I'm putting together a complete system.

[audiobaun 5,000+ posts]

you should let us know what your settings are on your HU also..What HU..

 

[CSCStang]

I'm definitely sold on building my own box. 2 weekends from now I'll be doing so.

If you want any help with building tips and still have my number, you can text me any time man.

 

[ArmyNavyCopGuy]

If you want any help with building tips and still have my number, you can text me any time man.

Well I greatly appreciate that.

 

[ArmyNavyCopGuy]

you should let us know what your settings are on your HU also..What HU..

Pioneer DEH-X6700BT

Pioneer DEH-X6700BT Bluetooth Stereo w/ Pandora for iOS & Android

Settings I left default except for Loudness. I had loudness @ Medium.

EQ comes default @ Powerful

HPF was @ 80hz

The Amp was LPF@ 20hz HPF @80hz and gain was left @ 40... but when it kept recycling it was saying 80.

Hi2 switch was on Hi...

Another odd thing, when I hooked up my brothers amp (we bought the same amp), Lo would hit nice, and Hi wouldn't really hit at all.

I had the Gain set to 70, and the bass would cut out and then turn back on. Amp wasn't hot though.

I lowered the gain to 65 and dropped the loudness to Low and it never happened again. This was also with the HDS212, not with the Kicker sub.

 

[LosIsATool 5,000+ posts]

Pioneer DEH-X6700BTPioneer DEH-X6700BT Bluetooth Stereo w/ Pandora for iOS & Android

Settings I left default except for Loudness. I had loudness @ Medium.

EQ comes default @ Powerful

HPF was @ 80hz

The Amp was LPF@ 20hz HPF @80hz and gain was left @ 40... but when it kept recycling it was saying 80.

Hi2 switch was on Hi...

Another odd thing, when I hooked up my brothers amp (we bought the same amp), Lo would hit nice, and Hi wouldn't really hit at all.

I had the Gain set to 70, and the bass would cut out and then turn back on. Amp wasn't hot though.

I lowered the gain to 65 and dropped the loudness to Low and it never happened again. This was also with the HDS212, not with the Kicker sub.

Did you even read the manual?

 

[fly_marlin]

Pioneer DEH-X6700BTPioneer DEH-X6700BT Bluetooth Stereo w/ Pandora for iOS & Android

Settings I left default except for Loudness. I had loudness @ Medium.

EQ comes default @ Powerful

HPF was @ 80hz

The Amp was LPF@ 20hz HPF @80hz and gain was left @ 40... but when it kept recycling it was saying 80.

Hi2 switch was on Hi...

Another odd thing, when I hooked up my brothers amp (we bought the same amp), Lo would hit nice, and Hi wouldn't really hit at all.

I had the Gain set to 70, and the bass would cut out and then turn back on. Amp wasn't hot though.

I lowered the gain to 65 and dropped the loudness to Low and it never happened again. This was also with the HDS212, not with the Kicker sub.

So were you using the x-overs on the amp or the HU? There was an HPF on your sub amp or which amp are you talking about? HPF at 80Hz is a bit low.

 

[ArmyNavyCopGuy]

Did you even read the manual?

What are you really asking??

 

[ArmyNavyCopGuy]

So were you using the x-overs on the amp or the HU? There was an HPF on your sub amp or which amp are you talking about? HPF at 80Hz is a bit low.

I set both the sub amp and the deck to 80hz for HPF.

 

[LosIsATool 5,000+ posts]

I set both the sub amp and the deck to 80hz for HPF.

That amp has a built in DSP. It's not like other amps. Use one filter or the other not both. The one you are not going to use, the HU if it was me needs to be off or as high as it can go.

 

[Jeffdachef 5,000+ posts]

Pioneer DEH-X6700BTPioneer DEH-X6700BT Bluetooth Stereo w/ Pandora for iOS & Android

Settings I left default except for Loudness. I had loudness @ Medium.

EQ comes default @ Powerful

HPF was @ 80hz

The Amp was LPF@ 20hz HPF @80hz and gain was left @ 40... but when it kept recycling it was saying 80.

Hi2 switch was on Hi...

Another odd thing, when I hooked up my brothers amp (we bought the same amp), Lo would hit nice, and Hi wouldn't really hit at all.

I had the Gain set to 70, and the bass would cut out and then turn back on. Amp wasn't hot though.

I lowered the gain to 65 and dropped the loudness to Low and it never happened again. This was also with the HDS212, not with the Kicker sub.

Loudness off, head unit volume 80% of the way up, sub level max, low pass and high pass both at 80hz. Eq on flat. Amp should be low pass open, or a lot higher than80hz (your head unit took care of that already). No bass boost. Play a song and slowly up the gain till it stops getting louder and back it off a bit afterwards.

Also make sure the amp is not in slave mode or something

you can also do the opposite and have the low pass filter all the way up to 200hz or more on the head unit and have the low pass at 80hz on the amp.

 

[LosIsATool 5,000+ posts]

Loudness off, head unit volume 80% of the way up, sub level max, low pass and high pass both at 80hz. Eq on flat. Amp should be low pass open, or a lot higher than80hz (your head unit took care of that already). No bass boost. Play a song and slowly up the gain till it stops getting louder.
Also make sure the amp is not in slave mode or something

That amp has slopes to select and EZ gain. It's all in the manual.

 

[fly_marlin]

Make sure you set everything correctly with the new amp, it'll be far simpler I'm sure. Don't use x-overs on both amp and HU - use one or the other. Start HPF at 120Hz and LPF at 80Hz, then play with them from there depending on what you like and what sounds good (no distortion).

 

[adulbrich 5,000+ posts]

Its not as simple as just putting stuff together and hope it works. You need to design the box based on the electromechanical parameters of the subwoofer (aka thiele small parameters) and actually graph out the frequency response along with measuring SPL output capabilities AND make sure there is no port noise or compression.

Nah, I just wing it //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif

 

[ArmyNavyCopGuy]

Ok amp is going back this evening. Any other suggestions for an amp in the $200 range besides the

Cerwin-Vega HED31500.1D (hed315001d) 1500W Max Class D Monoblock ?

Will probably receive my refund by next week, and I don't know if it will be in stock by then since it says there's 1 left.

 

[fly_marlin]

Hifonics BRX1200.1D Brutus 1200W Class-D Monoblock Amplifier

Hifonics X1500.1D Brutus X-14 1500W Class-D Monoblock Amplifier

MB Quart RA1500.1 Referece Series 1500W Monoblock Amplifier

Cerwin-Vega HED31500.1D (hed315001d) 1500W Max Class D Monoblock

Pioneer GM-D9601 GM Digital 1200W Class-D Monoblock Amplifier

The hifonics and MB Quart amps are also 1 ohm stable, in case you need to wire a setup to 1 ohm in the future. That brutus, only 1 left as well, would probably be my choice.