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Neither of my bass knobs were mounted when I tested them. At different times I had them in the back seat with me or up front.

Zero noise without a knob hooked up. But it happens with 2 different knobs that I know work and with 2 different RCAs that I know work. I noticed if I turn the LPF all the way to the left it sounds a lot better but I still get a hum thru the subs. Goofy thing is the noise happens even with...

One is similar to an LC-1 (cheap) the other I bought from Slam Panda systems and is very nice. Both worked fine with 2 previous amps but neither works with the Taramps without causing constant noise.

Anyone know why I'd be getting noise thru the subs when I hook up my universal rca style bass knob? Tried 2 different knobs and different rcas to no avail, didn't do this with my last amp.

Fair enough. It seems there isn't a clearly superior choice. Makes it frustrating for someone who wants to do it the "best" way lol

I have a Pioneer 80prs with the standard red/white RCA sub output. I've seen 3 different methods for hooking up the Smart 5. All 3 recommend by some and criticized by others. Which method do you use/recommend? 1. Use a Y splitter to combine the L/R RCAs into one and plug that into the IN. 2...

Considering trading my CAB-45 for a Taramps smart 5k. Just looking at specs and the smart is rated 5k at 1 and 2 ohm and drops to 2900 at 4 ohm. The CAB-45 is rated 2750 at 2 ohm. I'm wired at 1 ohm but seems with rise I'd get significantly more power from the smart. Thoughts?

No issues since unplugging the knob so I got to believe its the source of the problem. Maybe there are other contributing factors, no idea what they would be though. The ground runs thru the floor under the opposite seat and to the frame. I have it sleeved and am using a rubber grommet. I used...

The wire was running under the trim next to the seat. It was in a fairly deep "well" so I know it wasn't being pinched. I have no idea how touching the seat gently with a blanket affected the wire, makes no sense to me. Even more strange is I had already played with that wire and even stepped...

Getting thump from subs when rear passenger seat is got on or off and today noticed it will do it when I touch it with a blanket lol. No wires in or under this seat unless they are factory and hidden. Touching it with my hand wont do it. Posted a video of it happening here: Video Never mind, it...

This isn't something I'm actually doing I'm more just curious if its logically true. I got dragged in a facebook group for saying this and I'm trying to educate myself.

It was my opinion that in a little walled hatch the same system would sound louder and move more air than it would in a large suv. My reason for thinking this is really simple. You are sitting directly in front of the speakers, the source of the sound is right next to your head. Also since the...

I did revisit the webpage and it actually has a 3" coil, I know the SAv2 has a 2.75" coil and is rated 1000W also, so I'm hoping that 1000W is more accurate then we thought. I've actually learned more than I bargained for in this thread/post. Definitely appreciate everyone's contributions👍

Typically bass on the EQ will be at 0 or turned down slightly. Increasing it can introduce distortion. If I were only using sub level on the head unit I would set the gain with it maxed but I'm using a remote gain knob instead.

I got the volt meter hooked up. I also replaced the speaker wire with some very high quality 10ga and rewired using the method in the image, making sure the wires were equal length. Then brought the box a couple inches closer to the tailgate. It occurred to me playing DJ Russticals songs may...