New system, pics n movie!

[FLiP 10+ year member]

Well i finally ditched my duel sonys subs! //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif which was my first ever system and i orderd myself a nice L7, this is my setup so far, let me know what u think //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

The cardboard across the top was just to fill a gap i had so no one cld see it n steal it, gunna get a new shelf soon.

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[crhye250r 10+ year member]

Looks good man. The wires going to your amp need to be at least 10 gauge. What amp is the fuse rating on your amp? I would think it would need 8 gauge from the size. You need something bigger than what you have to get the proper current to the amp.

 

[bhsswrstlr 10+ year member]

yeah man, looks like you are running 12 awg or smaller wire to the amp...for that beast of an l7, go with 4, maybe 0/1 and d block it down to the amp for 4 awg

 

[FLiP 10+ year member]

Yah am running 12awg with a 25a fuse, i know i need to upgrade to 4awg but u ran outa cash and cant afford the cable yet. Its a 700w maystar QXT amp.

You guys recon upgrading the cable will realy make that much difference?

 

[supa_c 5,000+ posts]

larger wire= more power //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

Its also safer, thin wire can melt if you pull to much current through it

 

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um. it looks like that wire should be catching on fire quite soon. it looks nice and clean, but seriously - that is a fire hazard man.

http://www.weldingsupply.com - 1\0guage for 1.25\foot. you cant beat the price.

and that box looks WAY too small by the way. id increase the size of that box rougly 3x and port it. you would be like //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/eek.gif.771b7a90cf45cabdc554ff1121c21c4a.gif if you knew how loud those subs can actually get.

and when you upgrade the wire, you wont need those caps anymore.

and FYI - i couldnt find any info on the 'Maystar QXT' - i found a few pictures, and yours resembles the QXT275, wich is 2x75w@4ohm, or maybe 150x1@4ohm. you aint getting anywhere near 700w with that setup. id get a new amp, and use the one you have now on my front speakers //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

it also looks like you have both channels on each voice coil of the sub (i can see 4 speaker wires comming off) and this is NOT good to do. you need to bridge that amp, and wire the speaker so it reads 4ohms (if its dual 4ohm sub you should NOT be using that amp, only a 2ohm stable amp will suffice)

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but it is very clean looking and you do have a sweet sub. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/veryhappy.gif.fec4fed33b4a1279cf10bdd45a039dae.gif

and by the way (finally saw video) - that sub can move about 4x as much as what you have //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[FLiP 10+ year member]

Haha well thanks for the advice am well knew to this but am starting to understand

Ile go buy some 4awg today and I know the caps do jack i just like the way they look //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

As for the box i originaly baught that box readily build for a 12" sony sub n just cut iit out to a square lol I would build a nice ported box but ide never be able to do it right.

Anyone know where i could buy a nice ready built ported L7 box and have it shipped to the UK?

As for the amp its a maystar qxt thats all i know its 700w and sub is the duel 4ohm one and when i tried bridging it i got no sound :s that was the only way I cld get it to work so think i will buy a new amp sometime. got any recomendations?

 

[robbie_turner 10+ year member]

just seen the clip, heard the accent then saw that your in the UK, where you from sounds like down south?

 

[FLiP 10+ year member]

yeh i live in northampton not far from u, didnt know u cld tell lol

 

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like i said, i still dont think that amp is doing NEAR 700w, much less 300w.

save up some money on a better amp that will actually put out a few hundred watts at 2 omhs (im assuming its a dual 4 ohm voice coil) and have robbie help you build a ported box. or at least a bigger sealed box. get the 4 guage tho. even if it dosnt fit in that amp, get it and upgrade the amp to somthing WORTH your money, and use that amp you have for your FRONT speakers.

the amp prolly dosnt work at 2 ohm bridged (assuming its a dual 4ohm sub) and thats why there was no sound. your lucky it didnt puf away in a flash of smoke to be honest. it prolly shut itself down.

 

[robbie_turner 10+ year member]

yeh i live in northampton not far from u, didnt know u cld tell lol

its a first that i have seen someone one here from the UK.

how much did you get that kicker sub for??

 

[FLiP 10+ year member]

Got 2 of em on ebay for £180 each pluss about £50 shipping i think but dont have a box for the second one yet.

Yeh my amp is pretty old I will def upgrade soon as i can, what would you recomend? Also you realy think a better amp will make that much difference?

I mean I havnt hear too many subs but ****nnn it already pounds! //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif Tho the more base the better //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

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look into a power acoustic amp (the class D ones)

im assuming they are DVC4 - so they can be wired to 1ohm.

this one will kick ***, but its $300

http://www.thezeb.com/p-Power-Acoustik-A2400DB-Mono-Subwoofer-Amplifier-103248.htm

you can get it cheaper than that tho, contact dave (monte_carlo97 on the forums) he is a dealer.

or you can find a 2 channel amp that will do like 300~1000w per channel LOL

or get a 2 channel amp that is bridgeable at 4 ohms that does 600~1500 watts.

all depending on your budget tho.

 

[FLiP 10+ year member]

Great thanks alot, ile send that guy a message see if he can give me a quote for shipping to the UK //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif