local stereo shop a month or two ago and the guy said they were doing a $20K job on a tahoe. I mean really no matter how you invest your money in your car, you won't see a dollar for dollar return.

Squeeks83

im sorry young buck... but i bet that my 2 Bazooka 8inch ported tobes could hit harder then your 3 10's. they are 200 watt internal amped. one is now going in ym truck and the other in my new bird. but if you want to find out ill throw them together in my bird this summer and get a descible reading at 30ft.

**** my exhaust hit 130 dB at 35ft. at about 4500. wanna play with that???

SinthetikIroc

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when i was doing car audio installations and what not we did a test. we ran a sony xplod amp i forget what model was around 200x2 rs or something silly like that
vs this other brand that was like italian import amps. they dont sell them around here. audison or something. i dunno that may be a queer brand and i misnamed it but anyways
this amp was about 33x1rms(it was a mono amp) we hooked 2 planet audio reference series subs to the sony amp it sounded ok but lacked any major sound below say 60hz
hooked the 2 plat audio reference series subs to the imported italian amp(in all its corny wood grain glory). so it was runnin in paralel(2 ohms) so by theory that would be like 66x1 rms. and i can tell u it kicked so much harder than the sony as like 1/4 the power. it sucked up less power. and overall it totally killed the xplod amp. you get what you pay for people. imo the best low cost amps out are pioneer and rockford. but thats just my opinion based on personal experience.

CAMp3RO

actually, for a great bang for buck amp, look at US Acoustics. nothing special, but do what they say and do it well. JBL amps great low buck amps. i'm an advocate for used amps too. pick up a used mtx, kicker, rf, etc for under $100, and sound 10x better than a crappy amp.

Kj Rockz

I was just going thru some of my old posts and this one is a good one

bm87ta

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Now I'm not saying sony is completely worthless, but for the same price, and sometimes even less, you can get a better product.

agree, i got my memphis 1000D for 180 + tax

1fastformula

I have two Sony Explod Amps (seen below) and the one that is on my 12's basically beats the hell out of them!!!!!.... I am going to take a video of my Bel 985 damn near dancing off the window because of the bass. To each their own though........I am very happy with my set-up and I would put up against anyone. even the bazookas

Later

joezero

This is an oldie but goodie. Of course, now we'll have a whole new batch of people saying "Sony rocks, no, wait, Sony sucks, hey, I have Sony, Sony stuff rocks, hey, I used to have Sony and Sony sucks, etc., etc., etc." Thanks KJ,

1fastformula

I am not saying that Sony rocks....I am just saying it does the job on my Infinity 12's

But I do see alot of bickering with the pros and antis over the Sony name.

Oh well......... Back to the NFC Championship game

Later

bm87ta

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Now I'm not saying sony is completely worthless, but for the same price, and sometimes even less, you can get a better product.

agree, i got my memphis 1000D for 180 + tax

br()bert

Anyone who has sony amps , subs think they sound good because thats what they are hearing. Upgrade to a better brand and you'll notice the difference right away. A fart would sound good to a deaf person.

CAMp3RO

i've been very pleased since i switched (like it was a personal choice 4 yrs ago when i got robbed ) from my sony amps (although the mobile es one was nice) to my present ample amps. heck, the "75x2" mtx blue thunder i had before out powered the "200x1" sony amp. as did my "35x2" us amps amp (but that doesnt count cause it was an old school "cheater" amp putting out closer to 300x1). and i deffinately paid less for both of these amps. the a240x powering my sub was $250 refurbished mint and the recent a210x i got for less than $50 used. ebay is a wonderful thing

demicon

Ah, more sony firefights

Coming from a guy who started life with a ghetto blaster in his car running off batteries then graduated to Canadian tire's road warrior brand and from there to bottom of the line kenwood, and up from there...

I can surely agree there is more horrid equipment out there than Sony.

And as everyone else said, if you are spending the money on the sony equipment, for that money, sometimes a bit more sometimes a bit less, you can usually get yourself a higher quality piece of equipment.

Most of the people here are interested in giving good advice and usually will only bash a product for a good reason.

Just my "repeat what everyone just said" two cents worth.

AJ_92RS

Yea...... real good listening to a guy say he'll beat 3 Sony Xplods with 2 Pyramid... oh excuse me, Woofenhack subs.