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  5. Posted

    Ok. Got a brand new Audiopipe aqx-1800d

    (NOT the popular AP series. The new "better" ones.) It's in a less than optimal install which consists of 4-gauge wire that's only fused for 80 amps and just an upgraded starting battery.

    I set the gains pretty low and it was just fine. No voltage drop or anything. Then it sat in the car overnight exposed to the elements (read: heat) and all kinds of crazy shit happened.

    It kinda falls asleep at low volume, and by that I mean it cuts off completely no protect light. If I play it loud and it heats up it cuts off then too, with no protect light then either. It seems like it comes back on when it cools off but it just cut off again and it's pretty cool to the touch.....I'm confuzzled.

    I'm not running it hard at all even though the wire is too small and I have no electrical upgrades. It hasn't seen any voltage drop or anything like that. I just wanted opinions before I warranty and sell this bish.

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  9. Posted

    I was reading on some other audio forum and this guy wondered why his sub was bottiming out.

    They asked him what it was tuned to and he said somethin like "did all the calculations and about 23hz."

    I was like geee-bus, that bish shouldn't EVER bottom out lol

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  10. Posted

    Oh.. Sorry.. We were thinking of just getting one of the dual 10 enclosures from Woofers. One has 3/4 MDF the other has 11/16s. We can always build a box later.

    I think he likes the idea of having 2 subs. Would the Cadence amp be enough for two 10s? or would it be best with 2 8s, or one 12?

    Thanks.

    Either this: http://www.woofersetc.com/p-3524-sqp210-ground-shaker-10-dual-ported-box.aspx

    or this: http://www.woofersetc.com/p-3523-sq210-ground-shaker-10-dual-sealed-box.aspx

    If you're gonna go prefab go sealed. A prefab ported box is always too small, or doesn't have enough port area, or isn't tuned to what you wanted (Tl:dr The ported 1 sux get sealed)

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  12. Posted · Edited by An-i-no

    Go to a hardware store and buy some L brackets (I think that's what they're called) its a piece of metal bent at a 90 degree angle with holes in it. You screw one end to your box and the other end into the trunk floor.

    Imma find a pic

    EDIT: Here you go.

    cut-l-brackets.jpg

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  13. Posted

    PPI S/N 80%, US amp S/N 105%,

    Not an audible difference.

    PPI damping 50, US amp damping 600.

    Not an audible difference.

    I don't want the US amp if it's going to drain my electrical system real bad. Any input would be greatly appreciated

    The difference is going to depend on the efficiency of the amplifiers and how strong your electrical system is. The Class D is going to be more efficient with music (meaning at much less than full power) but at or near full power the efficiency difference is probably not that great.

    Right on about the efficiency. IIRC Class AB amps get MORE efficient the harder they run whereas the Class D gets less efficient. At close to max levels they are actually pretty similar (With AB at it's best and D at it's worst)

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  14. Posted

    Your running an audiopipe amp? If I'm not mistaken that is made by maxsonix right? same as hifonics? Because when I first got my hifonics installed all it did was flash protect and barely powered my sub, so I had to send it back because the internals were f'd. Got a new one installed with the same wire and everything and it worked perfect, and still powers my sub great and hasnt happened once. They are not the best amps but good for a budget.

    Audiopipe is Audiopipe. No Maxxsonics involved at all.

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  15. Posted

    Why the w6 if loud is your goal? Seriously comparing apples to oranges. Based on your question no matter the answer the JL's are NOT the right sub for you.

    What he said, but a W6 SEALED?? Maybe if they were ported I would guess they would be louder just because of cone area but if you seal them then....

    Just to answer your question, BTL's.

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  16. Posted

    I think maybe the sealed box had a peak in the mid 40's and he misses it now. I've personally had that happen, where you get used to the giant boost at some freqs and then get something else and feel like somethings missing. A differently (not necessarily "better") designed box can give you what you want.

    If he asked the designer for a crazy ground pounder then the designer did his job right?

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  17. Posted

    hey yall, well i finally got around to checking the coils on the flatlyne 15 i picked up a few days ago. its a dual 2 running at 4 ohms to my amp. my amp (at 4 ohms) is 500 watts. the rms is 750 so y am i smelling the coils???? im adding a second 15 so them will both be getting 500watts which shouldnt be a problem. especially if i can smell them cookin at 500 on one sub. what do u all think. y is this???

    How the hell?

    Magic coils....

    if he added another wired the same it would give him 2 ohm maybe his amp pushes 1000rms at 2 ohm ?

    OP: have you checked the subs coils with a dmm ? maybe its not a d2 or maybe its not wired correctly and you pushing more then u think to it

    The way he worded it it sounded like "well the 500 will be split between them so it'll be ok"

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  18. Posted

    It would cost to much to change the order from where I live, basically I was told THE HDC3 get loud but it likes high tuning but Im not a real big fan of the high tuning, so i want to know if the 3 cubic ft box tuned to 35Hz would sound good and loud.

    You bought a sub that you heard did the opposite of what you want......?

    Like really though...you wanted a Camaro and got a Suburban? Anyway Hdc's are a "holy fuck...I can taste the bass" kind of sub. They like 36+. If you wanted to be able to drop down into the 20's you fucked up. (Cuz you bought the wrong sub)

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  19. Posted

    hey yall, well i finally got around to checking the coils on the flatlyne 15 i picked up a few days ago. its a dual 2 running at 4 ohms to my amp. my amp (at 4 ohms) is 500 watts. the rms is 750 so y am i smelling the coils???? im adding a second 15 so them will both be getting 500watts which shouldnt be a problem. especially if i can smell them cookin at 500 on one sub. what do u all think. y is this???

    How the hell?

    Magic coils....

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  20. Posted

    I think atleast some cheapos because you need some sound back there not just jogging the front for yourself...lol. so what are opinions on 3 ways?

    Im with you, I will always have rears in all my vehicles unless I drive a 2 seater. Its a personal preference and some arent worried about the best sound out there in the world, if he wants rears then help him finding some. Picking speakers will be hard without hearing them honestly, if you liked the RE's you had in the past then I would stick with them since you know how they sound/perform. Just my .02

    A good set of speakers in the front is all you need and all you will want. The rear(passengers) will be able to hear the music just fine, a good front stage won't jog any of the sound.

    If you want to waste money on rear speakers get the prettiest ones.

    Maybe for you and a lot of others on the forum but not me, it is what it is. I have heard a properly set up Audison Voce 3-way setup up front and still wanted some rears, just my take. They sounded fantastic just not what Im after. If I wanted to win an SQ competition then maybe but some people prefer rears regardless if you say you cant hear them or you say they will mess up the sound. Im not arguing with you just letting you know my opinion versus yours.

    /\This!

    You can't say "if you want rears your front stage isn't strong enough," as if it's a fact. You can't say "go to a concert and there's no rears, so your car shouldn't have them either." Some people like to have rears. Forget their reasoning, that doesn't really matter. What matters is that he could have a stellar front stage but if you add in some decent rears he would be happier.

    *waits for people to explain how rears make the sounds worse and how he could put the money towards better fronts*

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  21. Posted

    Not saying it was...but if it was clipping and it went out like that, you might of heard shit giving up (in the amp) and then finished it off. Just a thought.

    The noise was most prominent at low volumes though.

    Was the volume low when you first heard the noise?

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  23. Posted

    Could be a difference in smell as he melts the driver.

    1500w to 2000w to the ear is a meh

    To the ear, yeah.

    To the chest, steering wheel, roof, doors, and most importantly coils....it's a lil different lol

    I think sometimes people forget that others like to show off more than the sound. Sure it sounds the same to the ear but there's always that smile that creeps up your face when you can point at another part of the car that dances around.

    To the OP, Don't put 3k to his Nightshade. You can get a 3k amp and limit it's power (by reducing the gain, by turning down the sub level on the radio, things like that.) It will be more efficient than a 1500 operating at it's limits but will likely sound just the same.

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  24. Posted

    he runs street beat right now,

    no he wont need it to seal well during runs,

    Shit, I was talkin about the nasty rattles lol.

    And congrats man. I got to ride in a Firehawk once and saw a GMMG 490hp (I think) at a show.

    Imma own a nice Trans-Am one day.

    This is my second ls1 camaro and i had a modded 02 vette convert. i drove around a blown 980 whp 99 viper. this is like driving a dump truck around.

    We have similar tastes in cars sir. Cept I'm dreaming haha.

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  25. Posted · Edited by An-i-no

    Uhh...I have a Kenwood too and it starts to sound like balls at 29 out of 35. If he's listening to it at 31 and 35, shit is gettin real nasty. That's why he's sucking up all his alt, cuz he's clipping like crazy.

    Turn your gain on the amp all the way down

    Turn your radio volume up to 29, turn the sub control to +5 (it puts almost no pre out voltage otherwise, trust me).

    SLOWLY turn your gain up until you start to hear it sound like crap(By this I mean...it should always sound like clean, clear bass NO MATTER WHAT. When the sound suddenly changes (to some people, this is considered loud.) Stop turning it up. That's your limit.). If you can turn the gain all the way up and still like the sound, you're used to clipping. If you like how it sounds when it's clipping you need a better setup cuz your stuff just isn't loud enough.

    Oh and yes, Wood is right, your box is way too big. It's making the power handling of the subs go WAAAAY down.

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