Dual Illuminate

[daught]

For quite a while I had two old kenwood ksc-9901 3 way speaker system in my trunk. Not top of line stuff but i loved them beyond belief. Well with the summer heat here the time got the best of them and they went out. I went on sub rage and bought the first thing I could grab off the shelf with the money I had on me... 2 dual illuminate 12" that come with an amp. My thoughts were how bad can they be? I dont need exessive sound levels but I like it loud. First issue with them was that they require a huge box 1.5 sq. ft per sub vented. That is huge for a firebird trunk. After doing some reading I decided to go for a sealed box actually since it would deliver more of a kick. I lissen to house/trance so a quick accurate kick is what I need. Today I got them in and I dont know what to think. They are really loud but they really dont have a kick. I just get this constant and prolonged bass from them. So am I stupid? Are subs really suposed to sound like that? I did not hear too many subs but they did not sound like that. Onesub that I can notget out of my mind was my friends old alpine type-r. He had it a while ago and got stolen. My memory might fool me but I think that sub really had a kick and deep bass. Should I just return all the dual stuff and pick up an alpine type-r? Remember I dont need louder I just need some kick not some flat line bass all the time. Thx

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[SAG3 5,000+ posts]

return that shit

 

[daught]

could you answear my question?

 

[diatribe 10+ year member]

What is your low pass crossover set too?

It may be set to high, I recommend 100Hz or lower.

How many cu ft does you sealed box have?

Very few 12 inch subs will work well in an enclosure under 1 cu ft each.

 

[snoopdan 5,000+ posts]

boomier sound is usually indicitive of too much airspace, while it sounds his is the opposite problem. Really though, Dual is some really really really junky shit...just return it and get ANYTHING else

 

[psych0ticnemes1 5,000+ posts]

boomier sound is usually indicitive of too much airspace, while it sounds his is the opposite problem. Really though, Dual is some really really really junky shit...just return it and get ANYTHING else

x2... bandpass box right?

 

[Bolognablake 10+ year member]

x2... bandpass box right?

That would ****.

 

[daught]

Well today I did some adjustments and I got the stuff to sound how I want it. Not bad at all for $100(2 subs and an amp). Still I am considering returning them and getting two 10" alpines to put in my kenwood boxes. They are a perfect fit for my trunk. Also the dual amp is ridicously large when it delivers 2x75W. Can someone recomend me an amp for the two alpines. Something that goes for