subsonic filter question

[youngstunna 10+ year member]

ok my amp doesnt have a subsonic filter but my box will be tuned to 30-32 hz and i heard it will be ok to run the sub still since it is tuned that low...is that true?

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[Beat_Dominator 5,000+ posts]

What sub and how big is the box?

 

[youngstunna 10+ year member]

havent decided the sub yet but the box will be 3.5 cf tuned to 30-32 hz

 

[Beat_Dominator 5,000+ posts]

Well the sub will factor into this as well, but a SSF is never necessary if you adjust everything properly (gain, x-over point, etc.).

 

[dleccord 5,000+ posts]

^is that regarding to his tuning or other boxes with different tuning as well?

 

[BassAddictJ 5,000+ posts]

if you play anythign below the tuning freqency (lower the worse), the sub will play in a state simular to free air, and when you throw tons of power to a free air sub, it tends to die.......so moral of the story is if you dont have a SSF, DONT PLAY ANYTHING LOWER THAN UR TUNE....a few Hz lower is ok...but if you're at 32Hz, anything below 28Hz will be bad news fr ur sub......get an amp with a SSF on it, if you dont have that, then i happen to have an external SSF that plugs into ur RCAs that is for sale fairly cheap (brand new they're liek 40 shipped...ill do 15 shipped)...PM me if you need it (harrison labs PFmod inline subsonic filter)

 

[prochobo 10+ year member]

Well the sub will factor into this as well, but a SSF is never necessary if you adjust everything properly (gain, x-over point, etc.).

X-over point? What if your deck doesn't have that function? What if the box is tuned to 50hz like mine? A SSF is necessary and is a good thing to have.

 

[youngstunna 10+ year member]

yea i wont play like test tones so would it be ok for music? cause i heard alot of music doesnt play lower then 40 hz anyways

 

[azbass 5,000+ posts]

right most music wont extend that low. you should be ok.

 

[Beat_Dominator 5,000+ posts]

Exactly my point. AzBass is a copy cat //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/nono.gif.eca61d170185779e0921b0faa9704973.gif

 

[youngstunna 10+ year member]

most rap doesnt go that low either hey?? thanks for the quick responses guys

 

[Beat_Dominator 5,000+ posts]

Eh I dunno about most rap..... but what songs there are that do go really low... it's rarely sustained for very long.