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    Subwoofer install not playing frequencies lower than 40hz? Potential causes?

    I totally understand. My factory radio DOES have a subwoofer so we got the signal from there. It turns out that disabling the amps filters allowed the additional sub to go ~10hz lower (now I can actually feel the subwoofer kicking in as low as 30hz after running some frequency tests). It seems...
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    Subwoofer install not playing frequencies lower than 40hz? Potential causes?

    The box is quite large. It almost perfectly matches the sub's requirements. It's a ported box with the volume is 1.6 cu feet, tuned to 33hz. (Sub's requirement for ported is 1.6 cu feet tuned to 32hz)
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    Subwoofer install not playing frequencies lower than 40hz? Potential causes?

    Your original post is correct, I looked into the manual of the amp and enabling the lpf starts from 50hz-however high you set it! I found a way to disable the filter for experimentation and now the sub is going way lower than before. Easy fix, but rather dangerous as it's not filtering out the...
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    Subwoofer install not playing frequencies lower than 40hz? Potential causes?

    Thanks for the advice! Exactly how would you disable the filters on the amp?? What do you mean by using an external filter? Is that an additional device connected after the amp and then to the sub?? Sorry, I'm a noob when it comes to car audio so any help is greatly appreciated! EDIT: It...
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    Subwoofer install not playing frequencies lower than 40hz? Potential causes?

    Hello there, I drive the 2012 Audi A4 and it's the non b&o model with no navigation/ami. It just says Audi concert on top of my CD tray(factory radio). I have a single 12 inch JL audio sub (12W1v3-2), 300 watts rms installed in my trunk and it's about 5 weeks old so far. It's in a ported...
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