esmokah 10+ year member
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Thanks for getting 2 more kickers off the face of this earth. now hook up your other two and crank it up.
i agree with the knob being garbage. Most knobs i come across always induces some form of distortion even if its the volume/gain knob. I always get a cleaner, louder signal without the knob in the system.
OP when you go to the shop, make sure they use an Oscilloscope or an SMD-DD1 to tune your system if possible. Make sure your head unit's equalization is set to flat, Bass is at 0, subwoofer level is at max or close to max, LPF at 80. You could have been clipping the signal with your head unit, or your amp's settings or BOTH. Read up on clipping in detail so you learn how to avoid it. Because 2 L7s is a hefty price tag for a lesson learnt. Also buy better subs then kickers... they are pretty weak in the durability department.
Lol I sold those pieces if **** I'll never purchase another set of Kickers again after this experienceThanks for getting 2 more kickers off the face of this earth. now hook up your other two and crank it up.
they are decent subs ..depends on the priceYea I'm pretty pissed right now but I just came across a serif pioneer champion series pros what's y'all opinions on these subs?
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Lol I sold those pieces if **** I'll never purchase another set of Kickers again after this experience
Don't blame the subs for your inability to properly set up your system. They are not great by any means, but in this instance it is complete user error.Yea I'm pretty pissed right now but I just came across a serif pioneer champion series pros what's y'all opinions on these subs?
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Lol I sold those pieces if **** I'll never purchase another set of Kickers again after this experience
Yea I'm pretty pissed right now but I just came across a serif pioneer champion series pros what's y'all opinions on these subs?
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Lol I sold those pieces if **** I'll never purchase another set of Kickers again after this experience
It was a joke hence the lol at the beginning of my post I completely understand I clipped the subs but after doing research I see a lot of cases where the L7s blow so I'd rather not deal with another set whether set properly or notDon't blame the subs for your inability to properly set up your system. They are not great by any means, but in this instance it is complete user error.
ok so now you realize what happened and how to prevent it again..what is ur budget on subs and maybe we can steer you in the direction of something solidIt was a joke hence the lol at the beginning of my post I completely understand I clipped the subs but after doing research I see a lot of cases where the L7s blow so I'd rather not deal with another set whether set properly or not
Look man kickers aren't bad subs. You just have to hook them up right. You were overpowering them by far thats why they blew. And regardless of what ***** these childish poosys on this website say about them to make themselves feel better they are durable if hooked up right.I need some help I had 2 dual 4ohm L7s hooked up to a autotek 4000.1 amp and I fried both subs. One started smoking 5mins after hooking it up the other one took about a hr. I have 2 more set to hook up but I wanna no what I did wrong before I blow two more.
Don't blame the subs for your inability to properly set up your system
There are actually only certain amps that the knob controls the bass boost. like 90% or more amps with knobs controls the gainTurn your bass boost all the way down, take your bass knob and throw it in the garbage and don't ever use one again. You are sending a distorted signal to the subs and frying them. Most bass knobs adjust the bass boost, they are garbage. Lastly, have someone who knows what they are doing set your gains properly
IF you have the tools to set your amp correctly you can use the bass boost accurately. Tools as in a O-scope etc that will allow you to see the signal and adjust the amp accordingly.LOL, that's 100% correct.....
I still don't understand why people use bass boost. Just turn the freaking thing off and set up your system correctly..
I believe you have this backwards.There are actually only certain amps that the knob controls the bass boost. like 90% or more amps with knobs controls the gain
Ive have always used the knobs and also never had a problem with it clipping my signalI believe you have this backwards.
What I mean is most bass knobs adjust the bass boost, not gain like you may think. Even some of the nicer amps.What do you mean?