cruzer23

Im sure the clipping light is not 100% accurate, but i used the same method to set the gains on my polk 10s. they had a shitty box, u could feel the air leaking, but they still... sounded good... if the ssd cant take the power its rated at, then im sure that makes the situation different. I overpowered the polks by 170ish watts and they never gave me any problem even pushing them as hard as i did. i did screw the box as the glue dried. after turning down the gain on my way home this morning, it sounded a little better, but now it sounds stiff. I dont have the tools to cut it straight, so i got lowes to cut it. The guy was older and took his time and was on his hands and knees trying to make sure everything was perfect. It looked damn near perfect, but im no carpenter so cant say for 100% sure. When piecing it together only one spot might have been not perfect, but it still looked decent. going to feel the box after i eat something. ill start with that spot, then ill check out the dust cap.

I never said anything about it being my first box... lol. If it were my first box then it would be like 99% chance it was the box... i have felt the whole front half that is exposed for air leaks, but i guess ill unwedge it and feel the back half, but im just going to waste my time. Unless the most expensive wood glue sucks and doesnt do its job when put on very thick =/ the dustcap being separated sounds like that could honestly be the problem. Without knowing how that would sound, that sounds like it might be what would cause a weird noise like this. Any way to test it? If that is the problem how do i fix it, recone?

I strongly believe the box is perfectly fine. I got the best glue lowes had, titebond 3 wood glue. I spent excess glue on every peice, i mean u can see it on the outside of the box all over the place, even after wiping it. its in a crew cab truck. Its wired for 2 ohms, the AQ1200D is rated at 870watts rms @2ohms. i had the gains at 3/4 using the gain knob with the amp, it has a clipping light. I used the same method setting previous subs with no problem. I strongly think its the sub itself. Not because im afraid to admit i did something wrong, but because i got it used. I have no idea how it was treated, how it is originally supposed to sound, etc. If the sub is fine, then the sub is just not got the Sound quality i am expecting it to have. I need to move on to a FI Q. ill try and get a video posted Wed. morning as i have to work again tonight. thanks for all the fast replies, hope we can figure this out. I dont want to pass on bad judgment of FI, or the SSD lineup because of a crappy install or a bad used sub.