best set up for TC-9?

[500000watts 10+ year member]

What would be the best set up for my TC-9. Just got it the other day and hooked it up sealed to 600 watts. I wasn’t to impressed with the way it sounded.

This sub is going in my boat so im looking for max SPL.. not sure if I can fit a ported box but can fit a 2 cube sealed..

Is this a good sub or do I need to look at something else for what im trying to do?

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[ace_800 5,000+ posts]

Try to get ported first and throw around 800rms at it.

 

[reed dollaz 10+ year member]

tc9's are very cabable. its SVC, correct? go ported.

 

[500000watts 10+ year member]

dual voice coil

2 ohm

 

[500000watts 10+ year member]

it just didint have the punch i thought it would in a sealed box like i had it and it made me wonder how much of a differents a few more hundred watts would make

 

[reed dollaz 10+ year member]

i thought all they had was dual 4 voice coils for the tc9... was gonna buy a custom tc9 just to get the dual2

 

[500000watts 10+ year member]

bump

 

[ace_800 5,000+ posts]

Unless you can get something that pushes around 900+rms try to go ported. It will sound much louder being ported. You can try to push more than rated but I don't know how much it can handle daily. Try to get about 2.3^3 and you should be good.

 

[sundownz Pro Seller]

Is this one of the TC-9 woofers for sale in the classified section? If so, those are tremendous bottom-end dwellers... not what would generally be described as a "punchy" woofer by any means. What it does do is drop low, and it does that extremely well. Port them and it will get obscenely low but if you want "punchy" you may be looking for something it won't give you.

 

[Hintzyboy 5,000+ posts]

Throw about double the power to it. The buy who built mine said it can take around 1200w daily. Either that or throw 800-1000 to it in a ported box.

 

[sundownz Pro Seller]

Again in reference to the ones sold in the For Sale section by Ryan -- I have tested them up to 4,000 watts on a burp. They hold power just fine like you would expect from a 3" coil driver. I would say running a properly adjusted 1200 - 1500 watt amp would present to problems to these drivers.

But, again, these are bottom dwellers. With 4,000 watts the SPL score wasn't that great since they are fairly flat with a low F3 -- not so much a "punchy" woofer. If you want sick LOW end they work very very well for that.

 

[teamquakecelica 10+ year member]

Again in reference to the ones sold in the For Sale section by Ryan -- I have tested them up to 4,000 watts on a burp. They hold power just fine like you would expect from a 3" coil driver. I would say running a properly adjusted 1200 - 1500 watt amp would present to problems to these drivers.
But, again, these are bottom dwellers. With 4,000 watts the SPL score wasn't that great since they are fairly flat with a low F3 -- not so much a "punchy" woofer. If you want sick LOW end they work very very well for that.

Much agreed Jacob... They have a low fs because of a high mms Which interprets to a sick low end.. they arn't the most punchy but they play pretty darn flat and will eat lows... you should DEFFINELTY port that sub @ 30hz and get ready!

2ucft ported is plenty of room!

Ryan

 

[TC Sounds 10+ year member]

If you want it to be really punch, smaller box to raise the Q, and double up the power.