[protegeboom]

I have 4 L7 15 kickers and it seems that 2 of them play stronger than the 2 new ones I have. Is it the voice coils that lose there resilience or is the magnets?
P.S. All 4 are of the same model year and build.

[FiBTLforlife]

protegeboom, on Jun 18 2008, 09:33 AM, said:

I have 4 L7 15 kickers and it seems that 2 of them play stronger than the 2 new ones I have. Is it the voice coils that lose there resilience or is the magnets?
P.S. All 4 are of the same model year and build.

i would think that it would be the voice coals but dont take me up on that...ive had some amps do that to me but never a subwoofer.

This post has been edited by FiBTLforlife: 18 June 2008 - 09:37 AM

[deafyT]

FiBTLforlife, on Jun 18 2008, 09:37 AM, said:

...ive had some amps do that to me but never a subwoofer.

caps inside the amps, like regular batteries, have a limited shelf life.

[sactownstang]

plus after awhile those caps will leak and trouble will follow!!

[Team Bassick (ALPINE)]

The subs have to break in then they will take more power and might get louder

[protegeboom]

sactownstang, on Jun 18 2008, 09:44 AM, said:

plus after awhile those caps will leak and trouble will follow!!

I have all new T series amps.

[wL<3bass]

You need to break the subwoofers in.

[banginAltima]

protegeboom, on Jun 18 2008, 12:33 PM, said:

I have 4 L7 15 kickers and it seems that 2 of them play stronger than the 2 new ones I have. Is it the voice coils that lose there resilience or is the magnets?
P.S. All 4 are of the same model year and build.

I believe this maybe true... I have two RF T1 15's. They are down almost a full db, 145.5 which I did all the time down to 144.8. I have changed amps, head unit, speaker wire, etc. Still down a db. I check the coils with a ohm meter and they check fine. I have even added another battery. I don't know what else it could be. The box is the same as well as the tuning. I went from a RF T1001bd to another RF T1001bd to a Sundown 1500 and still can't get over a 145 with these subs.

[Team Bassick (ALPINE)]

wL<3bass, on Jun 18 2008, 09:49 AM, said:

You need to break the subwoofers in.

Didn't I just say that??? Love it when people ignor the TRUTH preach on brotha

[wL<3bass]

Team Bassick (ALPINE), on Jun 18 2008, 12:56 PM, said:

Didn't I just say that??? Love it when people ignor the TRUTH preach on brotha

Figured if a second person said it he might believe it.

[Team Bassick (ALPINE)]

banginAltima, on Jun 18 2008, 09:55 AM, said:

I believe this maybe true... I have two RF T1 15's. They are down almost a full db, 145.5 which I did all the time down to 144.8. I have changed amps, head unit, speaker wire, etc. Still down a db. I check the coils with a ohm meter and they check fine. I have even added another battery. I don't know what else it could be. The box is the same as well as the tuning. I went from a RF T1001bd to another RF T1001bd to a Sundown 1500 and still can't get over a 145 with these subs.

This is also true when overpowering a sub way over rms and your constanly getting the coils hot after a while the hot then cold then got coils will get weak I say your subs are on there last leg there or the box is no good also makin the coils get hot

[deafyT]

Team Bassick (ALPINE), on Jun 18 2008, 09:56 AM, said:

Didn't I just say that??? Love it when people ignor the TRUTH preach on brotha

[Kranny]

c is for cookie, thats good enough for me *jacks e-cookie*

[banginAltima]

Team Bassick (ALPINE), on Jun 18 2008, 01:19 PM, said:

This is also true when overpowering a sub way over rms and your constanly getting the coils hot after a while the hot then cold then got coils will get weak I say your subs are on there last leg there or the box is no good also makin the coils get hot

How can my box be no good making the coils hot?

[protegeboom]

Team Bassick (ALPINE), on Jun 18 2008, 09:56 AM, said:

Didn't I just say that??? Love it when people ignor the TRUTH preach on brotha

Doesn't the sundown 1500 have more power than the T1001bd?

If so then the woofers do lose power.

[protegeboom]

banginAltima, on Jun 18 2008, 03:58 PM, said:

How can my box be no good making the coils hot?

I believe if the box is not tuned to the frequency of the woofer, such as wrong port length or box too large or too small it will cause the woofer to over work its suspension and overheat the voice coils. It may not have enough back pressure as well.

[ISO]

I didn't read the other shit much.
Your new L7s need broke in, Thats all.
Only run the new set for 2 weeks and they will sound like the old ones.
The suspension on the L7s is so tight that there is a dramatic difference in sound between a brand new one and a used one.(I know this for a fact)
The new ones will catch up after you get them broke in.
Period

You should be in the Kicker section.

This post has been edited by ISO: 21 June 2008 - 07:18 PM

[protegeboom]

ISO, on Jun 21 2008, 07:18 PM, said:

I didn't read the other shit much.
Your new L7s need broke in, Thats all.
Only run the new set for 2 weeks and they will sound like the old ones.
The suspension on the L7s is so tight that there is a dramatic difference in sound between a brand new one and a used one.(I know this for a fact)
The new ones will catch up after you get them broke in.
Period

You should be in the Kicker section.

Thank u very much, although, I wanted it be a general woofer question and not just about L7 woofers.

[wL<3bass]

protegeboom, on Jun 24 2008, 01:43 AM, said:

Thank u very much, although, I wanted it be a general woofer question and not just about L7 woofers.

All new woofers will need broken in to some degree..... some will need more time than others.....

This post has been edited by wL<3bass: 23 June 2008 - 10:50 PM