installed and not impressed

[RipDaJacka]

gain 75% it wants it bad...

WHY?

Imma try and finish her(box) up this weekend.. Wut about a Linedriver im only gettin 2V from my HU..

Maybe I shoudl sell it all and get a new Pioneer Cdplayer... orion 2500 and a walled hd3

 

[RipDaJacka]

well??? man this really bugs me.. I think imma just pull it out until I get everything finished (box and Big 3) then try again

 

[Ninteens 10+ year member]

Where in TN are you? I might be able to help out.

 

[RipDaJacka]

dyer tn zipcode is 38330 for mapquest.. in west tn

 

[profundus-sanus 10+ year member]

the lower your pre-out voltage the higher your gain needs to be

Give her 75%

I would re calculate your box by hand, just to see what it really is.

 

[Slammed 5,000+ posts]

are both subs inverted?

do you have pics?

 

[RipDaJacka]

Im not gonna blow anything by doing 75% am I? okay imma re-calculate it when I pull it all out for paint and whatnot

Yes both are inverted..

 

[RipDaJacka]

okay so gain 75% and other settings at ?? what do you have your settings at?

 

[DBfan187 5,000+ posts]

Pioneer HU? Set your gains on volume 61/62 with everything set flat.

 

[IgnoreMe 5,000+ posts]

i dont remember if thisis right since ive only read on it a little bit and that was a LONG time ago but doesnt inverting a sub basically give you half the output it normally would have? AGAIN im not sure if its true i THINK i remember reading that though...AND AGAIN i have never ran inverted subs so i cant help much.

 

[Relax 10+ year member]

Inverting the sub does nothing to the output.

Your amp is porbably looking for somewhere around 4-5 v on the line input. A Line Driver would definately fix your problem, or a different HU if you want to throw down for one.

Other then that, turn the Pioneer up to 61. Leave Amp Gain at 50%. Turn the Subwoofer Output on the pioneer up till you hear distortion- then turn it back down a hair. Now turn the amp gain up till you hear distortion, then turn it back down slightly. If you have a decent ear all your gains are at the proper level so as not to clip the amp and your sub will do fine.

 

[IgnoreMe 5,000+ posts]

Inverting the sub does nothing to the output.
Your amp is porbably looking for somewhere around 4-5 v on the line input. A Line Driver would definately fix your problem, or a different HU if you want to throw down for one.

Other then that, turn the Pioneer up to 61. Leave Amp Gain at 50%. Turn the Subwoofer Output on the pioneer up till you hear distortion- then turn it back down a hair. Now turn the amp gain up till you hear distortion, then turn it back down slightly. If you have a decent ear all your gains are at the proper level so as not to clip the amp and your sub will do fine.

here is a quote from another website

"The only true advantage to an isobaric setup is that you get to halve your enclosure volume. The downside is that you're running two drivers but only generating sound output from one. It's highly inefficient"

i dont THINK that the quote is accurate...but like i said Relax, i have absolutly no experience in isobaricly mounted subwoofers

edit: oh and should say i used to run a pair of 15" sx's off a viper 2500d...and if thats not loud to you i dont know what. is. so dont be discourage as im sure when you get everything running properly you WILL be impressed.

 

[Relax 10+ year member]

Isobaric means the subs are clamshelled together. What you have quoted is absolutely true when you clamshell drivers together for isobaric loading.

Just flipping the subs however is called just inverting the subs and does not effect output.

 

[IgnoreMe 5,000+ posts]

Isobaric means the subs are clamshelled together. What you have quoted is absolutely true when you clamshell drivers together for isobaric loading.
Just flipping the subs however is called just inverting the subs and does not effect output.

so your telling me that for years i have been thinking isobaric meant inverted?!?! good thing i never mounted my subs like that or i would sounded very stupid try to explain a problem to someone who was experienced with isobaric setups //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/*******.gif.a649d21efc0d1fd4890a6428166586c1.gif//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/blackeye.gif.66a1670f5aaf7f406e783a63e3387dc5.gif

btw thanks for the correction Relax. learn something new everyday

edit: haha the more i read the quote the more it makes sense. i was trying to figure out how the hell inverting subs would let you use half the normal volume for an enclose.

 

[phyphoestilic 5,000+ posts]

the lower your pre-out voltage the higher your gain needs to be
Give her 75%

I would re calculate your box by hand, just to see what it really is.

x2

The Preout for ur HU is 2 volts. So ur gains are probably set too low.