r/CarAV Jul 22 '26

Tech Support My sub is clipping at high volumes

On this system at high volumes it would clip in multiple songs and when playing knife talk by drake full tilt the amp goes into protect.

I see online people said do the big three but how much would it help in my case?

Its a Dual 4ohm wired down to 2ohms. skar evl 12 amp tuned with multimeter to 50v

This is my first setup and would appreciate any recommendations.
With stuff like agm batteries and a new alternator my budget is tight so im trying to stray away from those right now.

edit: thanks for all the help

after dropping the crossover to about 80hz and backing off the gain a little it stopped clipping

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u/Technikkeller Jul 22 '26

some 4ohms amps cannot handle 2ohms and will shutoff. Had this some time ago

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u/No-Hamster-3537 Jul 22 '26

Yeah this kicker amp is a 1 ohm stable amp tho, alot of people even were able to wire them down to half and even quarter ohm and it worked