I have the Boston Acoustics GT-22 http://www.bostonacoustics.com/car/c...product_id=248and this things sucks *****!

Everytime I play music for longer than about 25-30 minutes it gets hot and the safety switch cuts it off! Its supposed to have"advanced cooling" but doesnt act like it! I was rearranging my setup in the trunk and accidentaly popped the power fuse so I just left it unhooked for about a week. Now I went to go put a fuse in and it wont even play! The amp turns on, but as soon as I hear the speaker come on it cuts off! WTF! Its acting like the ohm load is too low but I havent changed anything. Its setup just how I had it before and its not even coming on now. I hate this amp! Ive had rockford fosgate and audiobahn amps before and they never cut out on me due to heat or anything. Its just pushing a little 10" eclipse sub.....

I need to find a new amp....

 

Maybe you should turn all the gains to zero and slowly adjust the gain up to a point where your amp is producing adequate volume. it also does sound like your resistance is too low, I would buy a voltmeter and check your impedence. That boston amp is merely trying to keep itself from breakign from your mis-use.

 

Yeah dude get rid of that thing, i'll buy it from you if you really do want to get rid of it and get some RF or Audiobahn.

 

Exactly, I have never understood why people bitch when their amp kicks off. It's annoying sure, but I would rather it kick off letting me know theres something wrong rather than just blowing up like the other brands you named would...

I would check your wiring configuration, and possibly all your wiring. Bostons are solid amps, they sound pretty good too. They are just generally higher priced than I would pay for an amp on that same level. If I found one for the right price, I'd totally buy one.

 

I tried turning the gains down and it still is not coming on. You can hear the sub "thump" when I start the car, but it cuts off and doesnt play anything. The power light is on and everything is hooked up correctly. Ill try taking the sub out of the box next and fiddling with the wires, maybe that'll do something. Its an eclipse aluminum 10" DVC and I have it bridged. Should be running 2 ohms.....the stereo installer guy set up the gains and everything. It was working fine beforehand. Im not misusing it.....

 

Should be?

And if you had it installed, why not take it to him and say "Fix it!"

 

Exactly, sounds like the installer didn't set it up right.