What happens if SSF is set inaccurately?

[Jakeeck 10+ year member]

my box is tuned to 33 hz.. i have the ssf set at about 30 hz.. what happens if 30 hz isnt the correct setting? will the lows not get hit as well? or what?

thanks in advance

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[PaulThompson229 10+ year member]

It will rip a hole in the atmosphere allowing solar radiation to bombard the earth causing an early rapture.

Your settings are fine.

 

[bonesninja 5,000+ posts]

its fine...generally set the SSF for around a half octave below tuning.

 

[Jakeeck 10+ year member]

It will rip a hole in the atmosphere allowing solar radiation to bombard the earth causing an early rapture.


Your settings are fine.

i know they are probably fine but i just am curious as to what happens if i were to set it to say... 20 hz.. does that just allow my sub to accept anything over 20hz with no consequence or what?

 

[pjhabit 10+ year member]

It helps prevent the sub from over excursion below tuning

 

[PaulThompson229 10+ year member]

It allows the sub to cool better when playing below tuning, if a sub isn't moving much then there will be no mechanichal force to cool the coils when they heat up and they eventually might fry.

 

[BeAlLsTaR13 10+ year member]

my SSF is set to its lowest setting, which is 10hz or 15hz idr off hand

 

[PaulThompson229 10+ year member]

It helps prevent the sub from over excursion below tuning

You sure? I've always been told otherwise.

Or am I getting below tuning and high frequancies mixed up?

 

[bonesninja 5,000+ posts]

my SSF is set to its lowest setting, which is 10hz or 15hz idr off hand

wonderful

 

[alvitae 10+ year member]

If it's set to low when you go to do a demo for some one you will crank it and hear a funny clacking noise. You will turn it down and say what the hell was that. The guy watching will say crap dude, You are bottoming out your subs mang...

 

[Jakeeck 10+ year member]

It allows the sub to cool better when playing below tuning, if a sub isn't moving much then there will be no mechanichal force to cool the coils when they heat up and they eventually might fry.

ok so what would be the diff if i set it to 20 hz as opposed to 30.. nothing? or is that not a good idea

 

[vellocet 10+ year member]

You could probably lower you ssf a bit more. There's really not a whole lot of stuff down in the 20 hz's are far as music goes.

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

It allows the sub to cool better when playing below tuning, if a sub isn't moving much then there will be no mechanichal force to cool the coils when they heat up and they eventually might fry.

If anything, the sub will cool better as it's unloading, as there's significantly more coil travel than when the cone is under control...what destroys the driver at that point is mechanical suspension damage, not thermal damage //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[PaulThompson229 10+ year member]

If anything, the sub will cool better as it's unloading, as there's significantly more coil travel than when the cone is under control...what destroys the driver at that point is mechanical suspension damage, not thermal damage //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

Then what am I thinking of when there is almost no cone travel?

Edit: Not arguing, would just like to know for future referance.

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

When you're right at tuning.