Amp will not power up at all

Today while I was driving to work, I lost all bass. I checked and my amp is no longer powering up, not lights what so ever come on. The amp is about 5 yrs old and so are the subs, I checked all the fuses and everything and all the wiring is in good condition. Could my head unit (which has been having problems) be causing this or is my amp more than likely dead? Thanks.

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Check all power present.main,remote and gnd.

Posted on Aug 09, 2007

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