so i really don't know how to explain what i need.. basically i need basic help tuning my SAE 1000D amp to get the most out of my Q. i know this is a pretty broad question and has been answered before, but i guess i'd rather just have specific help for me rather then reading up on other people's help.

i've had the set up for a couple months now, probably early/mid november, had a "custom made" box from my local audio dealer. i don't doubt that they made it, i just doubt theres anything really fancy about it. and it sounds great as it is, but i really think that it can hit alotttttt harder then it is right now. atleast judging by what people are saying on the forums it seems like it would hit really hard. granet this is my first system, and i haven't really heard many other peoples. just one of my friends have 3 MTX 10"s. i know it won't hit as hard as that but i still want more out of it.

let me know all the info you need.

12" FI Q with BP power.

1.5 cu ft. sealed enclsure

Sundown SAE-1000D Mono block amp

running at 1 ohm

My rig is a 1991 Nissan Pathfinder.

i had the audio shop put it all together for me due to me not being able to with work/school. and i haven't looked at the nobs cause i don't wonna change what they tuned it too if they tuned it at all. all i know is the gains are all the way down, i have kind of played with them, and i turn them up a little bit when i'm showing off. i know your not really supposed too, but it doesn't sound like it's doing anything wrong, and i never do it more then a minute just because i don't wonna damage it.. i'm a noob like that.

so any help would be greatly apreciated!!!! how can i easily adjust it and know what to adjust to do what. any way i can get a noob explanation what each tuner knob does?

well.. if your looking to "hit really hard" then IMO you went with the wrong style of box.

i would have went with a large ported box tuned some where in the low 30's

That Q in the right box, would probably blow away those 10"s.

Can you take a picture of your settings?

yea i'll take a pic as soon as i can, but it will be a couple of days. i am unable to drive it right now cause of a foot surgery and i don't have it where i am staying, it's in our storage being safe from the snow. gotta love these alaskan winters.

i wasn't going for "hitting really hard" but i would expect it to hit harder then it is. i did my research pickin it out, like most people buying there first system do. and i was planning on getting sq more then spl. hence the large sealed box. but i just don't think it's hitting as hard as it can/should be. since the gains are all the way down and its a 1000w sub, adn we all know how well those sundowns run.

but i will get a pic of the amp settings asap

NOTE: i forgot to say that my HU is a Pioneer P3000ib. there aren't a whole lot of tuning options on that HU if any of you are familiar with it, then you'll know what i mean. i'm actually really disapointed in that. but it's all i got right now.

just to make the thread a little more interesting i got a pic of the sub in the box and all.. kinda pointless but thought i'd share.

on a side note, now that i think about it, i'm not even sure if it's running at 1 ohm... i know i told them ahead of time that i wanted it at 1 ohm, but i didn't clarify.

how can i check? without taking the whole sub out of the enclosure and seeing how they wired it..

You can use a DMM to check the ohm load. I usually do it at the sub, but probably you can check at the amp while it's off.

Some one else can help here too!! lol

is that box 1.5 cubes before or after sub?

i'm not sure if it's before or after.. the guys at the dealership just said a 1.5 cuft box.

they went by the specs for it online, heres the jump. it says .8 cuft - 1.5 cu ft. i'm guessing after the sub cause .8 doesn't seam like much if it was before the sub.

https://ssl.perfora.net/www.ficaraudio.com/...view.shopscript

scroll down to where it is labeled "Q12" and those are my specs for the sub..

You can use a DMM to check the ohm load. I usually do it at the sub, but probably you can check at the amp while it's off.

Some one else can help here too!! lol

how would i set teh dimm to check it?

take some quick measurements just to be sure,

To the "Ohm" setting.

To the "Ohm" setting.

hahaha i figured that much! but i mean is it gonna be straight forward when i do that? like say .7 or 1 or 4 or what..

anyways yea i'll take some measurements as soon as i can, i was thinking about it today and i might just build a box over spring break.

To the "Ohm" setting.

hahaha i figured that much! but i mean is it gonna be straight forward when i do that? like say .7 or 1 or 4 or what..

anyways yea i'll take some measurements as soon as i can, i was thinking about it today and i might just build a box over spring break.

Yeah it will be.