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hi, i've been having a few problems with my amp and was wondering if you guys could help me out? i have this amp http://shop.store.yahoo.com/mobile-e...pb10wat2c.html i know its a pyramid but it was free and then i got this amp ..see below... i unhooked my amp to add the new one , the power came on but it didn't work i don't know why so then i re plugged in my pyramid amp and it didn't work anymore..any advice? apologize for my grammar
i also have a 500w audiobahn sub, i don't kno much about audio so im asking you guys for help ..o yeah, would i be better off with my new amp or stick with the pyramid?

here's the picture of my new amp which i got for free also..

 
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check to make sure your fuse near the battery is still good. Also check the amp fuses and your ground connection. If the amp is on and not playing, make sure the speaker wires are hooked up correctly. Other than that, I'm not sure.

 
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the speaker wire's are hooked up correctly..the fuse is good..i guess i have a loose connection or something? i don't know much about car audio so i really don't know what to check..thx for yer quick reply tho

 
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Hmmm, there's really only a few things it could be. Speaker connections, RCAs from deck, power, and ground. There's also the remote turn-on wire for the deck, but that's just to turn the amp on when the deck comes on.
Are you running the correct thickness of power wire from the battery to amp? If you can find a way to test the amp with another sub, maybe that will help.

 
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i really don't know..but..do you know if that jdlx amp is better than the pyramid one? i don't want to install something worse..

 
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If you're unsure, just check to see which will give you more rms watts total. I'm assuming you're bridging it to run your sub. But I don't know as far as brands, only that pyramid is pretty low quality compared to anything. Ludlamtheory and whiterabbit are the real audio guys here. Maybe they'll respond with something.

 
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so rms watts is what i should be looking at..okay thanks gearbox

 
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Well, if your amp does turn on, then it's not gonna be power, ground, or remote. The only thing it can be is the RCA's from the deck or the speaker connections. Does the amp you have have a protection light? If so, is it going into protection?

 
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the pyramid amp has a protection light ..and no it doesnt light up..so i guess my deck or my speaker connection is messed up, but how do i take out my aftermarket head unit? last time best buy used this "key" that had a weird shape to pull it out..any suggestions? also could it be the size of my wires? i think my wire is 8gauge

 
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I don't think it's gonna be a wire size problem. If the protection light isn't on, then speaker connections should be ok. Are there perhaps RCA outs on the amp that your accidentally pluggin the RCAs into.

 
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nope the wires are all correct i guess something in my head unit in the back fell out? sigh i really dont want to take it to a professional..