Hifonics bxi2010d

[Boomintempo 10+ year member]

Hey guys, finally got everything installed and was happy to check out my car system. It's pretty loud, not the loudest that I've had in the past (circa 99-01 time), but it's a good start.

Was checking, though, to make sure that my subs were hooked up properly because it didn't seem to be as loud as it should be...2000 watts is alot (well, to me it is). The subs are 2 12" Type X's which are in a sealed box. Each sub has a little over 1ft3. They're wired to 1 ohm...well, thought they were anyway.

Checked the amp while the system was playing and it was pretty steady at 3-4 ohms. I know the impedance will change with music and stuff, but didn't think the difference would be that high. 1 ohm is VERY different from 3-4 ohms, especially when my amp is supposed to be putting out 2000 watts RMS...which it definitely ISN'T at 3-4 ohms.

Overall, the system is clean for what it is...my two 12" RF Punch DVC's ported through the rear deck were just as loud back in the day...and that was off of a punch 800a2 (lolz)

Curious to hear what you guys think.

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[texicanz 10+ year member]

i have the same kind of amp and i had the same problemit seem like it was not givein out that much power i recheck everything and i had my subs wired wrong and now it sound pretty good at 2 ohms but its a awsome amp for the price

 

[Boomintempo 10+ year member]

Yeah, can't complain about how much I paid for it.

The subs are wired properly, my dmm shows a 1 ohm load prior to hooking them up to the amp. It's just impedance rise from the box or whatever, just seems to be a little high.

Subs are dual 4 BTW...maybe a new box is in order or something. Will have to wait till I get back to the states!!

 

[texicanz 10+ year member]

http://www.the12volt.com/caraudio/woofer_configurations.asp?Q=2&I=42 they should be wired like that and i would make the box ported

 

[Boomintempo 10+ year member]

http://www.the12volt.com/caraudio/woofer_configurations.asp?Q=2&I=42 they should be wired like that and i would make the box ported

Yeeeeep, that's how they're wired. This ain't mah first rodeo //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

When I was younger (about 10 years ago now) I was all about the SPL. Trying for something a little cleaner this time. Not saying that you can't have a clean sound from a proper ported box...just never tried the whole sealed thing.

 

[bass-aholic 10+ year member]

If you want louder, build a ported box with more cubic feet. Also those amps dont put out near as much power as they claim.

 

[Boomintempo 10+ year member]

Yeah, we'll see how this goes for a little while. Will probably go ported in the future.

I've heard that the 10 series actually do rated power...just isn't going to do rated power when my amp, after impedance rise, is seeing a 3-4 ohm load.

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This is my first amp, that actually costs some money, that didn't come with a birth sheet. That's one thing that strikes me as odd.