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<blockquote data-quote="blazian87" data-source="post: 8531131" data-attributes="member: 574798"><p>You don't wanna just set your gains to "half". More than likely half is actually too much unless you're running a very low pre-out voltage. If it kept going into protect and your last amp blew then yea, I'm pretty positive you were clipping hard. You're running too little power for sealed. Sealed requires more power than ported in general. Do you know if the sub was wired to 4 ohms or 2 ohms? A custom ported box can make your sub sound so much better and louder even with as little as 300w rms. If you want the lows and oomph, then yea you needa go ported for sure. It can be done at home but you have to do your best to make sure the cuts are straight and the edges are aligned properly. You can find free box plans online plenty of places. I think it's worth the money to get it built from a professional tho. I recently had to rip out the backseats for my mercedes and my friend's lexus. It wasn't that bad. Just two latches on the bottom of the seat, then a few screws you gotta take out. You might need a helping hand to get the backseat out cleanly without scratching it up. The mercedes has annoying rear headrests that you have to take out in a certain way. That was a bitc h but the rest was pretty simple.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="blazian87, post: 8531131, member: 574798"] You don't wanna just set your gains to "half". More than likely half is actually too much unless you're running a very low pre-out voltage. If it kept going into protect and your last amp blew then yea, I'm pretty positive you were clipping hard. You're running too little power for sealed. Sealed requires more power than ported in general. Do you know if the sub was wired to 4 ohms or 2 ohms? A custom ported box can make your sub sound so much better and louder even with as little as 300w rms. If you want the lows and oomph, then yea you needa go ported for sure. It can be done at home but you have to do your best to make sure the cuts are straight and the edges are aligned properly. You can find free box plans online plenty of places. I think it's worth the money to get it built from a professional tho. I recently had to rip out the backseats for my mercedes and my friend's lexus. It wasn't that bad. Just two latches on the bottom of the seat, then a few screws you gotta take out. You might need a helping hand to get the backseat out cleanly without scratching it up. The mercedes has annoying rear headrests that you have to take out in a certain way. That was a bitc h but the rest was pretty simple. [/QUOTE]
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