box sounds like chit

[sinosic 10+ year member]

i few weeks i hooked a friend of mine up with a trade were he ended up getting a new re mx 12" sub. i made a box (moe's lesters) that was i think 2.25 cubic feet and tuned to 33hz, the sub in this box sounds slappy muddy basicly like chit. he is underpowering it a bit with a pheonix gold 1200.1 ( i think ). the sub is wired in series to show a 4ohm load i beleave. why would this setup sound so bad? its all installed in xtra cab truck. i thought it would pound. any ideas?

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[dyabolical 10+ year member]

I don't know, but that amp is probably putting out probably around 500 at 4 ohm.....way underpowered.

 

[blackbonnie 5,000+ posts]

leak in the box?

 

[BASS_WARRIOR 10+ year member]

I don't know, but that amp is probably putting out probably around 500 at 4 ohm.....way underpowered.

if its an x1200.1 it does 1200w at 4ohm...

 

[sinosic 10+ year member]

leak in the box?

maybe, but i sealed all the joints on the inside pretty well. there is a alot of port noise. 33.something port area, it shouldnt sound that bad, do you think thats enough. would the way the sub is wired to the amp (+ to - and - to +) matter? cause we mounted the sub and forgot which wire was possitive and which was negitive.

 

[sinosic 10+ year member]

if its an x1200.1 it does 1200w at 4ohm...

i think it is

 

[dleccord 5,000+ posts]

bust out a dmm and check that ohm load if you're not sure.

 

[BASS_WARRIOR 10+ year member]

if its an x1200.1 it will do the same power between 1 and 4 ohms...

 

[Relax 10+ year member]

you got the voice coils wired in series correctly right?

 

[sinosic 10+ year member]

his amp is Phoenix Gold Tantrum 1200.1 specs:

Amplifier Type: Mono

RMS Power: 1200W x 1 @ 4 Ohms

THD at 4-Ohm RMS Power: n/a

Bridged RMS Power: 1400W x 1 @ 2 Ohms

Speaker Level Inputs: no

Preamp Outputs: yes

Built-In Crossovers: LP

Bass Boost: 0 - 18 dB

Frequency Response: 20-20,000 Hz

Signal to Noise Ratio: >95 dB

Fuse Rating: 80 amps

why is this setup sounding like a moose farting

 

[itzme218 10+ year member]

try rewiring the sub, or check box for major leakage

 

[dyabolical 10+ year member]

Meh, shoulda checked before i posted. I was thinking it was one of the not so great PG amps.