Disappointed with out of W3...

[comp2007 10+ year member]

i just realized that it was rated for 500, i think i was thinking of the W1. Still 400watts should be enough.

Ya, but would he maybe get the loudness he wants with that extra 100 watts? Or is it for sure the box?

 

[mlstrass 5,000+ posts]

have you checked HU settings, SSF, etc... to make sure you're not filtering out the lows???

 

[ultimate157 5,000+ posts]

Ya, but would he maybe get the loudness he wants with that extra 100 watts? Or is it for sure the box?

There would be almost no detectable change going from 400w to 500w... especially on music.

 

[helotaxi 5,000+ posts]

The difference between 400 and 500 is less than a dB in a perfect world. No reason to think that you have to run RMS to a sub. His problem is most likely unrealistic expectations.

 

[comp2007 10+ year member]

Maybe he was expecting it to sounds like 2 12"s

 

[helotaxi 5,000+ posts]

He probably based his purchase on the advice of one of the "JL is the ish, yo! It be off the hook!" morons.

 

[simpsonbuck 10+ year member]

He probably based his purchase on the advice of one of the "JL is the ish, yo! It be off the hook!" morons.

That's exactly what I thought. "I'm 26 years old and want to be off the hook yo." Who in the hell am I trying to impress, my girlfriend....lol.

I bought JL because it's a proven name. Period. I don't have time to go around digging for bargain subs that sound good. I know JL will not make a bad product.

I set my gains with a bass test tone cd and I did the big three and the amp is seeing 14.4v. I measured it with my multimeter.

It gets plenty "loud" it is just kinda peaky and the lows are non exsistent in some songs. It also sounds like it is "suffocating" to quote me girlfriend. She said it sounds like it can't breathe.

Do you think 2 cubes tuned to 33hz would sound ok? I'm terrible with that box software.

If I'm firing the driver up do I put the port facing the rear?

-Thanks.

Typo- W3V3-4 sorry i was tired.

 

[helotaxi 5,000+ posts]

Try different facings for the sub before you totally abandon that box. You also might want to try adding some polyfil to the box. If you have a trunk car, sub rear port rear usually sounds best with the box in the front of the trunk. If the box is in the rear of the trunk, both forward is usually the way to go.

I made an assumption based on the vastly overwhelming majority of people on here *****ing about JL not being loud enough. That you don't fall into that group is good.

 

[comp2007 10+ year member]

That's weird that you aren't getting the lows, I heard that the jl w3 would get lower than the type r those were the two I was looking at. Maybe something is wrong with the sub?

 

[simpsonbuck 10+ year member]

Try different facings for the sub before you totally abandon that box. You also might want to try adding some polyfil to the box. If you have a trunk car, sub rear port rear usually sounds best with the box in the front of the trunk. If the box is in the rear of the trunk, both forward is usually the way to go.
I made an assumption based on the vastly overwhelming majority of people on here *****ing about JL not being loud enough. That you don't fall into that group is good.

It's all good

I have a hatchback and firing the sub up toward the window of the trunk door sounds the best. I put about 20oz of polyfill in it and it helped.

It sounds "great" with some alot of rock and some rap. If the bass draws out and hits low it sounds garbled. I'm trying to get rid of that.

I just want somthing that will sound good in my car and have just enough thump when I want to make my ear hurt. Not looking to beat down the block, why should they get bass for free. I want it inside my car since I paid for it!

Thanks.

 

[simpsonbuck 10+ year member]

Should I use the crossover settings, etc. on the headunit or on the amp?

Maybe that is where I'm screwing up.

 

[comp2007 10+ year member]

Bump, curious as well

 

[simpsonbuck 10+ year member]

If my post seems riddled with typos bear with me. I have dyslexia and can't afford my med. at the moment.

 

[helotaxi 5,000+ posts]

If the bass is getting garbled, you might be having an issue with the amp, not the sub or you're reaching the limits of what the sub can do. Going with a ported box will help bring out the lows, or at least what most consider lows.

 

[simpsonbuck 10+ year member]

One thing that may not be helping is the sub is resting on a 1/4 thick flimsy piece of wood(?) and there is a nice chunk of space underneath where I removed my spare tire. I always remove my spare and all the bull for weight reduction.

Could this be a factor? I could take a pic here soon.