Are Test Tones okay on the system?

[pcnbaseball44 10+ year member]

Wanting to know if playing test tones is okay on the woofers and stuff. Stuff in sig! Also, is like 20 hz louder or like 80 hz? What hz ranges do you think would be okay to play?

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[skmfkr 5,000+ posts]

most likely 80hz would be

 

[negativezeroz 5,000+ posts]

20Hz could be louder than 80Hz or visa versa but its all install dependent...

I really wouldnt play just straight tones much under your tuning on your enclosure unless u watch the gains and such

 

[Raisedin305 5,000+ posts]

I wouldn't play test tones for such a long amount of time. I would play 20hz-80hz

 

[skmfkr 5,000+ posts]

when i play test tones i usually turn my gain down

 

[pcnbaseball44 10+ year member]

Well my box is tuned to 40 i think. What would you guys suggest i play? You think i shouldnt play any below 40? Why's that? Just trying to become smarter here...

 

[skmfkr 5,000+ posts]

my box is tuned to 35hz and i play 20hz...you just gotta watch the sub, and since i have a reg cab dakota thats not a prob, but the only reason i play 20hz is cuz i like to watch the sub move when i play it...and if i wanna shake alot of shit in my truck i usually play 28-30hz

 

[negativezeroz 5,000+ posts]

Well my box is tuned to 40 i think. What would you guys suggest i play? You think i shouldnt play any below 40? Why's that? Just trying to become smarter here...

no u can play below 40 but u will just be bottoming out your sub(s) unless you have a SSF on them..if i were you just play like 45-55Hz...should do justice

 

[skmfkr 5,000+ posts]

if u wanna play belew tuning turn the SSF off and adjust the gain and volume accordingly

 

[pcnbaseball44 10+ year member]

Whats in your reg cab dakota? Have you ever metered? I really want to get metered, i've always wandered what i would hit....what do you think i could hit, just a estimate?

 

[skmfkr 5,000+ posts]

Whats in your reg cab dakota? Have you ever metered? I really want to get metered, i've always wandered what i would hit....what do you think i could hit, just a estimate?

umm probly put my rlp back in there tomorrow

 

[skmfkr 5,000+ posts]

Doing that completely defeats the purpose of the SSF; the purpose being to protect your sub(s) from frequencies that may damage them.

yeah i kno, but if he wants to watch his sub move with lower freqs he has to disable the SSF.

 

[Raisedin305 5,000+ posts]

Well my box is tuned to 40 i think. What would you guys suggest i play? You think i shouldnt play any below 40? Why's that? Just trying to become smarter here...

What amp do you have?
*NVM* just read your sig...check if that amp has a SSF. If it does make sure its on and you shouldn't really worry about what tones you play. Just don't play them for a long time,

 

[Raisedin305 5,000+ posts]

when i play test tones i usually turn my gain down

Why? Your supposed/should use a test tone to set your gain.

 

[pcnbaseball44 10+ year member]

What should the SSF be on all the time and what should it be on for the test tones?