system ain't thumpin

[Firewalker]

He posted a link a couple posts above yours. 1,500 watts should move it you would think. Unless it is also setup wrong. And yeah I think that box is garbage. Skar Boxes are not the best quality. Then again is anything from Skar good? lol

 

[minicorndog]

Big 3 will help in 1/0 OFC or 1/0 Welding cable along with the correct ported box. Buck knows what he is doing as he has done several hundred if not more custom boxes.

Those 2 things will really help and improve things along with the right amplifier.

that's a great deal. the 3k looking nice.
my amp is dated, dc'd like my sub. hella reliable tho. I will prioritize that amp on my list. keeping buck in mind while my prefab holds up.

 

[minicorndog]

I'm leaning towards the box being the issue or the sub accidently being wired to 4ohms instead of 1. I've seen XCONS on lower power shake windshield wipers. No way a 15 inch XCON on 1500 watts should be lacking thump

i hate to admit but once i did have a sub wired to 4 ohms before and after i rewired it to 1 ohm it thumped. we aint stopping there tho.

edit: thumping windshield wipers? goals.

 

[minicorndog]

He posted a link a couple posts above yours. 1,500 watts should move it you would think. Unless it is also setup wrong. And yeah I think that box is garbage. Skar Boxes are not the best quality. Then again is anything from Skar good? lol

on youtube my boys say theyre good budget subs. but i wont derail the topic.

appreciate all the looking out. i'll look into upgrading amp and box to get the most out of my sub before deciding if it lacks potential or not.

 

[Buck 5,000+ posts]

I don't think that box is 3.8xx whatever cubes after sub and port displacement. Big red flag is putting polyfill in a box. Good boxes don't need polyfill, for car audio subwoofer. It does have a proper application, but show me one competitor that runs polyfill in their box.

If you want OP, measure the top depth, bottom depth, width and height of that enclosure, and well as the port height and width.

Look at the Icon 15 box I did, and look at the size difference. Let me see if I can find it.

 

[Buck 5,000+ posts]

My SSA ICON 15 Buck Box Build

So I finally finished (mostly) the box for my SSA ICON 15 that @Buck designed. I just need some carpet. I had one hiccup with the cup terminal. I set my router guide on 3 5/8” instead of 2 5/8” so I had to Jerry rig a scrap piece of wood over it. Pissed me off, but it’s not the end of the world...

www.caraudio.com

Look at the size of that box, it's actually 3.75 cubes @ 28 hz. Now just look at the proportions of that box vs that skar box.

I bet it's 3.8 cubes before port and sub displacement. I bet it's like 3 cubes net or something. Idk wtf is up with the polyfill.

 

[Bobbytwonames 5,000+ posts]

I'm thinking he's wired to four ohm as well. Bad box, or not, that sub should still be making some pretty good noise.

 

[minicorndog]

I don't think that box is 3.8xx whatever cubes after sub and port displacement. Big red flag is putting polyfill in a box. Good boxes don't need polyfill, for car audio subwoofer. It does have a proper application, but show me one competitor that runs polyfill in their box.

If you want OP, measure the top depth, bottom depth, width and height of that enclosure, and well as the port height and width.

Look at the Icon 15 box I did, and look at the size difference. Let me see if I can find it.

i can verify the box matches their listed dimensions if that helps.

i'll check it out

 

[minicorndog]

I'm thinking he's wired to four ohm as well. Bad box, or not, that sub should still be making some pretty good noise.

it is possible the sub is conspiring against me and not wired at 1 ohm.
the stock terminal on the box is wack

 

[Bobbytwonames 5,000+ posts]

it is possible the sub is conspiring against me and not wired at 1 ohm.
the stock terminal on the box is wack

The first thing you should check is what ohm that you are feeding the amp? Is the amp one ohm stable?

 

[minicorndog]

The first thing you should check is what ohm that you are feeding the amp? Is the amp one ohm stable?

yeah it is. i was going to check the sub wiring again tomorrow. is there a way to verify this with a multimeter while im at it?

 

[minicorndog]

My SSA ICON 15 Buck Box Build

So I finally finished (mostly) the box for my SSA ICON 15 that @Buck designed. I just need some carpet. I had one hiccup with the cup terminal. I set my router guide on 3 5/8” instead of 2 5/8” so I had to Jerry rig a scrap piece of wood over it. Pissed me off, but it’s not the end of the world...

www.caraudio.com

Look at the size of that box, it's actually 3.75 cubes @ 28 hz. Now just look at the proportions of that box vs that skar box.

I bet it's 3.8 cubes before port and sub displacement. I bet it's like 3 cubes net or something. Idk wtf is up with the polyfill.

see my post in that thread.

i lack tools in order to construct a box like that unfortunately

once you put it into perspective my box is lacking

 

[Buck 5,000+ posts]

see my post in that thread.

i lack tools in order to construct a box like that unfortunately

I'm just showing you the box, the size of a proper 15 box. I didn't see listed dimensions on their site.

 

[Bobbytwonames 5,000+ posts]

I'm just showing you the box, the size of a proper 15 box. I didn't see listed dimensions on their site.

His box is lacking, but should be making more noise than the 10" that he had.

 

[minicorndog]

I'm just showing you the box, the size of a proper 15 box. I didn't see listed dimensions on their site.

the specs listed Width: 22.875", Depth 1 (bottom): 23.25", Depth 2 (top): 19.625", height: 19.75"