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Having a hard time getting my 15's to sound good
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<blockquote data-quote="KillNThrill24" data-source="post: 8540980" data-attributes="member: 671936"><p>Wow first off, thanks for not flaming the new guy here! I appreciate it lol</p><p></p><p>Second off you guys were dead on the money. I got the function of the bass knob messed up. I had wondered why the bass boost was all the way off on the amp when I first hooked the knob up. I forgot it was for the gain!</p><p></p><p>I went ahead and turned the bass boost off, I looked up what sub sonic is and I set it about halfway since I don't know what the box is tuned to (I got it off Craigslist years and years ago), and I turned the gain back down to about half. And WOW. It's back! I don't turn my head unit all the way up as it is, I think it goes to 36 but I stop at about 32, but I could turn it all the way up to 32 and no distortion. You guys were right, gain was too high and it was clipping. I had to look it up to see what the hell it even was lol, but that's the sound it was making. I was half tempted to abandon the 15's all together when it was my own mistake that caused the issue!</p><p></p><p>I may bump the gain up a tad, to see where it distorts and back it off. Honestly this is the biggest vehicle I've had them in. They've been in a 99 grand am (small box), 99 camaro (big box, no back seat), 05 explorer (big box) and 93 grand cherokee (small box). They pounded hard in all of them, but like you guys mentioned, they're a lot smaller than this is LOL. That being said.... I think I need a more powerful setup because it's just not loud enough in this thing hahaha. Thanks guys!!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="KillNThrill24, post: 8540980, member: 671936"] Wow first off, thanks for not flaming the new guy here! I appreciate it lol Second off you guys were dead on the money. I got the function of the bass knob messed up. I had wondered why the bass boost was all the way off on the amp when I first hooked the knob up. I forgot it was for the gain! I went ahead and turned the bass boost off, I looked up what sub sonic is and I set it about halfway since I don't know what the box is tuned to (I got it off Craigslist years and years ago), and I turned the gain back down to about half. And WOW. It's back! I don't turn my head unit all the way up as it is, I think it goes to 36 but I stop at about 32, but I could turn it all the way up to 32 and no distortion. You guys were right, gain was too high and it was clipping. I had to look it up to see what the hell it even was lol, but that's the sound it was making. I was half tempted to abandon the 15's all together when it was my own mistake that caused the issue! I may bump the gain up a tad, to see where it distorts and back it off. Honestly this is the biggest vehicle I've had them in. They've been in a 99 grand am (small box), 99 camaro (big box, no back seat), 05 explorer (big box) and 93 grand cherokee (small box). They pounded hard in all of them, but like you guys mentioned, they're a lot smaller than this is LOL. That being said.... I think I need a more powerful setup because it's just not loud enough in this thing hahaha. Thanks guys!!! [/QUOTE]
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