db disassembled

[lilmaniac2 5,000+ posts]

When I tested the dbdrive plat it took 2kw easy on a burp, very impressive

 

[Hintzyboy 5,000+ posts]

Did you set your gains with a DMM? If not, you probably clipped the shit out of it or a previous owner fucked it beyond help before you got it.

 

[sks_lex 10+ year member]

Thanks never seen my sub torn apart

 

[notw 10+ year member]

Did you set your gains with a DMM? If not, you probably clipped the shit out of it or a previous owner fucked it beyond help before you got it.

What is a DMM?*edit*

Here are the settings:

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1-1 Input : 2ch

1-2 Input Level :-4db

1-3 Gain Factor :0db (lowest it goes is 0db)

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2-1 LP On\Off :On

2-2 Frequency :63hz

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3-1 Subsonic On/Off :On

3-2 Frequency :25hz

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4-1 Parametric EQ On\Off :On

4-2 Frequency :50hz

4-3 Width Q. :3

4-4 Level :-2db

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5-1 Bass Compensation On\Off :Off

5-2 Mode :N\A

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6-1 Time Compensation On\Off :Off

6-2 Delay Time :N\A

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7-1 Phase :0\180

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8-1 Amp Set ID No. :1

8-2 Time Of Delay :1.0

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9-1 Output Disable :Off

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0-1 Memory Write

0-2 Memory Read

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[notw 10+ year member]

Also, I make most of my own bass tracks on fruity loops. I pay attention to the +/-db levels though and I always keep a limit of 0db per channel. I use the ts404 for bass line generation. There is an option that makes the wave form of the bass line to take a 90degree turn straight down, or straight up, before coming back up, or back down but I never use that and I dont think that it creates a clipped signal either.

Though I use long and low lines that arent usually found in many songs.

 

[notw 10+ year member]

I really do need some input here cuz i am bout to buy an aq hd3 15 and i DO NOT want this happening to my new sub...

 

[Hintzyboy 5,000+ posts]

Just make sure the gain is set correctly, and you should be fine. If it was already set right, the sub was probably messed up before you got it.

 

[notw 10+ year member]

Hintzyboy do you think that turning up the wave width on the parametric equalizer "Width Q" could potentially cause clipping? This setting makes the output increase when the level on my pmp and h/u is as high as I feel safe to set it.

Also I do turn the volume on my h/u bout 2 increments from full blast(60 of 62). My amp alerts me if it begins to clip the signal but if the signal coming into the amp is clipped i bet it might not detect it...

 

[Hintzyboy 5,000+ posts]

Hintzyboy do you think that turning up the wave width on the parametric equalizer "Width Q" could potentially cause clipping? This setting makes the output increase when the level on my pmp and h/u is as high as I feel safe to set it.
Also I do turn the volume on my h/u bout 2 increments from full blast(60 of 62). My amp alerts me if it begins to clip the signal but if the signal coming into the amp is clipped i bet it might not detect it...

You may be sending a distorted signal. Set the gain at about 50. You will still be able to get just as loud, as the gain simply compensates for input voltage. If you're sending a distorted signal in the first place, having the gain at 0 isn't going to help

 

[lilmaniac2 5,000+ posts]

making your own tracks is probably another thing I would blame for this

 

[notw 10+ year member]

You may be sending a distorted signal. Set the gain at about 50. You will still be able to get just as loud, as the gain simply compensates for input voltage. If you're sending a distorted signal in the first place, having the gain at 0 isn't going to help

are you talking about the volume on the h/u? cuz i was...

making your own tracks is probably another thing I would blame for this

i know how to keep the db levels in check and everything. i actually know a good bit about music production as far as software reproduction goes.

 

[skateboardkid 10+ year member]

What is a DMM?*edit*
that might be bass boost, gain is a knob that turns and is labeled in voltage.

 

[Hintzyboy 5,000+ posts]

are you talking about the volume on the h/u? cuz i was...
i know how to keep the db levels in check and everything. i actually know a good bit about music production as far as software reproduction goes.

Yes, I was talking about HU volume. Anything above about 3/4 volume it going to risk distortion

 

[notw 10+ year member]

Yes, I was talking about HU volume. Anything above about 3/4 volume it going to risk distortion

thanks man.

 

[filtor1 10+ year member]

I think he's trying to say that the woofer is rated at 750 but he would like to up the rating to 1000 by using a Fi coil.

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