Problem with 12" MTX MXS1204
 

Ok, I just got myself new MXS1204 12" subwoofers which were loaded in a Sledgehammer ported box. Don't get me wrong, they both are awesome hard pounding subs like i've never heard b4. However, out of the 2, one of them sounds really funny when the gain is cranked. Also, that one vibrates and "moves" a lot more than the other one. Is that a bad thing? What does that mean?

Thanks in advanced!

Try running them with the gains set properly, i ran this sub for a while w/o any problems... BTW, you will notice a big difference with a custom box. My sledge hammer box didn't even compare to a custom one..

play bass i love you by bassotronics off the realm of excursion website. it is a very good indicator if your subs are hooked up right or not.

Ok, I set it to hooked up the subs through a mono connection and reversed the polarity for both... guess what? The OTHER one started having the problem. So I figured it was the polarity, and reversed the wires of the one with the problem, and voila! It was fine. Only problem is that when playing techno and trance music, some of the kicks sound really "funny" as in a "gurgling" noise. Is it just the sub or the amp? I have no idea.

Thanks for the help so far :D Appreciate it.

LOL, that took me 1 minute to figure out what that meant... lol. Sounds really funny

Btw, when i play that song, HOLY S***!!! My subs start moving VIOLENTLY! Is it safe for it to do that. On the REAL low notes, it MOVES SOO MUCH it scares me.... I stopped the song as soon as i saw that.

its hard on the driver. but man does it look cool.

Another unaswered question:
Problem is that when playing techno and trance music, some of the kicks sound really "funny" as in a "gurgling" noise. Is it just the sub or the amp? I have no idea.

What is your crossover set at?

Well unfortunately, my old amp's Xover only goes to lowest 60Hz.

60'S good but personally i'd turn it up to 100 ish,as far as the "gurgling" noise,it
may be some kind of port noise? its kinda hard to diagnose without hearing it in person.
Is the box there is designed for those particular subs?

yes the box was loaded with the MTX subs when i got it. And the gurgling noise isn't the ports, I know. When u put ure ears close to the sub, u can hear the noise. But it only happens on most my songs. (Most are hard trance) The bass sounds nice with no distortion, but the kicks always sound distorted and gurgly.
My old subs sounded like that too, but was a lot worst. Could it be the amp?