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please tell me if my amp is broken...?

got a 4 chan amp plugged my sub, it sucked but sounded. got a 2 chan and the sub wouldnt work, bought another sub thinking i killed the first one with the first amp and nothing no sound or anything from this sub. is the amp broken? i mean its a new sub and all the connections worked with the other amp... is my new amp dead? please fast answer i have to return it soon if its not good. 746watts amp is pioneer gm-5300t the old one was 4 chan sony explod 554z something. and the sub is a 800watt pioneer. the other sub was a 1000w blue wave pyle. thanks.

Update:

by the way the pioneer amp light is on as regular, it gets power and all only no sound to the sub, but the sub is new though.

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  • 1 decade ago
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    ocums razor......It's usually the simplest answer. Just start back from the begining. Your first conection. Go through your system as though you are hooking it up again. I don't mean to tear everything apart. I just mean to trace your path of installation. If you discover that everything is kosher than move onto the next thing. The amp would be my guess. If you have a multimeter than break it out. It's an installers best friend. See if your amp is even producing. You can even try things like checking for heat. If the amp isn't warm than it's not working. If it burns your hand than get the fuse out of it and get rid of it. Then follow thru to your speaker. Make sure you don't have any breaks in the speaker wire. Then make sure your hooked up right. Just be patient and diligent. Good luck

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    check all of the fuses to see if any are blown or not replace the one that are

    and check the grounds it has to be a good ground with bare metal no paint at all

    try the audio adjustments on the amp

    and i also hear of some subs not working if the wires are hooked up backwords

  • 1 decade ago

    Sounds like the input of the amp is bad. Just try connecting one RCA to the amp.

  • smart
    Lv 4
    5 years ago

    It sounds to me such as you have got a venture with you guitar, no longer you amp. If the piano sounds wonderful, yet no longer the guitar, then it is the guitar. The output jack could be loose.

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