sub bass getting low... why

[LowEnd85 10+ year member]

using + on one side and - on the other side. the sub is wired in paralell. i belive? JL's wiring diagram says its pralell, but every other wire diagram i saw didnt list the way i have it wired. if its not getting all the wattage, then on how could it be so loud? its very loud, until the power gets cut way back. even then all i have to do is turn it up a few notches, and its as loud as it was before it cut the sound down. it makes my wifes hair move a little bit off of 1 12"

 

[phantom240 5,000+ posts]

So its like this?

That is killing the already sub-par amp.

 

[Immacomputer 10+ year member]

It sounds like the amp is getting too hot from running bridged at 2 ohms. Run the sub on just one channel instead of bridging it. It won't be as loud but it will stop your problem until you get rid of that shitty *** amp. I'm surprised it almost handled the 2 ohm load well.

 

[phantom240 5,000+ posts]

I have an amp if youre interested. LMK.

 

[neonrt 10+ year member]

So its like this?

That is killing the already sub-par amp.

i would say so too. try to run it in series and see if it still happens. that means run your amp mono, the pos on the amp to the pos on 1 coil of the sub. run the neg on the same coil you just hooked up to the pos on the other coil. run the remaining neg back to the amp. less power, but will tell you if what you are doing is the problem.

 

[neonrt 10+ year member]

or what they said^^^^^

 

[phantom240 5,000+ posts]

Get another MAW, and then buy the amp im trying to get rid of, and then run them as a 4 ohm final load, and youll rattle your crap apart.

 

[LowEnd85 10+ year member]

ive wired it in series and it has no bass whatsoever. it sounds like shit when i run it in series.. its not giving up any power at all

 

[Immacomputer 10+ year member]

You might have had it wired out of phase when you wired it in series.

Try what I said earlier and you should be fine. Just wire the sub to one channel instead of bridging it.

 

[LowEnd85 10+ year member]

ok wire it to one channel, and leave it the way i have it wired (in the pic above)?

 

[LowEnd85 10+ year member]

btw bro, your in ocala. im in beverly hills, bout 20 minutes from ocala. come over and fix my shit! lol

 

[phantom240 5,000+ posts]

Buy a better amp, that will help you out a bunch. Not trying to be an ***, but thats a large part of the problem the way i see, as long as your wiring is sufficient.