handman84

Running a 10" JL (300 RMS) on an Alpine amp at 150 RMS at 4 ohms and I just fried it. Same happened to my last 10" Punch. I thought i had the sub matched perfectly to my amp but obviously I am doing something wrong. Anyone know of any good instructional material I can read to educate myself before I waste any more money? I wanted to upgrade my sub and amp but not if I am going to just ruin another driver. I do listen with the bass boost up and at high volume, I am definitely hard on my subs, but thats why I was careful not to over power this one. What else could I be doing wrong? HELP!

So you dont recomend adjusting the EQ on your head unit either? Keep it flat or what?

A ported box built to jl's specs. Sounded amazing after i built the box (had no idea how much difference a good enclosure makes)...so I shouldnt use the bass boost knob that is next to my gain on the amp?

And is there any good instructional material out there so I can educate myself?

And as I adjust the EQ at my HU the gain needs to be adjusted?

yes, and now it is starting to make sense...so as the bass boost goes up I my gain should have come down?

I turned the boost and everything off, turned the volume to where my speakers started to distort and backed off a little then turned the gain till my sub started to distort then backed off a little

Looking for a box design for my 12" GCON. Can anyone point me in the right direction? Any help will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks ricksi, guess should have just done a little more leg work.

I have all the room I need just looking for a box design that the GCON will love!

Running BA components for front stage and I love them. I will check into their amps. Thanks for the suggestion!

Set on buying a GCON 12 for my accord but having trouble finding a good amp for under $300 to power it. Any suggestions on what would pair well with the SSA? I know its kind of a stupid question but im a newb just learning about car audio. Any help would be greatly appreciated thanks!

wanted to go sundown but was afraid i was just paying for the name, read good things about mb quarts too, anyone have experience with these? Probably going with the aq though. What kind of condition is yours in sencheezy? Pics?

I am only planning on getting one D2 GCON because of space limitations. I looked at sundown sax 1200d and AQ 1200d as options but have no experience with this stuff and want to get the most out of my purchase with as little trial and error as possible since my budget is tight. Not sure if my expectations are unrealistic, but I'm just trying to make as informed a decision as possible. thanks for the feedback!