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  1. Nice, I had an L7 was nice but missed my trunk the box was 5.5cf ported around 35 Hz and took my whole tunk. I like the big stuff but only in trucks where there is the air spaced need for them, my L7 was ok in the car but had no air space in my blazer is was stupid. The biggest I will go in a car depending on trunk size it 12" but noramly 10"s so that have the space they need to work and the pressure won't push back on the cone.
  2. Come to OKC much? Not to often maybe like 1 or so a month to pick up a friend, but I drive through all the time being I drive anywhere in OK for my job like 60-400mi a day. So I have to have a good stereo that is a never ending project. What're you running? Nothing huge right now SPL is fun but I'm more into SQ and being able to get loud if wanted. I have a JVC HU w/Bluetooth Stock speakers for now A Clarion DPX11500 1500w amp I need an alt. upgrade and and better batt. 2" JL Audio W7 8" in a 2.5 cu ft box that is ported not sure at what it had 2 tens and was modded for 8s. Sounds good and it louder the the 2 12" alpine type-rs I had before. When I can save up I want to do a full Kicker system have had good luck with Kicker. I want to get 2 10" CVX have L7s good for SPL but not so much SQ. 1500w amp 4 6 1/2 comp. 4ch amp at 60-120w rms. I have had quite a few builds I loved my DD 2512 in a 4th order banpass, lost it when sold my last car. Had a DD 9515 loved the lows but took to much space, like big subs but not for a car. Thats pretty much it so far. How about yourself?
  3. Come to OKC much? Not to often maybe like 1 or so a month to pick up a friend, but I drive through all the time being I drive anywhere in OK for my job like 60-400mi a day. So I have to have a good stereo that is a never ending project.
  4. Here are the videos the 1st is redoing my amp gain with the DD-1 40Hz at -10db. The 2nd is the testing to see how it sounds. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uj-9dq8jwco&feature=g-upl http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCMjvJx-E8o&feature=g-upl
  5. Yea I used to do that all the time but couldn't enjoy the music. I like SPL but am more into SQ and being able to get loud if wanted. I don't to much though being I drive anywhere from 50 upto 400mi a day. I like it balanced more then just loud.
  6. Yea I didn't think about that, I am not really new to stereo stuff I have done almost every car I have owned, but I am new to the o-scope and now the DD-1 I used to think the higher the gain the louder but live and learn. Thnaks for the info.
  7. Ok you win user error I will post some vids shortly, but I need to read more and not assume things , I just figured to keep everything at 0 for best SQ I see this isn't always the case. If you don't mind me asking what is the differance between 0db and a -db or if there is a post already I would be happy to read. Thanks again now I feel stupid for trying so much and what now when it was a easy error.
  8. Thanks for the input and I understand that part I have not tryed a -db track so I will try that also. What I don't get is why I can't get close to the same readings like maybe a differance or 5 between checking off the HU and the Amp there a diferance of like 10 or more. If needed I can try a video to show what I mean and I may try a line driver to boost the voltage and see if it helps. I know the DD-1 works this is just driving me nuts.
  9. What do you mean you can only get to 30-40? Depending on where the input voltage switch is set on the amp I can only get the volume to either 30 or 40 before the distortion light comes on. If I go directly off the HU I can get 48 of 50. So that is why I tryed my other HU/Amp and it works fine. So I'm just comfused and trying to figure out why I can't get it set w/o using an o-scope, unless the HU is bad. I may try a line driver and see what happens from there, since I can hook it to my other HU w/4v preouts and run the rca from one car to the other and the amp seems fine and clips 45 of 50.
  10. So here is a video I made trying the DD-1 on my JBL GTO504 amp and it was fine, so now I am wondering what my issue is with my other HU/Amp. I will try to get some pics up since I can't really do a video being the speakers and hooked to the HU and it would be to loud. Sorry about the crapy vid never used my phone before. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-dw4CcbOFw Ok well after more testing I have to say its the HU and the DD-1 dons't like low preout voltage the one with the 4ch JBL amp is a JVC w/4v preouts. Everything tested fine sounds great. My other HU is a JVC w/2.5v preouts I can get the lights to come on but not till like 45-50 on the vol, but when going through the amp they comeon like 10 and distortion at like 30 or 40 depending on the voltage switch on the amp. Which isnt right it the HU can go to 48. So when setting the amp it either has no bass or way to much at a low volume by the DD-1. If I use the o-scope till it clips and then back it off its balanced and dosn't get loud till 30+. So I just don't know what to thing now. The last thing I did was run a rca from the JVC w/4v pre outs to my other car to the amp and it went to 48-50 and on 40Hz 45-50 which I can belive so I know my amp is ok, this is why I think the DD-1 dosn't like low preouts so I will get a line driver and try again if not I guess it the HU. I never figured you could get so much in to figuring something out.
  11. So here is a video I made trying the DD-1 on my JBL GTO504 amp and it was fine, so now I am wondering what my issue is with my other HU/Amp. I will try to get some pics up since I can't really do a video being the speakers and hooked to the HU and it would be to loud. Sorry about the crapy vid never used my phone before. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-dw4CcbOFw
  12. Those line level converters are really starting to show their ugly heads with the DD-1. Some of them distort the low frequencies pretty bad. Someone needs to invent a proper one. Hmm Ok so I got a new HU and I know you get what you pay for , but now the 1kHz will not light even though the amp, I have tryed the -tones also and just to see what happens I max out the gains still nothing. The 40Hz works fine it is the HU is just too cheap? I say this because the amp has the imput voltage switch 2-6v 3 places low being 0.2V-0.6V middle 0.6-2V and 2V-8V being high. The HU puts out or says 2.5v so I put on 2v the light comes on 30-50 at 40Hz. I think that is bad, now if I use the 0.6-2V I get 40-50 not bad but not good, if I use 0.2V-0.6V I get 48-50 great but no bass just trebble. Ok so I said all that to get to this I know its prob the HU just want some opinions. I can use my TPI-440 starting from the lowest 0.2V-0.6V upping gain, then 0.6-2V, then 2V-8V around halfway before shine wave squares off so I know there power to be made. I just want to know if its the HU is that bad or if I am not doing something with the DD-1. Also if Steve or someone would like to make a video of how to properly set gains on a amp that has the voltage switch for the DD-1 and maybe o-scope as well that would be nice. Also I can hear the 1kHz change in tone when it distorts/clips but no light Ok I am now starting to think the DD-1 is to awsome and if the light don't come on or they stay on there is a good chance your HU or something in the line may not be bad but isn't good either. After seeing this with the o-scope I am going to say the HU is I kinda liked it. If I didn't have the o-scope to confirm I don't know that I would of fully trusted the DD-1 acting strange but I now know if the DD-1 is acting up its because something is wrong just need to find where. 1st is at 14 vol 2nd at 40 vol. The HU is like putting out just distorted crap this was off the low lvl from the HU not the amp, so the amp is out of question now. Moved to new topic since this was about getting the DD-1 don't want to get too off topic.. DD-1 Issue or or Amp Issue?
  13. So I love the DD-1 so far and per my previous post I bought a new HU and set on flat the DD-1 worked on 40Hz and 1kHz fine distorting at 48-50 on the low lvl off the HU. When checking from the amp only the 40Hz works not the 1kHz. Setting gain min., infrasonic at 10, and x-over at 250 I can only get to 30 or 40 depending on the voltage input switch at 40Hz and the bass is like barley there when setting with the TPI 440 the HU from what I can see is right at 48-50 and then amp is set at 0.6-2V and gain about 1/3 before clipping and sounds great. So my question is am I doing something wrong or is my amp bad causing the distortion. I am going to try it in my other car on a 4ch and see what happens will post tomorrow. The only thing I can come up with is that I know I need a bigger alt and or batts. to support the amp, and am wondering if the DD-1 is able to put a load on the amp like a sub would and since the amps/current isn't there is causing the distortion?
  14. Those line level converters are really starting to show their ugly heads with the DD-1. Some of them distort the low frequencies pretty bad. Someone needs to invent a proper one. Hmm Ok so I got a new HU and I know you get what you pay for , but now the 1kHz will not light even though the amp, I have tryed the -tones also and just to see what happens I max out the gains still nothing. The 40Hz works fine it is the HU is just too cheap? I say this because the amp has the imput voltage switch 2-6v 3 places low being 0.2V-0.6V middle 0.6-2V and 2V-8V being high. The HU puts out or says 2.5v so I put on 2v the light comes on 30-50 at 40Hz. I think that is bad, now if I use the 0.6-2V I get 40-50 not bad but not good, if I use 0.2V-0.6V I get 48-50 great but no bass just trebble. Ok so I said all that to get to this I know its prob the HU just want some opinions. I can use my TPI-440 starting from the lowest 0.2V-0.6V upping gain, then 0.6-2V, then 2V-8V around halfway before shine wave squares off so I know there power to be made. I just want to know if its the HU is that bad or if I am not doing something with the DD-1. Also if Steve or someone would like to make a video of how to properly set gains on a amp that has the voltage switch for the DD-1 and maybe o-scope as well that would be nice. Also I can hear the 1kHz change in tone when it distorts/clips but no light Ok I am now starting to think the DD-1 is to awsome and if the light don't come on or they stay on there is a good chance your HU or something in the line may not be bad but isn't good either. After seeing this with the o-scope I am going to say the HU is I kinda liked it. If I didn't have the o-scope to confirm I don't know that I would of fully trusted the DD-1 acting strange but I now know if the DD-1 is acting up its because something is wrong just need to find where. 1st is at 14 vol 2nd at 40 vol. The HU is like putting out just distorted crap this was off the low lvl from the HU not the amp, so the amp is out of question now.
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