KillNThrill24
Junior Member
I'm not a super noob, but when it comes to sound quality, I'm a noob. I want my stuff to sound good, but I truthfully haven't sat down and researched frequency ranges and how to build proper enclosures and such..... Anyways...
I have an 01 Yukon XL with the 3rd row out. My head unit is an old school Kenwood KVT-617. It's OLD. Lol. But I've had it in numerous cars that I've owned, and it still kicks it. I may upgrade to a full on double din at some point if I keep the Yukon, but the single din has been very versatile for me since I got it back in.... Oh man had to be 2010 lmao.
I found some American Bass SQ 6.5's in the front doors, not sure if the tweeters above them are aftermarket or stock. Rear doors, not sure what brand they are, but they are some white coned 2 way 6.5's. Haven't pulled the rear panels to check.
No amp for the 6.5's. Should I invest in one at some point? I haven't done a full out system in years....
There were 4 12's in it when I got it (auction buy), they are Soundstream SPL 12's, look real old too. I didn't even hook them up to see if they worked. I yanked em lol. But they were in a sealed box.
Currently, I have 2 American Bass XD 15's in a ported box run by an RE XT4000DE-V2 amp. Subs are wired to 1ohm (neg to neg to neg to neg to amp, pos to pos to pos to pos to amp). It's an old setup that I bought years and years ago. I got the XD's directly from Bob. I haven't used them in a long time. But I swear, in everything else I've had, they've sounded incredible. But in this yukon... It's almost like they frickin echo on the higher notes. Lows are no problem, but the louder I turn it up the higer notes get real.... Buzzy? I think that's the right way I want to word that. They buzz like a mofo. I've had them in 2 different ported enclosures in this truck, and they both buzz. First one was a smaller single port box (both subs share the same air space), the second one is a bit bigger. Dual port and each sub has its own air space. I listen to 90% metal (As I Lay Dying, Whitechapel and Lamb of God are my 3 favorites for reference), 9% rock, and 1% stuff like Hollywood Undead. So the lows sometimes get REALLY low, and sometimes pull up pretty high. I don't know. Maybe I'm just retarded and forgot how to set the amp?? The gain is 3/4 (I think I read somewhere back years ago that you never turn the gain all the way up right?), sub sonic is set at the lowest setting, which I think is 10hz, I don't know anything about subsonic. I played around with it a bit and it seemed best down low. The LPF is somewhere in the 60-80 range. Bass boost is up all the way up and controlled by a knob mounted on the side of the center console.
I've always listened to metal. And these things used to kick ***. I'm not one of those people who feel a 15 is too big to move fast. I never had an issue with them in the past. But I'm considering trying some old P3 12's I have sitting in a sealed q logic box.
Any recommendations will be considered. Wiring was already in the truck. May need to go back through and redo some of it. If I need to upgrade my stuff I will too. Sorry for the novel, trying to be as descriptive as I can. Thanks!
I have an 01 Yukon XL with the 3rd row out. My head unit is an old school Kenwood KVT-617. It's OLD. Lol. But I've had it in numerous cars that I've owned, and it still kicks it. I may upgrade to a full on double din at some point if I keep the Yukon, but the single din has been very versatile for me since I got it back in.... Oh man had to be 2010 lmao.
I found some American Bass SQ 6.5's in the front doors, not sure if the tweeters above them are aftermarket or stock. Rear doors, not sure what brand they are, but they are some white coned 2 way 6.5's. Haven't pulled the rear panels to check.
No amp for the 6.5's. Should I invest in one at some point? I haven't done a full out system in years....
There were 4 12's in it when I got it (auction buy), they are Soundstream SPL 12's, look real old too. I didn't even hook them up to see if they worked. I yanked em lol. But they were in a sealed box.
Currently, I have 2 American Bass XD 15's in a ported box run by an RE XT4000DE-V2 amp. Subs are wired to 1ohm (neg to neg to neg to neg to amp, pos to pos to pos to pos to amp). It's an old setup that I bought years and years ago. I got the XD's directly from Bob. I haven't used them in a long time. But I swear, in everything else I've had, they've sounded incredible. But in this yukon... It's almost like they frickin echo on the higher notes. Lows are no problem, but the louder I turn it up the higer notes get real.... Buzzy? I think that's the right way I want to word that. They buzz like a mofo. I've had them in 2 different ported enclosures in this truck, and they both buzz. First one was a smaller single port box (both subs share the same air space), the second one is a bit bigger. Dual port and each sub has its own air space. I listen to 90% metal (As I Lay Dying, Whitechapel and Lamb of God are my 3 favorites for reference), 9% rock, and 1% stuff like Hollywood Undead. So the lows sometimes get REALLY low, and sometimes pull up pretty high. I don't know. Maybe I'm just retarded and forgot how to set the amp?? The gain is 3/4 (I think I read somewhere back years ago that you never turn the gain all the way up right?), sub sonic is set at the lowest setting, which I think is 10hz, I don't know anything about subsonic. I played around with it a bit and it seemed best down low. The LPF is somewhere in the 60-80 range. Bass boost is up all the way up and controlled by a knob mounted on the side of the center console.
I've always listened to metal. And these things used to kick ***. I'm not one of those people who feel a 15 is too big to move fast. I never had an issue with them in the past. But I'm considering trying some old P3 12's I have sitting in a sealed q logic box.
Any recommendations will be considered. Wiring was already in the truck. May need to go back through and redo some of it. If I need to upgrade my stuff I will too. Sorry for the novel, trying to be as descriptive as I can. Thanks!
