Sergeant_Skyrim Posted May 12, 2012 Report Posted May 12, 2012 Also would be helpful to know your box specs, tuning, etc. For example, if you're tuned high and try playing something that's low, that's usually a big no-no Build in progress
kickass audio Posted May 12, 2012 Report Posted May 12, 2012 Some subs with small coils can smell a bit but it shouldnt smell more than taking a piece of copper wire and warming it up with a torch and letting it cool off. If any speaker gets warm you are 100% clipping it and will blacken that coil if you keep it up. Ive noticed with the clip light on my dc 5k (different than yours but still hear me out) are not accurate that well. By the time they come on its already too late. I would play a 0 or -5db tone at 40Hz with the lowpass and infrasonic (some companies call it subsonic) to off and turn the remote knob all the way up then turn the gain down until the clip light turns off on the remote knob, THEN turn the gain back a little more, almost like turn it back to the thickness of a flat head screwdriver tip. That is usually pretty close to perfect for them from what ive played with. I burnt the tinsel leads on my SMD 18 from clipping so i learned fast how to keep an eye on it all and now that i have the smd vu din's i can do that for sure. 2004 GMC Envoy1 XS power S3400 batt under the hood and 4 XS Power D3100's battery installed in the rear by the amps0 gauge power wire from front to backAlpine iva-w205 touchscreen dvd/cd/mp3/ipod/am/fm/gps headunitSundown Audio SAX-200.4 amp for my mids and highs8 gauge speaker wire from amp to woofer270 amp Mechman AltRockford Fosgate T1652-s component speakersRockford Fosgate 3Sixty.2 sound processorRca's from Rockford Fosgate and Monster Cable14 gauge speaker wire for the mids and highs1 18" Ascendant Audio SMD Dual 1 ohm with custom Black & Blue carbon fiber and hand signed dustcapBox: 5.66 cubic feet net volume box tuned to 30.13Hz with 1.5" wide wooden dowels and 1.5" thick baffle1 DC Audio 5.0k amp wired to .5 ohms nominal with an imp rise of 1.35 ohms for the single AA SMD 18"Future Vision 8000k 50w bi-xenon projector HID's with 4300k 35w fog lightsLink to my build: Buildupdates/progress
cuetip Posted May 13, 2012 Author Report Posted May 13, 2012 ok kickass, thanks for explaining how to no when u r clipping
ChevyBoy95 Posted May 13, 2012 Report Posted May 13, 2012 My comment was joke, anyway the clipping indicator on the remote gain knob is accurate, if it is on solid it is clipping, if it is blinking then it is just a soft clip, not harming anything. no Best Score to Date : 160.5 dB Outlaw (47Hz)[4 XM 15's & 2 Taramps Bass 12k's] BL : http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/147800-chevyboy95s-4-15s-7krms-wall-1533-db-on-half-power/YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/hitemwiththeflex/
95legwagon Posted May 13, 2012 Report Posted May 13, 2012 i think there real i was looking through that guys stuff he sells and it looks like he finds stuff at auctions and just sells it Yea, it looks like someone got the mids about a month ago....shit. If I had a whole Hertz front stage my ears would jizz all over my cheeks. / LOL My Low Budget Build: Green 1995 Subaru Legacy wagon 147k- $1K headunit- pioneer premier deh-p650-$25 4 Lead acid batts. 1 up front and 3 in back- vented outside.- $50 4 vvme L11 10"s <- $30 shipped a piece 6 cu. ft box (after displacment) tuned to 32ish hz with 10 inch sonotube. -about $50 all together maybe a lil more 2 aspm 1300 strapped Selenium 6"s in the front doors on headunit power- for now -$20 quantum tweets in door-for now -$10 boston acoustic 5 1/4 in rear doors- for now-Free big 3 1/0 and 4awg throughout. roof sound deadened (not peel n seal ftw)-free on 80 amp alt (bench tested to put out 100 amps faithfully) <--?-$10 for test about $430 for everything<----Not bad at all still gotta add 3 way crossover, amp for front and rear door speakers and maybe eq
ChevyBoy95 Posted May 13, 2012 Report Posted May 13, 2012 there is warm, and there is hot, and there is FUCK this will burn me hot. if you can smell it turn it down, if the dustcap is warm, no biggie, subs get warm from time to time when they get going. If the sub is new, on low notes you can usually smell the glue and what not. Too much power and getting warm/hot it one thing, but if you used the DD-1 right (setting it with -5db or 0db on the bass amp, and checking HU distortion point) you should not have ANY issues listening to almost any song full tilt. Best Score to Date : 160.5 dB Outlaw (47Hz)[4 XM 15's & 2 Taramps Bass 12k's] BL : http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/147800-chevyboy95s-4-15s-7krms-wall-1533-db-on-half-power/YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/hitemwiththeflex/
ChevyBoy95 Posted May 13, 2012 Report Posted May 13, 2012 all i have is a 99 civic with a DD2515 on a AQ1200d.. electrical is just the big 3 under the hood, my gain is half, and my LPF is just bellow half, the bass boost isnt on and the subsonic is 3/4... this doesnt tell us anything. most amps have different SS ranges, gain ranges, and lpf ranges. we need a more specific Hz/ voltage. And gain relates only to the HU, someone with 6v on the gain and someone else having 3v on the gain could get the same power from the same amp as each other due to signal voltage from the HU being different. if you dont have a DD-1, a DMM is your friend here for checking what your gain or output voltage really is. Best Score to Date : 160.5 dB Outlaw (47Hz)[4 XM 15's & 2 Taramps Bass 12k's] BL : http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/147800-chevyboy95s-4-15s-7krms-wall-1533-db-on-half-power/YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/hitemwiththeflex/
KnockinthaStreetzof608 Posted May 13, 2012 Report Posted May 13, 2012 the dd1 and my gain knob on both of my aq3500d.1s match up perfectly when I was using the test tones I tune it with the -5db and on the almost gain part I put in where it a soft clip for burps, and I also have that same headunit the pioneer avh 3200dvd volume 37 is the max clean signal I usually keep it 35 since that an easy number to remember and my sub is on max on the headunit I dont remember what is it tho off hand CAR -2005 Ford Mustang (Legand Lime) H/U -Pioneer avh 3200dvd Amps 2 AQ 3500d.1s strapped 1ohm daily .25burps 1Sundown Audio 100.4 1 Sundown Audio 125.2 Subs 4 AQ HDC'4s 12's Mids and highs 4 Sundown Neo Pro 8s 2 AQ Super Tweeters Electronical Mechman 270 unit 1 D3400 2 D3100's WALLED!
AMI CUSTOMS Posted May 13, 2012 Report Posted May 13, 2012 My comment was joke, anyway the clipping indicator on the remote gain knob is accurate, if it is on solid it is clipping, if it is blinking then it is just a soft clip, not harming anything. no Yes it is. TEAM SOUNDQUBED -- TEAM SOUTH TEAM S.O.B. - Founder & Captain 3x Streetbeat World Record Holder 2017 MWSPL 1st place Mayhem & 4th Xtreme 4 2016 MWSPL 1st place Mayhem/2nd Adv 4/2nd Xtreme 4 2015 MWSPL 2nd place Mayhem & 4th Xtreme 4 2014 USACI 2nd place Streetbeat 5 - 162.6 db 2014 MWSPL 2nd place Xtreme 4 - 144.9 db 2013 USACI 1st place Streetbeat 4 - 161.9 db 2013 USACI 1st place Street Q+ - 162.8 db 2013 MWSPL 3rd Kaos2 & 4th Xtreme 4 2011 USACI 2nd place MOD 1001-2k - 160.0 db 2011 MWSPL 4th place: Adv3 - 157.8 db, Kaos2 - 150s db, Xtreme4 - 140s db 2010 ARSPL 1st place 501-750 - 160.3 db Arkansas loudest Best score to date 164.4 db - Termlab Outlaw Streetbeat 4 - 161.9 db Streetbeat 5 - 162.6 db MWSPL on Dash Legal door open (Music) - 162.5 db Sealed on dash Legal (Music) - 161.1 db - Termlab THE BLACK NASTY CURRENT BUILD & FAB The Black Nasty (6) 15 Rebuild Log 2012 (4) 15 Walled Sierra Build Log Evo X build log Facebook page The Black Nasty
cuetip Posted May 13, 2012 Author Report Posted May 13, 2012 well what if i dont have any test tones?
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