blown sub?

[nickolas_j_t 10+ year member]

you think the box damages subs?

 

[westman995 10+ year member]

you think the box damages subs?

I think the box being "way too big" as you put it could have quite an affect on the sub. Could be wrong, but im pretty sure you could fuk it up pretty easily in a box too big, or a shitty design. Most likely its just too big. Id take it out and have a look at the sub.

 

[nickolas_j_t 10+ year member]

Yeah, The box is for a 13W7. I just threw teh 10 in for temporary.

 

[nickolas_j_t 10+ year member]

need some more opinions. is it blown.

 

[chardy85 10+ year member]

You can definitely F up a sub by having it in too big of a box. In some cases it will cause the sub to be more efficient or make it not able to handle as much power. So you can sometimes easily overexert it. Maybe one of your tinsel leads is broke somewhat and once you push a certain amount of power threw it, it cannot handle the current being pushed through.

 

[nickolas_j_t 10+ year member]

but it still pounds... it still beats, just when you turn it up and it gets to a high note, it cracks, but still works.

dammit, i wish i would have known that a to big of a box would mess it up....

400 bucks down the drain-o

 

[chardy85 10+ year member]

Its all good dude. Get like a couple Phonebooks or 2x4's and throw em in there to lower the cu ft and see if it is better. Make sure they are secure with some glue or something though.

What is your gain at? Do you have the loud feature on or like the bass turned up on the head unit? Flatten everything out and see if it gets better.

It may just be getting to its limits.

 

[bladebarrier 10+ year member]

but it still pounds... it still beats, just when you turn it up and it gets to a high note, it cracks, but still works.

dammit, i wish i would have known that a to big of a box would mess it up....

400 bucks down the drain-o

Too large of a box is like using a ported box, but running the speaker below the port frequency. The speaker isn't being damped properly and starts acting as if it's in free air....

Free air is not a good thing for any speaker that isn't designed for IB use.

When it comes to protecting a speaker from over-excursion, a smaller sealed box is always safer than a larger one. Too big, and you might as well mount it to the cardboard box it came in.

Anyways, yeah, you're "phucked".

 

[nickolas_j_t 10+ year member]

I'm going to call JL on monday. If they say it's blown, I don't give a shit, I'm turnin up my JL 1000/1 and runnin it 1000 till it blows. That pisses me off.

 

[Toone 10+ year member]

They cant tell you if its blown or not without looking at it. stop being a lazy **** and check your coils with a dmm.

 

[bladebarrier 10+ year member]

I'm going to call JL on monday. If they say it's blown, I don't give a shit, I'm turnin up my JL 1000/1 and runnin it 1000 till it blows. That pisses me off.

It took me about 1 month to cook one of these with my JL 1000/1. 1.5 cubes sealed, 15", and it hit hard until I tore it apart. That JL amp is no joke.

 

[Toone 10+ year member]

It took me about 1 month to cook one of these with my JL 1000/1. 1.5 cubes sealed, 15", and it hit hard until I tore it apart. That JL amp is no joke.

You just clip like a barber

 

[bladebarrier 10+ year member]

You just clip like a barber

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I've known what clipping was, before you could chew your own carrots....

BTW, here's your system, from your profile:

2005 Ford Escape

Head unit: Sony CDX-GT820IP

Component amp: None

Front stage: Stock(Pioneer Premier TS-D801P on there way)

Rear stage: Stock

Sub amp: Hifonics BXi 1208D

Sub stage: 1 15" Fi BL

Electrical: Big 3 wire is here and getting a YT when I get the monies

You should stop posting with a sheeit setup like that. I bet you couldn't find a ground if your life depended on it.

 

[Toone 10+ year member]

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I've known what clipping was, before you could chew your own carrots....

BTW, here's your system, from your profile:

2005 Ford Escape

Head unit: Sony CDX-GT820IP

Component amp: None

Front stage: Stock(Pioneer Premier TS-D801P on there way)

Rear stage: Stock

Sub amp: Hifonics BXi 1208D

Sub stage: 1 15" Fi BL

Electrical: Big 3 wire is here and getting a YT when I get the monies

You should stop posting with a sheeit setup like that. I bet you couldn't find a ground if your life depended on it.

Equipment means you know how to install?

 

[nickolas_j_t 10+ year member]

that sucks...