Welp, I’ve got another question that will likely (hopefully) have an embarrassingly simple solution.

I recently went from 4 mtx tower speakers to 2 Kicker KM8s. I’m running them off the same amp (all equipment was installed when I bought the boat). It’s a car audio amp, not sure the exact model but it’s Memphis, 2600w, 2 channels running ONLY the towers. The KM8s both play, but once I get the volume up a little, not very loud at all, towers shut off. Turning the system off and back on will bring the towers back, so I’m assuming the amp is going into protect but the light is in a terrible location so I can’t say for sure without removing a battery.

I don’t know anything about tuning an amp (or audio in general, for that matter), I assume protect mode protects the amp and not the speakers, right? 2600w seems like a hell of a lot for those two speakers. Could it be going into protect when the output becomes to high for the speakers? If so, is there a way I can tone it down to make it safe or am I better off getting a new amp (looking if anyone’s got anything )? Controls on the amp are crossover, gain, and hpf/lpf, if that helps with suggestions.

Comfortable using a meter for trouble shooting, just truly don’t have a clue about anything audio or where to start. TIA!

-Brian


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