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<blockquote data-quote="Jaames93" data-source="post: 8696136" data-attributes="member: 678662"><p>I’ve finally pieced everything together with my setup and after some help.</p><p></p><p>I’ve got a single Orion H2 15” 2000w rms wired down to 2 ohm with a Orion XTR PRO 2400@2ohm. I’ve run an extra battery to the boot, 70mm2 power earth for second battery and amp. Using a visual ice custom ported box tuned to 29hz. I’ve got a couple of questions as I have 2 of these subs, first one started smoking and smelling real bad. No crunching when pushing on the cone and still reads 2ohm however at low volume the speaker is popping and sounded real bad. I’ve now pulled that sub and replaced with my other one. </p><p></p><p>I have a Kenwood DDX4016DAB which has a subwoofer level setting. -50 to +10, as far as I can work out this isn’t a bass boost as there is a bass boost setting else where on the head unit which is obviously set to OFF. But I think it’s to do with the RCA Voltage. When it’s set to 0 the subwoofer is really quiet and can hardly be heard. I’ve tried setting the gain through a DMM with subwoofer disconnected using a 50hZ test tone on Spotify, I done the maths equation to find out the voltage for my gain setting which was 69v (2400x2 ohms = square root of 4800 = 69) and when I set the DMM to V~ 200 and connect to the speaker outputs of the amplifier with the gain on its maximum it only shows 39.2, now I’m not sure if I’m on the right setting or not as the gain will never be maxed out. I obviously don’t want to kill another sub so what am I doing wrong? Is this because the sound is playing out my door speakers? Do I need to find a way to remove the sound from them while playing the test tone? I’m really new to this audio game but I’ve spent a lot of money to get to where I am now and don’t want to ruin all my equipment due to lack of knowledge. </p><p></p><p>Could someone possibly help me set the gain up on my amplifier to make sure I’m not clipping but still have a great deal of bass? </p><p></p><p>The LPF I currently have set low at 35hZ. Is this correct? </p><p></p><p>Sorry for the lengthy post but I just want everything to be set how it should be and not make the mistake I did the first time.</p><p></p><p>Thanks in advance</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jaames93, post: 8696136, member: 678662"] I’ve finally pieced everything together with my setup and after some help. I’ve got a single Orion H2 15” 2000w rms wired down to 2 ohm with a Orion XTR PRO 2400@2ohm. I’ve run an extra battery to the boot, 70mm2 power earth for second battery and amp. Using a visual ice custom ported box tuned to 29hz. I’ve got a couple of questions as I have 2 of these subs, first one started smoking and smelling real bad. No crunching when pushing on the cone and still reads 2ohm however at low volume the speaker is popping and sounded real bad. I’ve now pulled that sub and replaced with my other one. I have a Kenwood DDX4016DAB which has a subwoofer level setting. -50 to +10, as far as I can work out this isn’t a bass boost as there is a bass boost setting else where on the head unit which is obviously set to OFF. But I think it’s to do with the RCA Voltage. When it’s set to 0 the subwoofer is really quiet and can hardly be heard. I’ve tried setting the gain through a DMM with subwoofer disconnected using a 50hZ test tone on Spotify, I done the maths equation to find out the voltage for my gain setting which was 69v (2400x2 ohms = square root of 4800 = 69) and when I set the DMM to V~ 200 and connect to the speaker outputs of the amplifier with the gain on its maximum it only shows 39.2, now I’m not sure if I’m on the right setting or not as the gain will never be maxed out. I obviously don’t want to kill another sub so what am I doing wrong? Is this because the sound is playing out my door speakers? Do I need to find a way to remove the sound from them while playing the test tone? I’m really new to this audio game but I’ve spent a lot of money to get to where I am now and don’t want to ruin all my equipment due to lack of knowledge. Could someone possibly help me set the gain up on my amplifier to make sure I’m not clipping but still have a great deal of bass? The LPF I currently have set low at 35hZ. Is this correct? Sorry for the lengthy post but I just want everything to be set how it should be and not make the mistake I did the first time. Thanks in advance [/QUOTE]
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