hdave

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my box is approximately 3.2 cubes in total including the port.
i also think its a problem of everyhting too high.


im gonig to buy a new deck with a sepeate sub controls very soon.
i normally keep the bass at -5 but jsut turned it up a lot to see wat happens lol.

strappingyounglad

If your amp has a subsonic filter, I suggest that you make sure it is activated. As Haunz said, you can kill your sub in that box without an SSF.

hdave

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it doenst have one.. why do i need it?

and what can i do to fix this. new deck is coming asap

Haunz

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You need one because below your tuning point the port becomes an effective 'big azz hole in your box' Basically the air in the box no longer works as a spring to help control cone movement....

If your amp does not have subsonic filtet I suggest you either turn the volume down, change the box, or get either an active or passive filter....

I think you can find a passive subsonic filter that works inline with your RCA cables... (maybe try parts express?) OR, with a little know how you can make your own....

PM me if you need more help...

JordyO

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You don't NEED a SSF.. just turn the gains down. I ran my daily ride for a couple of years without a SSF. Oh, and the sub was a Kicker L5. So ignore what Haunz said. [img]tongue.gif[/img]

Anyways...there is no reason you need to have your bass at +6 and your gains at %90. That's just a recipe for disaster.

If you want more bass than what you currently have get a 2nd L7 or something. [img]graemlins/thumb.gif[/img]

hdave

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non.i jsut crranked up everything to see how loud it gets.


i normally drive with bass at -4 and keep gain at 90 which i will be turning down today to liek 70

Bulldogger

You don't NEED a SSF.. just turn the gains down. I ran my daily ride for a couple of years without a SSF. Oh, and the sub was a Kicker L5. So ignore what Haunz said. [img]tongue.gif[/img]

Anyways...there is no reason you need to have your bass at +6 and your gains at %90. That's just a recipe for disaster.

If you want more bass than what you currently have get a 2nd L7 or something. [img]graemlins/thumb.gif[/img] </font>[/QUOTE]Now doesn't that make sense?

2 8's AKA Jeepbeats

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You don't NEED a SSF.. just turn the gains down. I ran my daily ride for a couple of years without a SSF. Oh, and the sub was a Kicker L5. So ignore what Haunz said. [img]tongue.gif[/img]

Anyways...there is no reason you need to have your bass at +6 and your gains at %90. That's just a recipe for disaster.

If you want more bass than what you currently have get a 2nd L7 or something. [img]graemlins/thumb.gif[/img] </font>[/QUOTE]x2 the point I tried to make, but could not put into words......

Haunz

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Yea turning it down is all well and good and will probably solve the problem... but you will also loose output.... If you dont mind the loss then thats fine... but then WTF would you port a daily driver box so high in the first place, if not for an increase in output ????


You also leave yourself open to disaster if its turned up to the point where everything is fine 99% of the time, but then one day you put on a song that has a heavy bass note at 25hz and BAM -sub is toast....

If it was me and it was for daily driving, Id put it in a diff box tuned around 25-30hz... either that or get a passive filter... they are like $15 dollars to buy or a couple bux to make...

Honestly guys, there is a right way and then there is a wrong way.... [img]graemlins/freak.gif[/img]

[ February 07, 2005, 10:17 AM: Message edited by: Haunz ]

hdave

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can i modify this box to change its tuning?