Poor system choice?
#1
Poor system choice?
Hey guys, long time lurker... occasional poster here...
Anyways, i recently bought a 2000w Volfenhag 2 channel amp and 2 10" AudioPipe 500w subs... and ive been noticing that i cant get them to hit very hard before they start going on the bad side of sound...
My question is, did i choose a bad type of amp? Or was it the speakers i chose? I have plans to add a 3rd sub to that, since my amp allows me to ghost a 3rd sub on it, so i dont wanna get some bad speakers if thats the case. any help would be appreciated.
Anyways, i recently bought a 2000w Volfenhag 2 channel amp and 2 10" AudioPipe 500w subs... and ive been noticing that i cant get them to hit very hard before they start going on the bad side of sound...
My question is, did i choose a bad type of amp? Or was it the speakers i chose? I have plans to add a 3rd sub to that, since my amp allows me to ghost a 3rd sub on it, so i dont wanna get some bad speakers if thats the case. any help would be appreciated.
#4
These are the subs:
TS-A10 10" Electroplated PP Cone Car Wooer.
500 Watts power (PMPO),
250 watts power (RMS),
frequency response: 28-2000 Hz,
sensitivity: 86 dB,
rubber surround,
titanium color PP cone,
chromed steel basket,
2" 4 Ohm 4 layer Kapton voice coil,
Conex + cotton spider,
40 oz. magnet
And this is the Amp:
Volfenhag ZX8400
Features:
2000W Peak Power Handling
Tri-Mode Capability
2 Ohm Stereo
2 Channel Bridgeable Power Amplifier
RCA Input, Low & High by pressing one switch
RCA preamp line output
Selected x-over HPF/FULL/LPF
HPF: 50Hz - 1KHz
Full: 15Hz - 30Khz
LPF: 30 Hz - 500Hz
Adjustable Input sensitivity
OdB & 18 dB Bass Boost
Remote Bass Control with 20ft Wire
2 Ohm Stereo / 4 Ohm Mono (45 Hz)
P.W.M MOSFET Power Supply
Soft Delayed Remote Turn on
TS-A10 10" Electroplated PP Cone Car Wooer.
500 Watts power (PMPO),
250 watts power (RMS),
frequency response: 28-2000 Hz,
sensitivity: 86 dB,
rubber surround,
titanium color PP cone,
chromed steel basket,
2" 4 Ohm 4 layer Kapton voice coil,
Conex + cotton spider,
40 oz. magnet
And this is the Amp:
Volfenhag ZX8400
Features:
2000W Peak Power Handling
Tri-Mode Capability
2 Ohm Stereo
2 Channel Bridgeable Power Amplifier
RCA Input, Low & High by pressing one switch
RCA preamp line output
Selected x-over HPF/FULL/LPF
HPF: 50Hz - 1KHz
Full: 15Hz - 30Khz
LPF: 30 Hz - 500Hz
Adjustable Input sensitivity
OdB & 18 dB Bass Boost
Remote Bass Control with 20ft Wire
2 Ohm Stereo / 4 Ohm Mono (45 Hz)
P.W.M MOSFET Power Supply
Soft Delayed Remote Turn on
#8
Originally Posted by Reign_Man
well since its only stable into 2ohms, the subs will wire up into a 4ohm load. so you wont get much power. that would explain why they arent loud. same problem with my set up
#12
wire each sub in parallel for a 2ohm load on each then just put a sub on each channel of amp and turn your gains up a little bit if the gains are to low and the head unit is up real high in relation the your amp is amplifing distorded signal which gives muddy sounding bass. you should also check your lowpass crossover and make sure its about 65 to 70hz that will tighten the sound up a bit as well
#16
Originally Posted by shinkuu
you get what you pay for. wattages shouldn't be the deciding factor . i have 2 JL Audio 12W6 on a JL Audio 500/1 amp and it seriously hits too hard for me.
#17
Actually I found that post saying what he had running off of 500W being plenty loud to be quite insightful/useful...
I'm considering an upgrade to my sub stage myself, I want it to hit hard but I don't need it to induce nausea. I'm actually considering something under 500W under the passenger seat and going for SQ. I have a JL W0 under the seat now running off of around 150W and it sounds nice but doesn't hit hard enough for me.
Sorry for rambling, I realize from your comment that you don't care about my equipment
I'm considering an upgrade to my sub stage myself, I want it to hit hard but I don't need it to induce nausea. I'm actually considering something under 500W under the passenger seat and going for SQ. I have a JL W0 under the seat now running off of around 150W and it sounds nice but doesn't hit hard enough for me.
Sorry for rambling, I realize from your comment that you don't care about my equipment
#18
the point i was trying to make was you don't need monster wattages to have subs that hit nice and hard. the subs i have are 300watt rms and the amp is 500 watts. im sure they hit harder than the two 500 watt and 2000 watt amp that nexibat has.
maybe 2 12s would suit your needs better nexibat. i might actually go down to one 12 but then again, i'm running them on a stock headunit with stock speakers. once i upgrade the rest of my system, i will be able to accurately gauge the performance of the subs and see if they compliment the rest of the system.
maybe 2 12s would suit your needs better nexibat. i might actually go down to one 12 but then again, i'm running them on a stock headunit with stock speakers. once i upgrade the rest of my system, i will be able to accurately gauge the performance of the subs and see if they compliment the rest of the system.
#20
When people say "install is key" what type of stuff are they referring to? Nicely built boxes, setting the amp gain correctly, running the proper load (ohms) on the amp, wiring, setting the EQ correctly?
I'm pretty new to high end car audio, but I've read a lot and constantly hear people talk about the importance of the "install" but I don't know exactly what they mean.
I'm pretty new to high end car audio, but I've read a lot and constantly hear people talk about the importance of the "install" but I don't know exactly what they mean.