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i have a pioneer 8650 head unit running the factory r33 speakers and a pioneer 800watt mono amp running a 1000watt (600watt rms) sub in box, recently my sub was taken out so i have just the amp that is still all wired in minus the sub,

i have just bought some mtx component speakers and i want to hook them up to the amp as i dont have the sub any more! i hooked up the tweeters and the woofer to the crossover and i have run the amp to the crossover also, double checked all connections but there is not a noise out of them :happy: , i know the components work as i connected them to the wires that joined up to the headunit and they worked fine, but when hooked up to the amp they dont work,

i was wondering is there anything else you have to do to get the connection from the amp to the speakers working? i thought id ask on here before i go and get a pro to look at it

could it be the amp the is stuffed? any help/input will be appreciated :(

regards

sam

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What model Pioneer amp are ya running? Usually mono amps are specifically designed for subs and usually only play low notes i.e. there may be a low pass crossover built into the amp that prevents anything but low subsonic frequencies to be played. I wouldn't recomend using it to run components either. A set of components will show a 2ohm load on your amp, which may produce too much power for your speakers, you have to set the amp gains carefully when running overhead on your speakers ( more power than speakersare rated to handle). They will also be playing in mono - left speakers will play left and right music info. Same with the right side speakers.

Hope this helps ya

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