Mixed thoughts on new install, weird slope?

[Volvowith18psi 10+ year member]

So, yesterday I got all my **** installed (sorry I didn't take much pics, was trying to beat the rain) and Im having weird results.

First off, it sounds great and bangs. Sounds soooooooooo much cleaner then my Kicker. Now, while listening, I was cautious at first because I know this amp (Sundown SAE 1200Dv2) can pull more amps then my alt can supply, so eventually I turn it up while cruising at night and wow, no light dim @fullish tilt, voltage hovering around 14v on the factory meter.... Im thinking great.... maybe I wolnt need a HO alt....

So Im cruising, listening to some tunes, and shes banging away, then all of a sudden, its sounds like this, best way I can describe it... Boom, boom, boooom, DOOM, DOOM, DOOM, DOOM, boom..... Like the amp just tripled the power for a few notes.... I watch my voltage drop, and Im thinking holy ****, wtf..... Thats great!!! It wasn't like something was wrong with the install.... Just I dunno how to describe it.... I saw the true power of what that amp can dump out for a few seconds. It sounded great!

Now, my question is.. Did it just hit the resonate freq of my car, or something? Why can I full tilt np, then all of a sudden, on certain notes, it just absolutely SLAMS, then goes back...

Gain set with DMM best I could, set conservative @ 34v even. Waiting on a guy to tune her with DD-1 soon... Guess Im asking because I wasnt blown away on initial start up / listening.... Only when the above happened gave me the "WOW" factor that I wanted...

Any thoughts?

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[Why So Cereal? 5,000+ posts]

If u play that same song again, will it do it again at the exact spot? Or is it randomly?

 

[Falcons 5,000+ posts]

What song is it?

 

[Dirtrider4eva 10+ year member]

may be a song that has a high audible peak, you may have just been around your ideal tuning vs other music that hasnt had it yet.

Theres always a few songs that are much louder than other. could have a higher tone set, instead of -5 db, could be 0

 

[Volvowith18psi 10+ year member]

Yea, Playing the same song will do it again reliably. Gonna go have my junk tuned with the DD-1 right now, See if that changes anything.

 

[Why So Cereal? 5,000+ posts]

Yea, Playing the same song will do it again reliably. Gonna go have my junk tuned with the DD-1 right now, See if that changes anything.

Then it's just the song

 

[winkychevelle 10+ year member]

ye i have a linkin park song that will literally make my lights blink but doesnt even have much bass.

hell i can play "late night tip" all day and not drop below 13.8 but that one song makes me lower the volume 10clicks to where i can even hear the vocals

op it also could be that you are hitting a lower frequency that requires the amp to pull more current.

 

[Volvowith18psi 10+ year member]

fking lag, sry for double.

 

[Volvowith18psi 10+ year member]

Ok! All is fixed now- Met a guy with the SMD DD-1 and CC-1 who tuned my stuff for me and man.... This **** slams. All I have to say. +1 Sundown lover. lol He also gave me a demo of 2 DC lv5 15's on 12k ..... holy mother ****. All is well! I just think my gain was set wayyyy to conservative, its like night and day now.

Now, just to wait and find some decaf music, Im desperate!

 

[UnderFire 10+ year member]

Ok! All is fixed now- Met a guy with the SMD DD-1 and CC-1 who tuned my stuff for me and man.... This **** slams. All I have to say. +1 Sundown lover. lol He also gave me a demo of 2 DC lv5 15's on 12k ..... holy mother ****. All is well! I just think my gain was set wayyyy to conservative, its like night and day now.
Now, just to wait and find some decaf music, Im desperate!

Glad to hear you like your system... here's the full decaf collection.

decaf.torrent

 

[Volvowith18psi 10+ year member]

Tyyyyy!!!!