how the hell do i keep ****ing up subs?

[mr_imperial 10+ year member]

ive gone through 3 subs (2 rsd's and a mtx5500) and its to the same problem. they play good for a few weeks then they start to sound like crap and dont hit hard anymore. its like a slaping sort of noise coming from the sub. my gain is halfway up on the amp and bass boost isnt even all the way up either what could be the possible problems because after my next sub im not buying anymore for a while:verymad:

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[Twistid 5,000+ posts]

obviously you dont know how to set gains

 

[Kold_Killa 10+ year member]

bass boost should not even be touched.....

 

[jmanpc 5,000+ posts]

you **** at teh car audios

give up.

 

[mr_imperial 10+ year member]

bass boost should not even be touched.....

i know but i dont think that is it because my first rsd (when i was a bigger noob then now) i had the gains all the way up and the bass boost alll the way up and it lasted like 4 months my last two lasted a few weeks each with gains halfway

 

[docutech 10+ year member]

Bass boost knob pwns you!

 

[mr_imperial 10+ year member]

you **** at teh car audios
give up.

haha i know i considered that

 

[mr_imperial 10+ year member]

whats it called when u get the slapping noise from the sub?

 

[Twistid 5,000+ posts]

bottoming out

someone show him the video of what bass boost does to the wave on an o-scope

 

[Prowler573 5,000+ posts]

i know but i dont think that is it because my first rsd (when i was a bigger noob then now) i had the gains all the way up and the bass boost alll the way up and it lasted like 4 months my last two lasted a few weeks each with gains halfway

I would suggest that if you're continually doing the same thing repeatedly then likely you're at the exact level of n00bizm now that you were [when] using your 1st rsd.

Just a thought...

Outside of that with the realistically minimal information you've given us while trying to find out why you keep cookin' subwoofers I would have to concur with the previous respondants who believe it is mostly if not completely due to improper adjustment of the input sensitivity.

 

[mr_imperial 10+ year member]

I would suggest that if you're continually doing the same thing repeatedly then likely you're at the exact level of n00bizm now that you were using your 1st rsd.Just a thought...

Outside of that with the realistically minimal information you've given us while trying to find out why you keep cookin' subwoofers I would have to concur with the previous respondants who believe it is mostly if not completely due to improper adjustment of the input sensitivity.

so basically just turn the bass boost off... if its so bad why the hell do amps even have one?

 

[Chevyaudio 5,000+ posts]

Because n00bs like you will use it...ruin subs, and continue to buy more.

 

[Flipx99 5,000+ posts]

I use bass boost //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

 

[mr_imperial 10+ year member]

Because n00bs like you will use it...ruin subs, and continue to buy more.

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[Prowler573 5,000+ posts]

so basically just turn the bass boost off... if its so bad why the hell do amps even have one?

It's not completely horrible per se but just like anything else has to be implemented properly to be used successfully. Outside of that the bass boost circuits in most amps that feature them exaggerate the output at an odd frequency that tends to be detrimental to the overall sound more often than not.

If your signal processing before your sub amp isn't satisfactory to you then the processing in the average amp isn't likely to cure your problem. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif