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So your clean at max HU volume, treat that volume 35 as your max gain setting point . What’s the system ?

The kicker amp sounds great overall, not really looking for more on output just higher quality I guess in the line miss the Si, ZR , ZX KX lines . Been running kicker since mid 90’s just been fight to find away to stop and turn off and on pop. I have tried everything I can find . I took another amp different brand and used an old HU wired directly to my rear battery and would still get the same on and off pop. I guess I’m being way to ocd about this but I feel like this could be solved. The last thing I changed was I had two runs of 1/0 going to rear UGP 40ah and I made one into a ground. I still have a AGM xs power upfront underground told me to leave it . And not to use an isolator. Mornings my front Vm will go almost instantly to 14.5 but the Vm on the lithium slowly over about a minute will get to 14.5. During testing I even eliminated the lithium and still get the on off pop so I’m just ranting now lol.

I have the newest model 46CXA1800.1T it’s 1ohm stable.

The biggest turn off is I am getting a turn off thud via the amp to the subs when I shut the system off that I have never had with any amp in this car .

Ported enclosure 3.5 cubic total 32hz tune. 40ah lithium. 99 eclipse.

I have two kicker Comp q class 12’s D4’s . Would the D’Amore E1500.1 be a good choice? The subs have an rms of 850 per. Thanks. Currently using a kicker CXA 1800.1 just not impressed with it.

I had wondered about pot creep on the gain and others but this is happening right after setting the gain .

Have been playing with the dd1+ and found an issue in on vehicle. Car 1 gain set to -7.5db recheck the gain using the method in the owners manual and it shows right on the money-7.5db . In this car it’s a deaf bonce Machete 2k amp running on AGM batteries. 2nd car is a sundown salt 4K running on UGP Lithium and when I set with the same overlap and rechecked it’s -6.2db? Would it be anything with the batteries? Also with the Machete when I hit distortion before I hit read the voltage on the display holds steady but with the salt 4K I will have voltage jump from 79.6 up to 81.3 constantly rolling voltage up and down before I hit read. This has to be causing the incorrect gain overlap reading. But what is the root cause of it? Help please.

I have a sundown salt 200.2 going to be on a Sky High Car audio 3 way component set. Just curious what you guys would recommend for gain overlap if any. https://skyhighcaraudio.com/shca-65c3e-3-way-6-5-component-set-4-ohm-ferrite-motors-silk-dome/

So I have already set the sub amp gain with the DD1+ (awesome tool) with a overlap of -6.7db . Now have installed the OM-1 and a little confusing on how to sync it with the DD1 + . The instructions tell how with a regular DD1 I am sure there has to be a way with the + . I’m sure this is simple. Help please.

I have two U12 D4’s . I charge at 14.2 with a pcm controlled mechman. Between the sfb 8k and the SALT 4K what would be the better choice? Personally leaning towards the salt but not 100% yet.

Upgraded my sundown scv 3k that I had my om-1 in use with. Now to a sundown sfb 5k my om-1 does not seem to work! Is there something with the sfb tech that will not work with the om-1 ? I have set me gain and crossover with my dd1 and cc1 no problem. Sucks my om-1 is not working the same.

When I watch the video sundown post they set the sub sonic for 20hz and that put the dial on the pot at a quarter turn when I do 20 hz with my cc1 20hz is half way.

Wish I new what I was doing wrong. I have set many amps using the cc1. Do it by the book every time. Even the smd om1 when used with the won’t work at.

Use the smd cc1 to set the sub sonic on the sfb at 31 hz box is tuned at 32hz. Being the amp has a 12db slope I set close to tuning and it’s cutting so much bass it’s got the bass sounding so weak. Went as low as to set at 20hz with the cc1 and still no good. So I set with a damn the way sundown shows on a YouTube video they posted https://youtu.be/cXb4yh6Gdx4 and the subs sound amazing. Anyone have experience with this combo?

With the U10 what probably the smallest box size you would use them in. Recommended is 1 cube. Looking to over power them cleanly as well .

So looking at box specs I plugged in to ultimate car audio app it shows my bandwidth from 24hz to 63hz. The app says set ssf to 24hz I have tuning of 32hz and says set lpf at 63hz. Well my smd cc1 Manual agrees with the ssf setting but says for a 10 inch sub with a 24db slope set the lpf at 125hz. So how many people have had luck with that not sure what to go by .

Looks like the recommended tuning on sundowns website for the U series has changed from 32hz to 35hz picking up my new box tomorrow was designed for 32hz will I be ok with that vs 35hz that is recommended now?

The Scion tC is a hatchback that’s why I was thinking sub/port up at the glass vs toward the rear of car but most people say will not sound as good idk.

one other thing with that box it is subs and port on same side. the car is a hatch back scion TC would you fire back or fire up?

Ok so we pulled the trigger did two U 10’s D4’s on a sae 3k in one of the D4S pro fab pre fab boxes ... box is said tuned to 32hz , ok that’s befor any said sub displacement is calculated. With the two U 10’s that’s 0.42 of displacement that’s moving the box tuning up to about 35.5hz ! I see sundown website says 32hz l is what’s recommended. Should we do poly fil in the box? If so how much to take away the displacement of the subs? Do not want to invert the subs at all.

With the sae 3k I’m torn right now between the sa 10 and the U10 . I know sundown subs are underrated but also the amps. I’m sort of leaning towards the new sa.v2 most people I see running the sfb 3k on a pair. Would I gain much going with the u10’s I see most doing 4K on a pair. I’m thinking I could run at half ohm but not sure how the sae line like half Ohm. I have no plans on a larger amp . Not sure what my best option is.

So Two sundown sa 15’s in sealed box or two U10’s ported tuned to 32hz amp would be a sundown sae 3k . What would be over all louder? Don’t know anything much on the U’s never heard them in person. Can’t really fit two 12’s and give the much room to breath in proper box. So my picks is 15’s sealed in the hatch or two 10’s nice big ported box.

So been using the dd1 love it. I have one system two sundown sa15’s on a sundown sae 3k @1ohm. 240 alt, xs d3400 up front d5100 in rear . Subwoofers in a sealed box due to space .2.5 cubes per. Currently amp is set with the dd1 at -7.5db and begging for more . Any truth to a sealed box set up actually needing more power ? Heck at -10db Would I not be throwing 3k plus on them ? Double rated.. I only play retail music and music from iTunes.

Well went sealed because couldn’t fit them ported. Went with the amp for headroom so could maximize the subs. Still want to get loud as possible not looking for as much as a SQ setup. I’ve been told by a local shop with the amount of headroom I shouldn’t set with any overlap because at 0db the amp is doing 3k plus watts.