Berto Posted August 8, 2010 Report Share Posted August 8, 2010 Just make sure not to play music under your box tuning too long cuz that can cost you some subs too. Quote TEAM FLEX ISSUES Car: 1985 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royal 24" Rims HU: 7" Carputer, Planet Audio EQ, iPhone. Coax: T3 Audio 4" speakers Subs: 2x 18" T3 Audio TSNS (walled) Sub Amp: DC 9k SOON TO COME T3 Audio 6x9s MB Quarts 6.5" comp set MAYBE ADDED 2nd DC 9k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splzx3 Posted August 8, 2010 Report Share Posted August 8, 2010 u dont know if ur cliping unless u tune with a o scope so if anything ur cliping ur subs Quote ________________________________________________________________________ deepsilencer, on 22 Aug 2011 - 17:32, said: splzx3, on 22 Aug 2011 - 17:27, said: i had my fun on one of his videos...till he blocked me then i got my mother into it lol after her he closed the comments xD lol your mom is a G! WTF, I never thought I'd have a conversation about cross dressers and trans-genders on a car audio forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jbinn Posted August 8, 2010 Report Share Posted August 8, 2010 My box is 5 1/2 Cubes @ 34 lol no way is it too small... and just because I didnt set with an oscope means its clipping this gain is barely up. The voltage is barely even near 1500 the subwoofer is good for 1600... Ive been playing music under my box tuning for awhile and that could be why... I also had a bass boost knob installed which coulda caused it as well... The woofer stays cold now, and I havnt smelled that smell since I turned the gain back and if I have its very light wiffs of it. Thew oofer sounds AWESOME and is loud as hell, the AP stays at a good tempature I just dont want my brand new $350 sub to roast over stupidity lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnycage Posted August 8, 2010 Report Share Posted August 8, 2010 ive been reading that the larger a box, the less power you would need to use. since it has so much air to push, too much power can be bad. less air means more motor control so more power. maybe this has something to do with it? the fact theres so much air and a lot of power, almost the full rms? Quote 2007 Cadillac Escalade Alpine Headunit Infinnity Kappa 6.5" components powered by 250.2 kicker amp Currently sitting in my garage waiting to be installed: 3 18" Ascendant Audio Mayhems 3 Rockford Fosgate T40001bds 6 kinetiks batteries dual 300 amp alternators from Iraggi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TommyK Posted August 8, 2010 Report Share Posted August 8, 2010 I hear Bass Boost knobs are a no no. Maybe that was it? Quote 2003 rsx:Alpine CDE-102Fosgate P300-1Fosgate P1 6.5"s15" Re SRX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fr34kout Posted August 8, 2010 Report Share Posted August 8, 2010 Regardless of what you set your amp at, chances are you're still clipping. Unless you clamp your amp to find your impedance with box rise included and set the gains with a DMM to match what the amp should be putting out at that impedance, you're going to be clipping. Me personally I have a Sundown 4500 running an 18" SMD wired at 1 ohm (should be right below .7), but after box rise I'm at ~3.3 ohms. After o-scoping the amp with a -9 db test tone I clamped it at 2400 watts on a 0db test tone. Even then I'm clipping the sub on tones and on most music it will have soft clipping. If I were to set my gains with a DMM and set it to 4500 watts, I would be clipping the everloving shit out of my sub. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwright27 Posted August 8, 2010 Report Share Posted August 8, 2010 Probably just playing below tuning for extended periods of time. When you play below your tuning, the woofer has to work much harder. What's your subsonic set at? When you play below tuning, the woofer has to move more tp get those low notes. And yes an oscope is the only way to know if you're clipping. Did you set with a 50 hz tone? Quote 2006 F-150 4 DC XL M2 18's Walled Daily Driver XS Power 4 DC 3.5kw Team DC Team S.P.L. Lot of Audio Technix and 1/0 DC Audio Dealer American Bass Dealer XS Power Dealer Audio Technix Dealer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwright27 Posted August 8, 2010 Report Share Posted August 8, 2010 Probably just playing below tuning for extended periods of time. When you play below your tuning, the woofer has to work much harder. What's your subsonic set at? When you play below tuning, the woofer has to move more tp get those low notes. And yes an oscope is the only way to know if you're clipping. Did you set with a 50 hz tone? Quote 2006 F-150 4 DC XL M2 18's Walled Daily Driver XS Power 4 DC 3.5kw Team DC Team S.P.L. Lot of Audio Technix and 1/0 DC Audio Dealer American Bass Dealer XS Power Dealer Audio Technix Dealer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tacomabanga1986 Posted August 8, 2010 Report Share Posted August 8, 2010 (edited) since its only getting hot on low notes, did u try to adjust ur sub sonic filter to see if that fixes it? try and set it a few notches above box tuneing and u got the bass boost turned up? edit: oh, and u could be clipping it due to electrical strain also, do u have big 3 done or is everything stock? and if amp takes 4guage run 0guage to amp then put a reducer on the end to 4guage, will help wit current flow also Edited August 8, 2010 by tacomabanga1986 Quote here's a link to my system 99 toyota tacoma , 2 mtx 8000 1504's in a sealed downfire , 1000w memphis amp here's a link to my other system my 90 geo prizm test car heres a thread i got of new songs u can dl that are legal = Some Good Bangage/you Can Dl These Free And Legit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jbinn Posted August 9, 2010 Report Share Posted August 9, 2010 (edited) since its only getting hot on low notes, did u try to adjust ur sub sonic filter to see if that fixes it? try and set it a few notches above box tuneing and u got the bass boost turned up? edit: oh, and u could be clipping it due to electrical strain also, do u have big 3 done or is everything stock? and if amp takes 4guage run 0guage to amp then put a reducer on the end to 4guage, will help wit current flow also its not just on low notes but it gets hotter and quicker on lower than tuned notes... so I will try adjusting subsonic better. and no bass boost is off but im using a gain knob. and electrical is STOCK with no big III can this really cause the sub to heat up? and im running 0gauge to the amplifier, the amp takes 2 gauge. so electical problems could cause heating issues? or clipping? I noticed when im not 2000rpm my voltage is like 10...? Edited August 9, 2010 by jbinn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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