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Something is wrong with that link? It is on their facebook page as well and just says page cannot be displayed when I click on it.

Newer than what is on their website? I would be suspicious of something like that, unless they are bad about updating their site.

I get occasional crashes with the pro version. The standard version doesn't have quite as many options, but it seems solid and doesn't give me any problems. I'm running Win7 64bit.

I had a feeling there was a problem somewhere in the rca connections after seeing how the splitters were used. Now that it seems that was the issue, would you prefer to stay on two channels or run bridged? We can make sure the rcas get connected correctly.Edit: J is right, checking the other two channels and rca cables would be wise. Could even be the splitters.

Because someone asked...

Nope

Had to tame some rattles on the rear hatch. Glad I did, the sub stage blends much better with the front now. Bare skin Push clips with a little CCF to keep them still. Hard to see, but there is some pieces of CLD in there. Giving the panels a CCF treatment of their own. Closing it back up.

I didn't realize there were so many complications with t nuts. I'm just thinking about preventing broken screws as wood screws aren't the thickest fasteners available. The hurricane nuts look like they might be prone to spinning in place?

Thanks, it sure is. Trident 18 is soon to arrive. According to torres calc, 5.13ft^3 @ 29.99hz with 103.5in^2 of port. This is with an approximate figure for the sub displacement so I'm sure it will change ever so slightly. 9.39ft^3 gross after double baffle. I am also thinking about using t-nuts on this one.

After seeing the photos and not knowing how absolutely everything was installed, my first plan of attack would be as follows. Simplify what you have going on and forget bridging for now. Use just one set of RCA cable, no splitters. Use just 2 channels(ch 1+2) on the amp and leave the other 2 unused for the moment. Also, was any sort of pre-set eq switched, maybe by accident? I know some units have pre-set curves that can sound terrible.

Ha, that's me. It's always gotta be just right.

Putting a 45 in the corner will allow the end of the port to be that close without adding to the effective port length? Edit: I just added 1" to the width of the enclosure and added a 45 in every corner of the box to keep net volume about the same so the port-wall proximity should be a non issue now. Thanks for the quick response Thumpper.

I'll ask again. Was there any crossover being used on the hu before you got the amp? It doesn't sound like it, actually, it sounds to me like you were enjoying the bass of the full(non filtered) signal from the hu going to the speakers. You installed the amp and the amp's crossover chopped off your bass output and you started scratching your head wondering what happened.

So I get through most of the sketch up of a new box and it hits me... My port is 6" wide and where it ends is 6.75" away from the wall of the enclosure. Even though it is more space than the total width of the port, I assume it is close enough that it will effectively create another bend in the port and add more length than I want? It's late, I'm tired, and I think I just wasted the last hour. fml I am curious, at what point does the port end and the perpendicular wall change port length? How close, or far do they need to be?

Was there any crossover being used on the hu before you got the amp?

sure did

Damn those things are heavy! Makes the Diehard Platinum G31 look small. Wiring to .5 ohm on the BC3500. I learned the value of a clean signal first hand today. Not the hard way either. Wired at 2 ohm I could get the zcon to warm up after a good beating. Now at .5 ohm it can get more brutal and it's not even warm at all, while paying attention to the voltage and sub control of course. After adding the two hc3800 the voltage hardly flinches. Now I have box hop to contend with.

Is this issue something that just happened? Like a night and day difference? Or did it happen slowly over time? Was anything changed around the time you noticed things going wrong? Maybe check your power and ground connections. If the connections are as old as the amp(even if they aren't) it might not be a bad idea to check them all at this point. Loose, bent, corroded, etc. if the amp is struggling to make power that it isn't receiving, that would surely cause problems.

I made a little bit of an impulse buy today. Found this trio on a local craigslist ad at a price too good to pass up.

I just used plasti-dip spray. I figure if it can hold up on wheels and direct sunlight, in the shade should be no problem. No salted roads here either so that's also less to worry about.

Made a little more progress today. This is how my rear grounding point looked, up until today. Pretty sad for a group 31 and a bc3500 but voltage didn't drop any lower than 13.4-13.5. Got to making some holes and running some wire. Hammering on some copper lugs. Cleaned the frame, bolted the ends on and sprayed some rubber coating. All back together. I ran two ground wires but am only using one at the moment. The second is for another battery in the future. Voltage holds 14+ pretty easily in the cooler weather right now. If I really beat on it I see 13.9 for a split second. Definitely time well spent.

The swap took twice as long as it should have because I had to make new charge wire from the alt to the little junction box bolted to the side of the bracket. The stud on the new alt wasn't in the same spot and the original wire was too short. Still a cake walk compared to some alternator jobs out there. As for future plans, I will be drilling some holes in the cargo floor somewhere so I can ground to the frame. The rear battery is currently grounded to the bolt that holds the factory sub and I only drop to 13.5v on heavy bass lines. I need a better ground as the bc3500 will be running at 1 ohm soon. I'll be building a new box and running a single 18. It's looking like another few weeks before the sub comes in so I should have time to get everything ready for it.

I had some time on my hands today and finally got the Singer in place.

this one's goin in a minivan. the next ones gonna be in the stang. it'll be a few years though, but I'm not goin anywhere, so stay tuned. Reading>ME. My bad, I got a little excited talking about cars.