brand new sub blown?

[kevinlebel 10+ year member]

do u have a dmm???

dmm?

and if i turn the gain down anymore i wount b able to hear the sub over my stock stereo

 

[BallinByNature 10+ year member]

wire all +together and all - together for 2ohms

 

[jshak07 10+ year member]

you want to run + to + and than - to - and than 1 positve and 1 negative of the same coil to the amp.. this is going to show the amp a 2 ohm load... keep your gain down tho

 

[jshak07 10+ year member]

dmm is a meter to measure voltage, ohms etc.

 

[kevinlebel 10+ year member]

wire all +together and all - together for 2ohms

at 2 ohms my amp will run at 6oo rms max. which my sub does aswell. so why is it when the notes first hit or when it punches it distorts, almost a crackle. it sounds fine at low volumes tho, and will pound fine if its really deep bass

 

[jshak07 10+ year member]

your amp does 1000 watt rms at 2 ohm and 600 rms at 4 ohm.. your sub is a 600 rms sub.. ideally you should have got a dual 2 ohm sub but you can use the current one you just need to be careful

 

[kevinlebel 10+ year member]

http://i656.photobucket.com/albums/uu283/kevinlebel/speaker001.jpg

http://i656.photobucket.com/albums/uu283/kevinlebel/speaker002.jpg

http://i656.photobucket.com/albums/uu283/kevinlebel/speaker003.jpg

 

[JayRich 10+ year member]

http://www.rockfordfosgate.com/rftech/woofer_wizard.asp?submitted=true&woofer_qty=1&woofer_imp=3

 

[JayRich 10+ year member]

not to mention if you have the signal from your rear speakers going to the sub, then its playing notes that its not supposed to.

 

[JayRich 10+ year member]

is your woofer a dual 2 or dual 4? where are your gains set on the amp?

 

[pr-festiva 10+ year member]

i wired coil 1+ to coil 2- and ran that to the amp. and coil 1- to coil 2+then i tried the + together and the - together. nothin changed

I hate to bring this up now but it looks like he first wired his coils out of phase,if im seeing that right. If he did that his sub would have barely moved and just sat there destroying its self with heat.

 

[MTX520 10+ year member]

i think he means instead of usin RCA cables he used the high level speaker inputs

yea maybe he did

 

[jshak07 10+ year member]

to be honest box looks horrible.. you cant just drop any speaker into any box and expect good results.. but start with installing a line out converter,, wire your sub to 2 ohms using one of the above mentioned links,, and get you some 3/4 MDF and build you a decent box.. many users on here will be more than happy to help you with a design

 

[kevinlebel 10+ year member]

I hate to bring this up now but it looks like he first wired his coils out of phase,if im seeing that right. If he did that his sub would have barely moved and just sat there destroying its self with heat.

it shouldnt have messed up the coils. both ways i wired it were from the diagram that came with the sub...

 

[kevinlebel 10+ year member]

to be honest box looks horrible.. you cant just drop any speaker into any box and expect good results.. but start with installing a line out converter,, wire your sub to 2 ohms using one of the above mentioned links,, and get you some 3/4 MDF and build you a decent box.. many users on here will be more than happy to help you with a design

my box is garbage, i syliconed the joints but noticed one side were it was coming apart. would that make my speaker sound blown? the thing is i dont have money atm to buy or build a box