Bass isn't musical, drones instead

[ezscootr]

Hi. Old guy with an easy question (I hope). Car=E46 touring, I picked up a RF P300-12 because it reviews well on the interwebs and am hugely disappointed. I replaced the RF driver with a JL 12W1v3-2 and it's better, but still droney and not musical at all. Is the 5/8" cabinet to blame? Is the amp in the RF cabinet just a piece of junk with a horrible built in eq curve? I've got it wired into full range pre-amp output from the head unit, plugged into the amp's low volt input.
What obvious thing(s) am I missing?

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[1aespinoza 10+ year member]

What obvious thing(s) am I missing?

If the amp has a built in crossover, I would set it at 100 hertz. Most set it at 80 hertz but I like better punch from my subs. Going higher makes them blend better with the front stage, and lose that boomy drone along with it. 5/8 mdf is not the issue. JL Audio even recommends it on their 13TW5 subs, which go strictly in sealed boxes.

 

[Buck 5,000+ posts]

What kind of enclosure do you have?

 

[ezscootr]

What kind of enclosure do you have?

It's the Rockford P300-12 sealed enclosure, using its onboard amp.

 

[Buck 5,000+ posts]

It's the Rockford P300-12 sealed enclosure, using its onboard amp.

Do you have any pics of both the amp and enclosure?