Okay well what would you recommend then?
I have two presets on my Zapco processor...one for IASCA and one for me. Have you ever put your vehicle on a RTA? Do you have enough processing? Have you played with the positioning of the sub? Have you played with the crossover points? Do you have enough midbass? And I mean real midbass. A sub plays an incredibly small portion of the musical spectrum, 20hz to possibly 80hz.
get off your high horse, the tempo 6 he has right now is not going to keep up the that DD sub. the other guy from the DIY forum has a good 3 way front stage that can keep up with the DD.
He has an amp which provides more than adequate power for his sub. Buy a processor which can be used to properly level match the sub to his front stage. This has nothing to do with the amount of power he has.
Each of my doors is deadened inside and out with 25-30SQft of damp pro each. My tempos are solid down to 70 ish and I do all my processing off of an Alpine CDA-9887.
Thats the next step. I think I am just going to sell the sub, box and one of the amps. Get a really nice set of comps and by the time I have that installed and decide on tweeter placement this time around I will be ready to buy!
I notice you dont mention the intensity level during judging. Let me guess, 126db? //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif Yes, Ive seen the same argument, that they've won SQ championships, to suggest L7's have great SQ too. But the reality is, if what you suggested were true, that its all in the tuning, we'd all be running massive subs with 4" voice coils and extra stiff suspensions. If the 9500 is this end-all be-all you seem to be implying, why did DD come out with their 'ultra SQ oriented' 9700 series? If its all in the tuning, why did you shell out the extra money for a 9500 when you could have just run a 1500 series? While I agree tuning and installation play a HUGE role, more so than the actual driver, to imply a sub with the design criteria like the 9500 series is a 'SQ sub' is just disingenuous. Even DD wouldn't say that's true. Lets face it, you own and have won with a 9500, you have a bias in this discussion, and its showing.
that's a good plan, i know you wanna change the fronts but still the comps you have are good comps. try to go to local dealers or some where that you can hear diff brands of comps and see which ones you like. and yea that box is useless for any other sub and that DD sub is not a SQ sub ( i cant make him understand that) you have a good plan. good luck on the system
