i think i fvcked up my subs

[shaneb 10+ year member]

ok, so i just went outside and turned the gain down until i couldn't hear them popping or bottoming out anymore and my result was terrible. I can now barely hear the subs even when playing "put on". I have my gain now at 65% and all the lows settings are maxed on the head unit and still, the subs sound like shit. I can't even really feel the bass, but i did get rid of the popping noise but now the subs can barely be heard.
Something isn't right here. My next step will be to see if one of the voice coils are fried, but is that possible and they still work?

Your gain is turned DOWN and it's at 65%????????????????????? And your Settings on your HU are maxed out?????

No wonder you blew your subs...jeez, talk about square waves...

What kind of subs/amp/HU do you have?

 

[ric flair 10+ year member]

Your gain is turned DOWN and it's at 65%????????????????????? And your Settings on your HU are maxed out?????No wonder you blew your subs...jeez, talk about square waves...

What kind of subs/amp/HU do you have?

my gains have always been like this with my new amp because they never got loud in the first place. When i was a noob i used bass boost like crazy for about 4 months while using the type r's.

remember when i was saying that i didn't understand why my subs were hitting hard before with the gain at 50 percent? 65% should wang the hell out of these things, but i can barely hear them.