SweetNZesty
CarAudio.com Newbie
I'm new to car audio.
At lower volumes, my system's bass is very smooth, but at higher volumes it kind of sounds like trilling or rolling r's with your tongue - a rapid, fluttering mechanical noise. It doesn't sound good
I noticed this with my Rockford Punch P3s, which I returned because I thought maybe they weren't high enough quality subs and perhaps there was also port chuffing.
Now, I have two new Adire Brahma 12" subs in a sealed box (2.5 ft cubed, minus the volume occupied by the subs) powered by a Sundown SIA 2500W amplifier. I'm running them with a stock battery and alternator so I'd assume that they are underpowered.
The amp comes with a light that flashes when clipping is occurring, but the fluttering noise occurs before the amp indicates clipping. However, my lights also dim before the clipping light flashes, so I wonder if there may be clipping anyway.
I also wonder if the subs could be bottoming out, but these seems unlikely as they are 1000W RMS each and I doubt my car is really putting out that much power.
Or maybe this is just how even high-quality subwoofers sound and I have unrealistic expectations.
So, what causes the fluttering noise and how can I prevent it at high volumes? Would a 250 amp alternator fix my issues, or is something else going on?
At lower volumes, my system's bass is very smooth, but at higher volumes it kind of sounds like trilling or rolling r's with your tongue - a rapid, fluttering mechanical noise. It doesn't sound good
I noticed this with my Rockford Punch P3s, which I returned because I thought maybe they weren't high enough quality subs and perhaps there was also port chuffing.
Now, I have two new Adire Brahma 12" subs in a sealed box (2.5 ft cubed, minus the volume occupied by the subs) powered by a Sundown SIA 2500W amplifier. I'm running them with a stock battery and alternator so I'd assume that they are underpowered.
The amp comes with a light that flashes when clipping is occurring, but the fluttering noise occurs before the amp indicates clipping. However, my lights also dim before the clipping light flashes, so I wonder if there may be clipping anyway.
I also wonder if the subs could be bottoming out, but these seems unlikely as they are 1000W RMS each and I doubt my car is really putting out that much power.
Or maybe this is just how even high-quality subwoofers sound and I have unrealistic expectations.
So, what causes the fluttering noise and how can I prevent it at high volumes? Would a 250 amp alternator fix my issues, or is something else going on?