fosgate blowin subs left and right

[tRiGgEr 5,000+ posts]

So you have it like this?

What model number are your subs???

 

[foomasta69 10+ year member]

ya

 

[foomasta69 10+ year member]

swr - 1221d

 

[tRiGgEr 5,000+ posts]

swr - 1221d

Those subs can only handle 300 watts safely. And being that they are in a sealed box, you should not expect them to get to loud.

A ported box would give you a large increase in output.

Edit - with a QTS of .38 they will do much better ported

 

[foomasta69 10+ year member]

yea well idunno when i play my music, not test tones i barley get any bass outta the subs

 

[tRiGgEr 5,000+ posts]

yea well idunno when i play my music, not test tones i barley get any bass outta the subs

You might be expecting to much from them. In a sealed box they wont be very loud. Try to get a ported box built for them.

 

[foomasta69 10+ year member]

the test tones slam at around 40 hz, well when the bass of the songs aerent around 40hz i cant even hear the bass

 

[tRiGgEr 5,000+ posts]

the test tones slam at around 40 hz, well when the bass of the songs aerent around 40hz i cant even hear the bass

Most to all songs are going to be lower than a test tone. Songs play a wide variety of frequencies at different decibel lvl's. They don't receive the full power from the amp. Only on musical "peaks".

So music will be quieter than a test tone.

 

[foomasta69 10+ year member]

Most to all songs are going to be lower than a test tone. Songs play a wide variety of frequencies at different decibel lvl's. They don't receive the full power from the amp. Only on musical "peaks".
So music will be quieter than a test tone.

yea well before they were alot louder... lol

 

[tRiGgEr 5,000+ posts]

Im sure they were. But do you want to blow them?

 

[foomasta69 10+ year member]

idunno i think its this amp more than anything, my friend has TWO 1200w ma audio amps and they slammed these subs hard at all times, the gains were set on full on the amps and around 0 on the hu, he had them for about 6months at full blast, it never hurt them at all, im talking Alpine type r's 300w rms subs in a sealed box getting that much power not even effecting them, but im sure the amps werent giveing the full 1200w like there rated.... but they slamed them hard, made one fall apart... didnt fry anything... the subs never smelt bad at all, with my amp the subs smell like shit some times, thats when i kno to turn it down but they slam just as hard as his...?

 

[tRiGgEr 5,000+ posts]

Dude have you been listening. If his gains were all the way up he was sending a clipped over powered signal to the subs. They were loud because they were being overpowered. If they did not blow then that was just the luck of the draw.

It is not the amp man. That is a very powerfull solid amp. If you want to turn the gain back up, by all means do so. Just know that we tried to help you...

 

[I want SExxx 10+ year member]

Yea you need to keep the gains where they are and build a new box. Say 4 cubes net to 32hz for both subs.

 

[foomasta69 10+ year member]

lol **** 4cubes is pretty big, how do i net tune?

 

[foomasta69 10+ year member]

lol u can say shit, but not d*amn?