is capacitor worth an investement

mclaren1885 · 21st February 2006, 12:13

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Originally Posted by navin

Geez. Guys. If it aint broken dont fix it. Just becuase you got a solution dont go looking for a problem.

Lesson: If the bass peaks are clean let the amps be.

You guys seem to have found a hammer and are now everything looks like a nail!

P.S. This is the abridged version. Longer explantions are found on audio forums.

very well explained .. Lol , navin seems like ur high on NOS these days ..

navin · 21st February 2006, 12:19

which NOS? New Old Stock?

McLaren if you hiding some NOS RCA or Mullard 6550s I want them. Willing to pay Rs. 1K each.

mclaren1885 · 21st February 2006, 12:37

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Originally Posted by navin

which NOS? New Old Stock?

McLaren if you hiding some NOS RCA or Mullard 6550s I want them. Willing to pay Rs. 1K each.

i meant Nitrous Oxide navin (*wakey wakey* laughing gas ???).. Bcoz u really are sounding very funny these days .. Seems u have taken over the reigns of making us laugh since sams absence .. Im loving it !!!

navin · 21st February 2006, 13:41

not much of my post #28 was said in jest. I rarely joke about audio.

wonder what you found funny mclaren?

mclaren1885 · 21st February 2006, 13:57

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Originally Posted by navin

not much of my post #28 was said in jest. I rarely joke about audio.

wonder what you found funny mclaren?

HHMM .. I meant the highlighted quotes in ur post , the hiring tree wala and many others.. We are seriously going OT here ..

Vivekphadnis · 22nd February 2006, 02:08

Buzzin_hornets,
Like Navin said first listen to your system. If you think the bass is more of a bhok-bhok rather than a thump-thump kind consider putting in a cap. You may actually never need a cap. We have seen so many systems with two amps and with the works which work well without caps. Something like the eyeballer is different.

rsjaurr · 22nd February 2006, 19:26

I guess i may need capacitor in future.I have not driven my car since my FIL left india on 4th.
So when i play some music,with engine on though,the cabin light does flicker a bit on medium to high volume and also i can feel spk producing low volume than when i am running my car.

Amp also gets bit warm after 20-30 min.Probably my subw in sealed box is drawing too much power from amp.

navin · 23rd February 2006, 09:37

if the sub is 2 ohms it might be drawing too much from the amp. car amps can be run to 4 ohms and even 2 ohms but most are happier being run to 4 ohms.

if your sub is demanding too much power from your amp and your amp in turn is demanding too much from the battery you can have a problem. a cap might solve it but a small 2 ch amp might work just as well.

I notice the second amp works better in installs where 4 speakers and the sub are being run off a single 4 ch amp.

Autophile · 23rd February 2006, 18:01

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Originally Posted by rsjaurr

Amp also gets bit warm after 20-30 min.Probably my subw in sealed box is drawing too much power from amp.

RSJ take care of your amplifier..hope it does not burn before i come there. So play nice

rsjaurr · 23rd February 2006, 19:19

Quote:

Originally Posted by navin

if the sub is 2 ohms it might be drawing too much from the amp. car amps can be run to 4 ohms and even 2 ohms but most are happier being run to 4 ohms.

if your sub is demanding too much power from your amp and your amp in turn is demanding too much from the battery you can have a problem. a cap might solve it but a small 2 ch amp might work just as well.

I notice the second amp works better in installs where 4 speakers and the sub are being run off a single 4 ch amp.

My subw is 4 ohms and SVC.

All Door spk r 2 ohms.
Amp doesn't get hot but onoly bit warm after 20min continous with medium [15-22] volume.Maximum limit is 35.

Quote:

RSJ take care of your amplifier..hope it does not burn before i come there. So play nice

i'm waiting for u guys.

navin · 24th February 2006, 09:42

2 ohms for fullrange speaker - i've seen these but never liked the idea. some amps balk at that load. there are few amps designed to run 2 ohms easily.

Sam Kapasi · 24th February 2006, 11:49

Quote:

Originally Posted by navin

2 ohms for fullrange speaker - i've seen these but never liked the idea. some amps balk at that load. there are few amps designed to run 2 ohms easily.

2 ohms is harman's direction Navin... soon for all car audio from Infinity and JBL. I have a white paper on this. How do i send it to you? PM me your email addy

muni · 24th February 2006, 12:23

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Originally Posted by Sam Kapasi

2 ohms is harman's direction Navin... soon for all car audio from Infinity and JBL. I have a white paper on this. How do i send it to you? PM me your email addy

Am curious too. Anythin brief u can share with us Sammie or it is classified info. Any distinct advantage in the 2 Ohm direction?!

navin · 24th February 2006, 13:22

the only advnatage is that a voltage amp can dump more current and deliver higher watts.

muni · 24th February 2006, 17:45

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Originally Posted by navin

the only advnatage is that a voltage amp can dump more current and deliver higher watts.

Certainly not ur cup of T

21st February 2006, 12:19	#32
navin Team-BHP Support Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 25,199 Thanked: 9,307 Times	which NOS? New Old Stock? McLaren if you hiding some NOS RCA or Mullard 6550s I want them. Willing to pay Rs. 1K each. Last edited by navin : 21st February 2006 at 12:21.
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21st February 2006, 13:41	#34
navin Team-BHP Support Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 25,199 Thanked: 9,307 Times	not much of my post #28 was said in jest. I rarely joke about audio. wonder what you found funny mclaren?
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22nd February 2006, 02:08	#36
Vivekphadnis BHPian Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 690 Thanked: 2 Times	Buzzin_hornets, Like Navin said first listen to your system. If you think the bass is more of a bhok-bhok rather than a thump-thump kind consider putting in a cap. You may actually never need a cap. We have seen so many systems with two amps and with the works which work well without caps. Something like the eyeballer is different.
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22nd February 2006, 19:26	#37
rsjaurr BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Batala Posts: 777 Thanked: 28 Times	I guess i may need capacitor in future.I have not driven my car since my FIL left india on 4th. So when i play some music,with engine on though,the cabin light does flicker a bit on medium to high volume and also i can feel spk producing low volume than when i am running my car. Amp also gets bit warm after 20-30 min.Probably my subw in sealed box is drawing too much power from amp.
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23rd February 2006, 09:37	#38
navin Team-BHP Support Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 25,199 Thanked: 9,307 Times	if the sub is 2 ohms it might be drawing too much from the amp. car amps can be run to 4 ohms and even 2 ohms but most are happier being run to 4 ohms. if your sub is demanding too much power from your amp and your amp in turn is demanding too much from the battery you can have a problem. a cap might solve it but a small 2 ch amp might work just as well. I notice the second amp works better in installs where 4 speakers and the sub are being run off a single 4 ch amp.
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24th February 2006, 09:42	#41
navin Team-BHP Support Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 25,199 Thanked: 9,307 Times	2 ohms for fullrange speaker - i've seen these but never liked the idea. some amps balk at that load. there are few amps designed to run 2 ohms easily.
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24th February 2006, 13:22	#44
navin Team-BHP Support Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 25,199 Thanked: 9,307 Times	the only advnatage is that a voltage amp can dump more current and deliver higher watts.
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