jl 500/1

[DJeff1420 10+ year member]

i just picked up this jl 500/1 for my w6...and i hooked it up and its not pounding 2 hard...i read somewhere that the bass knob is required and optional...is it necessary to buy the bass knob?

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[farmerehsan 10+ year member]

no

 

[gqjeff 10+ year member]

i just picked up this jl 500/1 for my w6...and i hooked it up and its not pounding 2 hard...i read somewhere that the bass knob is required and optional...is it necessary to buy the bass knob?

No just turn the gain down on the amp...

 

[DJeff1420 10+ year member]

okayy cause i had a guy from one of the local shops **** with it and he got it as loud as he can...and its really not that loud...the amp is fine 2 and so is the sub

 

[Fach 10+ year member]

pretty sure there's no gain on the JL Amps, just a filter frequency and an "LF" boost. Try turning the bass up on your head unit a little bit. You have the w6v2 right, 400 rms/800 max. The JL 500/1 is 500 rms constant at 1.5 to 4 ohms I believe. If anything it would be your sub not the amp because the amp would power the sub to its full potential. Could also possibly be the box you have it in.

 

[DJeff1420 10+ year member]

yeah i got the 13w6v2....and i had a shitty power acoustic amp to my sub and it was louder but not as clean as the 500/1 but it worked fine...my sub is wired to 2ohms...idk what else to do..and i turned up the bass on my stereo

 

[Fach 10+ year member]

The w6 is not that "loud" of a sub, but you should be getting a nice lil bump out of it. Also what kind of car do you have it in, is the box ported or closed?

 

[DJeff1420 10+ year member]

my buddy has w3s and they pounnnddd...i have it in a custom ported box for my dakota

 

[gqjeff 10+ year member]

My sons JL 1000/1 has input sens.... SO does the 500/1.. Turn that down.

http://mobile.jlaudio.com/products_amps_lineart.php?amp_id=439

 

[DJeff1420 10+ year member]

alright ill ggive it a try...if im not mistaking tho i think it might be all the way down on my amp..not sure..but ill take a look

 

[gqjeff 10+ year member]

yea turn it counter clockwise...

 

[Fach 10+ year member]

Dakota pick up right?...You might not have as much air flow movement, I know the JLs hit pretty nice if you have them in an SUV, my boy has the w3s in a trailblazer, and they hit pretty hard for being only 300rms each...

 

[bass_lover1 10+ year member]

Maybe you were just expecting too much?

Which way is the box facing? Never tried this, because I've never owned a truck, but I've read before that in extended cab trucks, try facing the box so both the port and sub are firing at the roof.

 

[DJeff1420 10+ year member]

its slot ported on the top soo the sub is facing my passenger seat..and the port is on top...but whati dont get is when i had my 4 channel 840 poweracoustic amp on it it was hitting a lot harder but no as clean...i dont understand

also my box isnt made to be facing upward to the roof..only facing towards the front seat or towards the bed of the truck

 

[vaiboy 10+ year member]

The first thing you should do is make sure your gain (Input Sens.) is set properly. Here's the manual for your amp. http://mobile.jlaudio.com/pdfs/Slash_amps/500_1_MAN.pdf