SMD DD1. My best purchase!

[Syphlyn]

Hey guys,

Just wanted to say I bought this thing just to have it around and to help friends and myself. I had a local guy helped me (with his DD1) with my amp (MRP-M1000) a year or two ago set my gains. He apparently didn't know what he was doing and told me my max HU setting was 32. My gain was turned 1/4 way up and my Sub level setting was 10/15 (0-15 are the choices).

I was having issues with certain frequencies not being very loud and sometimes it would be quiet while loud at other times. I just figured my amp was going bad.

I ran my new RCAs (I previously tried new ones and they did nothing but I wanted new ones for the new setup) and used my DD1 figuring out my HU clips at 31 thus making 30 my new max volume. So I guess I was sending a dirty signal all this time, now i'm kinda pissed at that idiot who previously set them for me. My sub level is now 15/15 and my gain is just over half and I must say NOW they sound like 2 12s should and they sound much better, not sure how else to describe it. Despite my subs being I'd say 2-3 times louder and cleaner my amp gets NOWHERE near as hot as before.

I guess I got lucky my subs were set so low before. I figure they were clipping the whole time from the HU but luckily my gains were set so low I don't think it seriously harmed my amp or subs as they sound amazing today and still kick.

Amp and subs are over 4 years old and I purchased them two years ago for $500. I'm selling them now to my brother and upgrading to a SAZ-2000D and an X12 woofer in a custom box hoping to hit the lows and be loud!

Just wanted to say what a great product this is and at least to me it's worth the $150 bucks not to mention it's super noob friendly so I can teach some friends how to do it as I refuse to set their gains myself and 6 months down the road their power locks stop working and it's my fault.

Thanks!!

Edited July 27, 2014 by Syphlyn

[meade916]

awesome story man!! i have heard hundreds of similar stories in the last few years and they never get old.

thanks a lot for the post!

[Syphlyn]

awesome story man!! i have heard hundreds of similar stories in the last few years and they never get old.

thanks a lot for the post!

Thanks for the reply Steve, was hoping you'd read this.

[Noel989]

Just one question

How do you know how 2 12s should sound?

[Syphlyn]

Just one question

How do you know how 2 12s should sound?

I meant I knew people who had some really shitty subs which would go even louder then mine. After my gains are set properly my subs sounded like what I expected them to sound like. If that makes sense.

Edited July 29, 2014 by Syphlyn