by solacedagony » Sun Nov 05, 2006 7:13 pm
ZeroAccess wrote:Diamond Audio 10" sub in sealed box sounds like poo too, I even sent 500watts to it from a friends amp...pure poo
Like someone else said, it may be that the enclosure wasn't optimal for the sub. Also could be that you had the filters set wrong. More than likely if it sounds horrible, it's user error.
ZeroAccess wrote:Here is what I was planning grab a Hifonics or Lanzar amp and push two 12's at around 500watt rms each in a sealed/ported box. Use the alpine amp to push two 8" subs on top of the 12's. Use the HU to power the speakers. Later down the road I'd love to steal my friends Pioneer HU and I think I can get it for free so that'd rock.
First off, if you'd be running the same frequency range to both subs, it's a bad idea. You could be running into all kinds of issues (phase, sound stage, etc). If you really wanted to run both sets of subs, you should at least send each set different frequency ranges. But all in all, I think it's a waste of time.
ZeroAccess wrote:My budget for 2 12's, 3.0F Cap,Amp,Box,2 8's,Box and wiring is 600 dollars. I'm a mechanic so wiring and boxes I'll build so no big deal there. I'm more interested in SQ than PURE hard hitting bass. I'd like to hit at least 140ish and be able to hear the entire system. Right now my highs are MORE than sufficient and I believe that with all the bass I can use the LPF and HPF to tune my highs just where I need them.
I would recommend just getting a single quality 12 or 15 and not worry about the capacitor and 8's. Remember that high volumes and SQ are generally exclusive. The higher you turn the volume, the more chance you're going to degrade your SQ from your amps, speakers and electrical system running out of steam.
In regards to the electrical system, the most important things would be the alternator and big3 wiring. Don't worry about your batteries until you get that stuff done if you're planning on running 1000+W.
[quote="ZeroAccess"]Diamond Audio 10" sub in sealed box sounds like poo too, I even sent 500watts to it from a friends amp...pure poo[/quote]
Like someone else said, it may be that the enclosure wasn't optimal for the sub. Also could be that you had the filters set wrong. More than likely if it sounds horrible, it's user error.
[quote="ZeroAccess"]Here is what I was planning grab a Hifonics or Lanzar amp and push two 12's at around 500watt rms each in a sealed/ported box. Use the alpine amp to push two 8" subs on top of the 12's. Use the HU to power the speakers. Later down the road I'd love to steal my friends Pioneer HU and I think I can get it for free so that'd rock.[/quote]
First off, if you'd be running the same frequency range to both subs, it's a bad idea. You could be running into all kinds of issues (phase, sound stage, etc). If you really wanted to run both sets of subs, you should at least send each set different frequency ranges. But all in all, I think it's a waste of time.
[quote="ZeroAccess"]My budget for 2 12's, 3.0F Cap,Amp,Box,2 8's,Box and wiring is 600 dollars. I'm a mechanic so wiring and boxes I'll build so no big deal there. I'm more interested in SQ than PURE hard hitting bass. I'd like to hit at least 140ish and be able to hear the entire system. Right now my highs are MORE than sufficient and I believe that with all the bass I can use the LPF and HPF to tune my highs just where I need them.[/quote]
I would recommend just getting a single quality 12 or 15 and not worry about the capacitor and 8's. Remember that high volumes and SQ are generally exclusive. The higher you turn the volume, the more chance you're going to degrade your SQ from your amps, speakers and electrical system running out of steam.
In regards to the electrical system, the most important things would be the alternator and big3 wiring. Don't worry about your batteries until you get that stuff done if you're planning on running 1000+W.