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I just bought the 30 hz filters. I do hear distortion sometimes and im sure it will clear up the problems im having. I hear a light knocking sometimes at higher volumes but the cone isnt moving any where near xmech (maybe 1-1.5 in) I hope its not bottoming out. sometimes it has way more travel but doesnt make that noise so im not sure what the deal is. Some professional insight might help

Yes the amps specs say that it has a freq response of 20+ hz if someone could look at the specs for the JL audio JX 1000/1 and tell me if it needs a subsonic filter for it. I looked at the specs but i can't tell if i need a SSF i'm not an expert in this stuff (Hey at least i admit it). If someone can post a link for an inline RCA Subsonic filter for an appropriate frequency for a SA-12 if it needs it I would be grateful (I looked but i couldnt find one that i thought was right)

Alright sounds good! Thanks for all your help That was a very fast response. I noticed that subs do get louder over time but I blew a 5th gen Alpine R on 1000 watts by playing a 20hz to 200 hz sine wave because the sub was making a loud clapping sound on music (bottoming out i guess) and i was trying to diagnose it I just didnt want to repeat that mistake.

Okay I'm sorry in advance if this topic has been posted about before in this forum but to my credit i did look. I just recieved my sa-12 (dual 4 ohm) from ssa yesterday and i have it on a jx 1000/1 wired to 2 ohms in a ported box thats too small for it (sorry but thats how it is) it sounds good though. I try to avoid hammering on it for too long but I do turn it up to the full 1000 watts for a few seconds at a time. I just want to break it in correctly to avoid blowing it or damaging it because i do exceed the rated power sometimes. How important is "breaking in" a subwoofer in is and if it is important, what is the correct procedure to break it in? Also what does "breaking in" a sub do that is so important?

Anyone?

I was looking for something not made in china

One more question. I have 1 strand of 4 gauge running to my capacitor from my 750 cca battery on my truck (136 amp alt). I'm pulling about 1400 rms off of it (100*4 for pdx5 1000*1 for jx 1000/1) (6 farad cap) the cap has a volt meter on it and it can drop to about 13 volts when the truck is running and the bass is turned up 100%. All of the power wire to the amps is 4 gauge. Do you think that is sufficient electrical flow or should i upgrade some wiring or the battery? (stock big 3 is 4 gauge and i added a 2 gauge wire directly to the frame from the battery) ? i did blow a sub once so im not sure about clipping. i took it too a stereo shop and they said it sounded clean but i don't trust those people lol

Alright thanks ill try my local shop. Ill give a shout for the Salem Sound Center for great customer service even though all they sell is pioneer. I'm busy from work so ill see. They quoted me about $200-300.

Alright then i guess the other option is to get one custom made unless you know of a bigger prefab truck box (I looked everywhere lol) or a relatively inexpensive custom shop. I'll just try it and see. Thanks for your help!

Alright I don't have the box yet. i currently have a 1 cf truck box with a large(er) port than the bassworx. Also the amp has a freq. response of 20-150khz. hertz so i think the subsonic filter is set at 20 hz . I like sq but im leaning a little toward SPL would adding a second areoport to the tp 12 make it sound better?

Yeah sorry i had to do some digging but i found it. your email went to my Spam folder (I haven't checked it in months lol) I'm glad i came to the forums i got this all straightened out Any advice on my other post about the box and subsonic filter for my truck? Someone said a Bassworx TP12 was a bad fit for a SA-12 I do have limited space for the box though because its in my back seat and i like to recline. Do you know where to get a larger truck box? Custom is kind of expensive. I also have a budget on the box because i already have about $1500 in my system and I'm 19 and I'm going to college. (I pay all my bills) How do you add a subsonic filter or where do you get one?

Lol I wanted to but i didnt want to wait 21 days for build time (I was looking at the SSA GCON) Also the SA-12 had almost universally positive reviews Im limping along with an alpine Type S (500 rms...on 1000 rms lol) and it sucks (sounds muddy as hell) haha.

Thanks! Alright i think I found the problem. I accidentally unsubscribed to emails from SSA. Where should I go to subscribe again? I do have limited space for the box though because its in my back seat and i like to recline. Do you know where to get a larger truck box? Custom is kind of expensive. I also have a budget on the box because i already have about $1500 in my system and I'm 19 and I'm going to college. (I pay all my bills) How do you add a subsonic filter? Btw i heard that they don't but i do think capacitors do something because my lights dimmed with the pdx 5 and now they don't flicker even with 1000 watts which is why I got it anyway. (Not sure why I'm just reporting my observation) (The stock big 3 is all 4 guage)

I have a JX 1000 1 On a Lanzar 6 farad cap (Probably 1-2 true farads) and i was being dumb turning the head unit gain all the way up. i had the gain on the amp turned up 1/2 way. It was in a 1 cubic foot vented truck box. ill probably put the sa-12 in a bassworx tp12 box (1.3 cubic feet tuned to about 36) wired to 2 ohms. the amp doesnt have a subsonic filter. the LP filter is set to about 75 Thank you for your service i just saw the last comment. I was just getting worried. I still have not recieved an email from SSA maybe i gave you the wrong address. Ill check. Where do you answer questions? I just saw where to ask specific questions about an order. my bad. i asked in the live chat at the bottom of the screen which is probably the wrong place.

I know that the SA-12 is a Chinese built woofer. The fact that it is Chinese should mean that it ships sooner because there is no build time and usually it is in stock and Sundown is an american company. I usually buy off amazon and they almost always ship within 24 hours and most of the time i get the product in 3-4 days. Messages are also replied to within 24 hours most of the time less. I heard good things about SSA's service and I just hope they are true. BTW can the SA-12 handle more power than the 5th gen type R even though it is rated at 1000 rms vs 600 for the sundown? I Blew the VC on the type R (White smoke) in a 1 sq foot vented box on a JL JX 1000/1.

My setup in my 1999 Dakota is a Alpine PDX-5, JX 1000/1, Alpine R components in front, pioneer TSDs in the back, and i used to have a 5th gen type R that blew on 1000 watts. I was planning on being pleasantly surprised when i bought an american sub from an american company SSA but its been 3 days since my card has been charged and my SA-12 still says Awaiting Fulfillment and my messages are not getting any replies :(