Alpine Type R 12 NOT hitting...

[Cassious]

New bass head here....I recently bought an Alpine Type R Sub (SWR-1242D) and i bought a Pioneer 1200w max amp (GM-D8500M). The amp is a Class D Mono. and for some reason the sub isnt hitting AT ALL. It gets a little bass, but not enough to notice when the trunk is closed. I checked to see if the "phase" was correct it is, and i have the jumpers set correctly per the instructions...i dunno what else to do besides going to best buy and smacking the whole car audio dept. until i get some satisfaction...any hep would be appreciated.

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[dadydolas 10+ year member]

what happens when you adjust the gain?

 

[Cassious]

it gets louder, but it starts to sound like its popping so i turn it back down

 

[jdawg 5,000+ posts]

gay sealed box?

 

[Cassious]

ported bandpass actually...but the speaker barely even moves

 

[old_greg 10+ year member]

broken in yet? lpf not set?

 

[Cassious]

is the amp not powerful enough for the sub? im looking at the box that the amp came in, and it says 300w at 4ohms, and i know the sub is a 4ohm sub...i read somewhere that the sub might have problems with certain amps..

 

[Cassious]

anywho, i got some joy riding to do. ill check back in later, i might tinker with it a bit more later...thanks for the suggestions yall!!

 

[dadydolas 10+ year member]

Take it back to best buy. You don't know what you are doing and don't want to ruin your new equipment . which you could easily do.

 

[old_greg 10+ year member]

Take it back to best buy. You don't know what you are doing and don't want to ruin your new equipment . which you could easily do.

x2:celebra:

 

[Cassious]

will do, i was just thinking the same thing. thanks again.