Problem with W7

[Skitz 10+ year member]

Hello;

I'm having an issue with a JL W7 12inch. I have it hooked up in my house to a 400 watt rms 900 max amp. Problem I'm having is when I turn it up loud, it stops making a 'bass' sound. It.. I don't even know how to describe it. It just doesn't sound deep at all. The box is small and ported. I'll take a picture.

Amp:

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[Sub Bass Woofrz 10+ year member]

probably should add more decals to achieve that really full low bass

 

[Skitz 10+ year member]

probably should add more decals to achieve that really full low bass

I don't remember asking for a run down on the art I drew on it, I'd like tech help here. Thanks.

 

[goingdef 10+ year member]

how are you powering this amp in your house?

 

[Skitz 10+ year member]

how are you powering this amp in your house?

It's an amplifier out of a klipsch SW310 dual 10inch subwoofer configuration. It's a quality amp I've heard..

Added pic to OP, thanks for the help

 

[goingdef 10+ year member]

do you know what ohm load your at with the sub and what the amp is capable of pushing at it's lowest impedance, you may be at too low of an ohm load for the amp.

 

[Skitz 10+ year member]

do you know what ohm load your at with the sub and what the amp is capable of pushing at it's lowest impedance, you may be at too low of an ohm load for the amp.

Honestly, I'm completely new to this. I bartered the hell out of craiglist for a few months with various items to afford this so I could start getting i.to Audio. Is there a way to test how many OHMs the amp is putting out?

 

[goingdef 10+ year member]

the amp doesn't put out ohms it's power output is determined by the ohm load the speaker represents in the form of impedance slowing or limiting the flow of power from the amp, so do you own a digital multi meter? or have you pulled the sub from the box? If so how are the wires running from the subs terminals to the amp on the terminals it will tell you the ohm load how you wire these terminals determines the final ohm load the amp will see.

 

[Skitz 10+ year member]

the amp doesn't put out ohms it's power output is determined by the ohm load the speaker represents in the form of impedance slowing or limiting the flow of power from the amp, so do you own a digital multi meter? or have you pulled the sub from the box? If so how are the wires running from the subs terminals to the amp on the terminals it will tell you the ohm load how you wire these terminals determines the final ohm load the amp will see.

Ahh I see, sorry for my arrogance in car audio. I'll pull the sub right quick and check, give me a few. Thanks for the help man

 

[goingdef 10+ year member]

Ahh I see, sorry for my arrogance in car audio. I'll pull the sub right quick and check, give me a few. Thanks for the help man

no problem I got nothing going on this movie *****!

 

[Skitz 10+ year member]

no problem I got nothing going on this movie *****!

Watching that new resident evil huh? Lmao jk

Here it is outside the box. Looks like it's 3ohms?

 

[goingdef 10+ year member]

Watching that new resident evil huh? Lmao jk
Here it is outside the box. Looks like it's 3ohms?

is there another set of terminals on the other side of the sub or just that set?

 

[Flex68 10+ year member]

Did u really just pull that dub out by the surround? lmao

 

[Skitz 10+ year member]

is there another set of terminals on the other side of the sub or just that set?

That's the only set of Terminals, that means it's a single voice coil right? So it's 1ohm?

 

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Did u really just pull that dub out by the surround? lmao

That's where the screws are.

 

[goingdef 10+ year member]

no 3 ohms if thats the only coil, now find out what kind of drivers(ohm load) that amp was hooked to, and that will be one problem out of the way but 3ohms should be fine I've done two ohms on cheaper ones but they made very odd sounds at 1ohm and .5 but only odd sounds never even tried to work at those loads it is possible your not going to have enough power to drive that speaker and your distorting it but I really don't know without hearing it.