Sammitch0 Posted June 5, 2011 Report Share Posted June 5, 2011 First off let me say the service Dave from PSI offers is second to none GREAT he's a good guy and hes worked with me every inch of the way, but before I send it out to him I want to confirm. On one coil it reads about 2.2ohm (this is a Dual 2) and on the other coil it just says 1 or open you know like its not doing the loop. This has checked out fine from when I first ran it i checked it well I pulled it out today to put it in the new box I built and checked the coils one read 2ohm the other nothing, sO i took my dads SEARS $400 DMM that works great tried it SAME thing nothing on one good on the other. When I have the subwoofer hooked up through the box it tested around 3.8-4ohm (i was running parallel) So i'm guessing what happened what the VC or tinsel went and caused the amp to drop into 4ohms which is only 600RMS and I had the amp tuned for 1500RMS (yikes) so my subwoofer was heating up like a bish. All this time it wAS my SUB can ANYONE confirm? The sub souns solid still POINTS and ZERO coil rub, just a little noise under the cone like a tapping maybe the tinsel broke in the cone? Anyways before I ship it I just wanted to confirm. and on a side not what subwoofer or subwoofers would be best in my jeep cherokee on 1200-1600RMS I dont want another 18' it was much too big for my small jeep I was thinking 2 15" subwoofer or a single 15" that does work. Quote Grand Cherokee Team Backwoods Bumpers DC 15" Level 3's /w 4 Coils Pioneer deh4200ub Pioneer 3-ways Pioneer Tweeters Pioneer GM-D9500F Audiopipe 1500.1D @ 14.4v Clarion Equalizer Knuconeptz Kollosus 0ga Knuconpetz Kollosus 4ga Coming Soon: 270xp / xs1200 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louisiana Bass Posted June 5, 2011 Report Share Posted June 5, 2011 Sorry to hear that man, no input on the problem. But you can't go wrong with 2 15's. But they'll take up more space than your 18 did, soooo... If you want 2 15's, you ca go wrong with AA, Fi, Sundown, DD, DC, or AQ. Quote N8. No homo...unless you want there to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blownengine Posted June 5, 2011 Report Share Posted June 5, 2011 Hey man blowing subs happens. I'm sure 90% of the people here have done it. Quote 2003 Dodge Ram 1500 SLT (Yea its got a Hemi)Alpine CDA-105KnuKonceptz 0ga CCA Big 3 with Yellow Top 15" SoundQubed HDC3DC Audio 1.2K (Bass)Pioneer 6x9's (Front)Pioneer 6.5's (Rear)Kicker 3.5's (Dash)Sony amp on the highs. (Hey it was free) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sammitch0 Posted June 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2011 (edited) Never blew my 2 15" Kickers never blew my 15" Fi SSD but I somehow manage to blow the 18" haha I don't think it was user error though Dave said coulda been bad solder joint with low excursion so hes gonna check it out, but for now I need to find a $400 replacement no more, no less I want it shipped and I'll do used if its a reliable seller. I was thinking 2 12" SKARs, 2 15" RE SE(the old version not the sEX's) , 2 15" Audioque HDC2.5 or 1 15" AudioQue HDC3 Aluminum. But I'm open for suggestions I want something that will be LOUDER than my 18" off the same power and maybe take more than 1600RMS daily. Hell now im concidering the AQHDC3 Aluminum 18" haha me and my 18" fetish. Edited June 5, 2011 by Sammitch0 Quote Grand Cherokee Team Backwoods Bumpers DC 15" Level 3's /w 4 Coils Pioneer deh4200ub Pioneer 3-ways Pioneer Tweeters Pioneer GM-D9500F Audiopipe 1500.1D @ 14.4v Clarion Equalizer Knuconeptz Kollosus 0ga Knuconpetz Kollosus 4ga Coming Soon: 270xp / xs1200 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blownengine Posted June 5, 2011 Report Share Posted June 5, 2011 2 15's are theoretically louder than 1 18. Quote 2003 Dodge Ram 1500 SLT (Yea its got a Hemi)Alpine CDA-105KnuKonceptz 0ga CCA Big 3 with Yellow Top 15" SoundQubed HDC3DC Audio 1.2K (Bass)Pioneer 6x9's (Front)Pioneer 6.5's (Rear)Kicker 3.5's (Dash)Sony amp on the highs. (Hey it was free) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louisiana Bass Posted June 5, 2011 Report Share Posted June 5, 2011 Hey man blowing subs happens. I'm sure 90% of the people here have done it. I blew two bazooka 12's today Well... they didn't blow yet. My friend bought two from a guy around school with a 250 rms amp for about 150. He then tore the box that they came in to make it fit in his truck, and cut holes all over the box because he thought he was porting it o.O I hooked em up for him today and I had set everything right, it wasn't loud enough for him. So he asked me to just turn everything all the way up and not to worry about if it blows. I told him that it wasn't a good idea, but he didn't listen. Soo...... How long does it take to blow 2 crappy subs with gain all the way up, bass boost at 12db, and virtually no lpf? Quote N8. No homo...unless you want there to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blownengine Posted June 5, 2011 Report Share Posted June 5, 2011 Hey man blowing subs happens. I'm sure 90% of the people here have done it. I blew two bazooka 12's today Well... they didn't blow yet. My friend bought two from a guy around school with a 250 rms amp for about 150. He then tore the box that they came in to make it fit in his truck, and cut holes all over the box because he thought he was porting it o.O I hooked em up for him today and I had set everything right, it wasn't loud enough for him. So he asked me to just turn everything all the way up and not to worry about if it blows. I told him that it wasn't a good idea, but he didn't listen. Soo...... How long does it take to blow 2 crappy subs with gain all the way up, bass boost at 12db, and virtually no lpf? Wait thats not how you make dee beez?? Shoot I've been doing it wrong. Quote 2003 Dodge Ram 1500 SLT (Yea its got a Hemi)Alpine CDA-105KnuKonceptz 0ga CCA Big 3 with Yellow Top 15" SoundQubed HDC3DC Audio 1.2K (Bass)Pioneer 6x9's (Front)Pioneer 6.5's (Rear)Kicker 3.5's (Dash)Sony amp on the highs. (Hey it was free) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sammitch0 Posted June 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2011 Haha funny stuff but unfortunatly im one of the people that was careful and knew what they were doing but unfortunatly things dont always work out perfect its not biggie really mestakes happen im just hoping dave is able to get it back to me free or diagnose it. For now I just need BUMP and I have $400 to spend. I want something that can do atleast 1600RMS daily and will get louder than my 1 18 theoretically. Quote Grand Cherokee Team Backwoods Bumpers DC 15" Level 3's /w 4 Coils Pioneer deh4200ub Pioneer 3-ways Pioneer Tweeters Pioneer GM-D9500F Audiopipe 1500.1D @ 14.4v Clarion Equalizer Knuconeptz Kollosus 0ga Knuconpetz Kollosus 4ga Coming Soon: 270xp / xs1200 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louisiana Bass Posted June 5, 2011 Report Share Posted June 5, 2011 (edited) Im telling you, the box has enough leaks to equal to a box missing a full side wall. And he used some huge nails to put the adjusted top back on, which left about a 1/2" gap across the whole top seal. You can probably get a DC XL18 for a little over that price mate. Edited June 5, 2011 by Louisiana Bass Quote N8. No homo...unless you want there to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blownengine Posted June 5, 2011 Report Share Posted June 5, 2011 Two level 3 15's would be below that price. Quote 2003 Dodge Ram 1500 SLT (Yea its got a Hemi)Alpine CDA-105KnuKonceptz 0ga CCA Big 3 with Yellow Top 15" SoundQubed HDC3DC Audio 1.2K (Bass)Pioneer 6x9's (Front)Pioneer 6.5's (Rear)Kicker 3.5's (Dash)Sony amp on the highs. (Hey it was free) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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