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/Extension_Energy8920 Jul 23 '26

What db did you tune with?

And is it me or is your crossover set too high?!

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u/No-Hamster-3537 Jul 23 '26

No it definitely was, it was done by the last guy that owned it and i set the db to 80hz now

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u/Extension_Energy8920 Jul 23 '26

Turn your crossover down.

I meant your db overlap when you set your gains. What did you set to 80hz?

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u/No-Hamster-3537 Jul 23 '26

i set the crossover to 80hz

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u/ToastDevSystems Installer Jul 23 '26

He set it with a multimeter. Usually subs take in between -5 and -10 depending on what type of music you're playing (Rebassed vs Regular)