/b/ro Posted March 14, 2019 Report Share Posted March 14, 2019 Remember the Bucket o' Bass series? Its on Steve Meades channel. In the video he uses four DC Audio Level ones. I decided it was a good idea and built the box and used those subs. My box design is dead near-perfect, my amp has plenty of power, and the subs are high quality. My only problem is during the test bump, I blew one of the subs! I don't know how. The subwoofers were NOT reaching anywhere near xmax, even on the extreme lows. The subs weren't even really being pushed. They were slightly over powered, but I didn't even turn the volume up that far. It was at 9 tonight. I just don't understand what I did wrong. I'm super new to this, but I'm pretty sure I did everything right. Help me! Shit I'm using: QCA4000d: 2000w rms Quantum Audio Amp. (4) DC Audio Level 1 12s Homemade enclosure 01' silverado Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/b/ro Posted March 14, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2019 Just now, /b/ro said: Remember the Bucket o' Bass series? Its on Steve Meades channel. In the video he uses four DC Audio Level ones. I decided it was a good idea and built the box and used those subs. My box design is dead near-perfect, my amp has plenty of power, and the subs are high quality. My only problem is during the test bump, I blew one of the subs! I don't know how. The subwoofers were NOT reaching anywhere near xmax, even on the extreme lows. The subs weren't even really being pushed. They were slightly over powered, but I didn't even turn the volume up that far. It was at 9 tonight. I just don't understand what I did wrong. I'm super new to this, but I'm pretty sure I did everything right. Help me! Shit I'm using: QCA4000d: 2000w rms Quantum Audio Amp. (4) DC Audio Level 1 12s Homemade enclosure 01' silverado Also, the other subwoofers were completely unharmed, the coils on them are absolutely perfect. However this one sub looks like it took all 2000 watts... one coil is still slightly intact but completely black, and the other one is somewhere down inside the motor. Completely and utterly destroyed. Wtf, how the hell? I also used Rockford Fosgate wiring wizard to make sure that the subwoofers were wired up perfectly. 10 gauge wire is plenty right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshdashef Posted March 14, 2019 Report Share Posted March 14, 2019 Can you show how you wired the subs? SMD Tool Map (2022): https://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/220267-smd-tool-map-2022/ My Port Size Calculator (in progress): https://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/217087-port-size-calculator-in-progress/ Common Port Walls for a Slot Port: https://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/217076-common-port-walls-why-it-matters-to-your-box/?tab=comments#comment-3240313 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/b/ro Posted March 14, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2019 Just now, Joshdashef said: Can you show how you wired the subs? I've taken it all down, but yes I can show you a screenshot of the wiring wizard. If that helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshdashef Posted March 14, 2019 Report Share Posted March 14, 2019 Just wondering if you had it all still wired up might have accidentally wired it wrong but seems like you double if not triple checked that SMD Tool Map (2022): https://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/220267-smd-tool-map-2022/ My Port Size Calculator (in progress): https://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/217087-port-size-calculator-in-progress/ Common Port Walls for a Slot Port: https://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/217076-common-port-walls-why-it-matters-to-your-box/?tab=comments#comment-3240313 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/b/ro Posted March 14, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2019 Just now, Joshdashef said: Just wondering if you had it all still wired up might have accidentally wired it wrong but seems like you double if not triple checked that Yes, most deff. The only thing that I have to say that seems fishy, is that the sub that blue was right next to my terminal. I doubt that has anything to do with it, but Just for future reference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/b/ro Posted March 14, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2019 I don't know if this means anything, but I will say that one time out of curiosity I wired up a few smaller full-range speakers to a single amplifier just to see what it would do. After wiring them all in series parallel, I did notice that the speaker closest to the amplifier moved slightly more. When connected in this fashion, does the speaker closest take more wattage? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshdashef Posted March 14, 2019 Report Share Posted March 14, 2019 How did you set the gain? SMD Tool Map (2022): https://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/220267-smd-tool-map-2022/ My Port Size Calculator (in progress): https://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/217087-port-size-calculator-in-progress/ Common Port Walls for a Slot Port: https://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/217076-common-port-walls-why-it-matters-to-your-box/?tab=comments#comment-3240313 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triticum Agricolam Posted March 14, 2019 Report Share Posted March 14, 2019 Without seeing your actual setup its pretty hard to diagnose just what exactly went wrong. "Nothing prevents people from knowing the truth more than the belief they already know it.""Making bass is easy, making music is the hard part."Builds: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/b/ro Posted March 14, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2019 It had already been previously set by a car audio shop here im Memphis. 901 Sounds. I know how to do it but I don't have a distortion detector, so i cant really do it my self. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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