have read that you have to run them in correctly, i've got to do a lot more work because the box is miles away from fitting lol
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yes ive knackered sub's in the past from not running them in correctly. Ive had myne for about a year now and its still getting more responsive all the time. Can kick some serious base out. Ive only got the gain up to around half way at the mo. Im running it off a 400 watt VIBE amp.
First 6-8 months i only ran the gain at about a quater and im just slowly turning it up. Think id break something if it was cranked up to full. The trim on the boot rattles like hell when youve got it cranked up at the min so thats somrthinf i need to fix.
What size/make amp you thinking of?
i'm trying to get an old PS series Kenwood mono-block off a mate who's not using it, it was mine originally so good to fit in it Bonny. Or Halfords have got some Vibe amps at very reasonable prices, 700wrms for £112. I'm going to have to half the size of the box to get it fitted tho & bit concerned about them splitting once the powers turned up then
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mates not using either so hopefully can get both amps back off him
The kenwood one's would be good to get back off your mate. Ive had a few kenwood amps in the past and they were always good for the power delivery. I had a 1400 watt kenwood running 2 1000 watt JBL subs and jesus they were loud up until the point they went bang when one of the weak little spade connectors snapped off and shorted against the other. Not good. LOL
The VIBE one ive got at the min seems fairly good like. Plenty of adjusment to tweak the sound nicely.
What size MDF have you made the boxes out of?
seems like panic solved, i've calculated the area wrong so can half the size of the boxes lol. I'm using 18mm mdf. The Kenwoods were good but they split the 2 subs in half so changed everything to Vibe. I don't think these are going to manage the power but it'll be a laugh see them go up in smoke lol
Lol. yes itll be fun destroying them. Do you just work the dimensions out for your boxes yourself or do you use some sort computer program? I found a website that you could do it all on once.
this is the website i used to work out my area calculations were totally wrong LINK. I always do sealed boxes, did try a ported box but sounded terrible & not as punchy as a sealed box
Never tried a ported box before but i had heard that they wernt as good. The first box i made i just guessed the dimensions and didnt realise they were so important untill a started using my sub's and they sounded crap. Pulled it all out after a week and started again.
I made the mistake one time of making all the box to go in my saab years ago and then realised aafter i'd carpeted it all that i couldnt get it through the boot opening. A got quite angry with it and took me chainsaw to it. Not for the first time either. LOL
Think im like you with your angle grinder but ive got a chain saw. Lol
haad the jigsaw out again today & cut the boxes up so there the right size, & fit now lol
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latching them together will sort the unevenness out
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still got some boot space left
Looking good mate. They still look quite deep. What sort of rough dimensions is each box?
The only reason i asked about the box size is that i got my sub/amp as a vibe package with the sub alraedy mounted in a box and it miles smaller than the cubic capacity that they have recommended to you. I dont think its actually big enough for the sub as when you crank it up it sounds like the cone is to tight and distorted.The back seats will be like massage seats with those 3 subs going. You any closer to getting your amps sorted yet?
i'm surprised Vibe would supply it in a box too small. The spec i've gone by is from the booklet they supplied with the sub, i've gone for the smaller out of the recommended sizes. Doesn't look like i'm going to get the amps off my mate so going to go for a Vibe Slick A7 in a fortnight when i get paid (1x700rms@1ohm). I used to have 3x15"s in my 850
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Is all that your old install? That looks loud.LOL. Surprised your internal organs are still attached if thats what you were running.
brings back memories does that,lol
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all in the back of this:
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Good effort there mate.
fitted the couple of latches i've got & another trial fit with subs fitted, i've also took a picture of the box outside so you can see the dimensions better Smithson. Found a Vibe 6" component set in the garage, just not sure what size fit lol
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need a bit of a clean, but they have been sat in the garage a few years lo
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latches on the rear will sort the alignment better
I cant believe you still have your Avon number on the rear window??!!! lol