Hi/Low pass freq on my amp. HELP

[Raisedin305 5,000+ posts]

Hey I was wondering about where would you guys set your high/low pass freq level on my orion 2500 amplifier? Im running two 15" L7s.

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[PhatTonyDeMarco 5,000+ posts]

Set it to LPF, and aim for ~70Hz or so, it doesnt have to be exact.

 

[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

Turn the knob till it sounds best //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif There are too many variables for use to tell you where to set it to. Just use whatever sounds best in your setup.

 

[Raisedin305 5,000+ posts]

Set it to LPF, and aim for ~70Hz or so, it doesnt have to be exact.

OK so I adjust only the LPF and leave the High all the way down?

 

[Raisedin305 5,000+ posts]

Turn the knob till it sounds best //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif There are too many variables for use to tell you where to set it to. Just use whatever sounds best in your setup.

Thats what I was going to do but I want to be sure that I dont set it to a level where it can be "dangerous" for daily driving

 

[Raisedin305 5,000+ posts]

Another question...im running the subs @ 1 ohm. I want to get about 1,000watts rms to each sub. Do I do the sqrt of 1,000 which is 31.6 or the sqrt of 2,000 which gives me 44.7? I think sqrt of 2,000 just making sure.

 

[Raisedin305 5,000+ posts]

Thats what I was going to do but I want to be sure that I dont set it to a level where it can be "dangerous" for daily driving

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[alphakenny1 10+ year member]

umm yea you take the sqrt of 2000.

as for the LPF stuff, shouldn't there just be a knob or switch thing on there that has three options: LPF, HPF, Pass. Just choose LPF and then set it to then frequency you want.

 

[Raisedin305 5,000+ posts]

umm yea you take the sqrt of 2000.
as for the LPF stuff, shouldn't there just be a knob or switch thing on there that has three options: LPF, HPF, Pass. Just choose LPF and then set it to then frequency you want.

Nope. There are three holes which you adjust them with a flathead. One for setting the gain, the other two for LPF and HPF. I guess from reading all this im leaving the HPF all the way down and the LPF to where I like it.

 

[PhatTonyDeMarco 5,000+ posts]

Another question...im running the subs @ 1 ohm. I want to get about 1,000watts rms to each sub. Do I do the sqrt of 1,000 which is 31.6 or the sqrt of 2,000 which gives me 44.7? I think sqrt of 2,000 just making sure.

If your amp is capable of putting out 2000w RMS at 1 ohm then take the square root of 2000.

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[Raisedin305 5,000+ posts]

If your amp is capable of putting out 2000w RMS at 1 ohm then take the square root of 2000.
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//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif OK thanks

 

[Raisedin305 5,000+ posts]

People are telling me to set the HPF at 20hz and the LPF at around 70hz. Is this a decent setup?

 

[PhatTonyDeMarco 5,000+ posts]

People are telling me to set the HPF at 20hz and the LPF at around 70hz. Is this a decent setup?

Is there no SSF on that amp? Since there is no switch to use LPF/HPF I am thinking that Orion uses their HPF as a SSF... That will mean that where this is set is dependant upon your box tuning.

 

[Raisedin305 5,000+ posts]

Is there no SSF on that amp? Since there is no switch to use LPF/HPF I am thinking that Orion uses their HPF as a SSF... That will mean that where this is set is dependant upon your box tuning.

SSF No I didn't see a SSF filter unlike other amps that I have owned. About where should I set it if im tuned to 35hz? 35?

 

[PhatTonyDeMarco 5,000+ posts]

Aim for just under 35Hz then.