Vocals coming out of subs, not good right?

 

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Username: Skema

Manch, NH US

Post Number: 53
Registered: Aug-04
I have a buddy with 2 12"w0v1's and we just hooked them up in his SVT contour. He has vocals and some other 'higher' pitched sounds coming out of the subs. I am telling him this is not supposed to be happening and if it is not damaging the sub then it is at least limiting it. He says every sub he's heard has done that, which I take for a lie.

Does he need to F with the crossover a bit? Vocals arent supposed to be heard out of the subs lol.
 

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Username: Matt77

OK US

Post Number: 15
Registered: Oct-04
sounds like the amp is on high pass filter
 

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Username: Alex711

Post Number: 23
Registered: Oct-04
yeah i'm haveing this problem with 2 of my kenwood 12's...i hooked them up to one of my rf p8002's and it sound like a freakin 6x9 or something.I have my amp on low and everything all my other subs r hitten and the kenwoods use to hit but now they just put out vocals..
 

Silver Member
Username: Pat_l

Tucson, AZ USA

Post Number: 663
Registered: Apr-04
You Hi pass filter is on, or if you have a stock HU your Hi-Lo converter wires are not tapped in right.
 

Gold Member
Username: Glasswolf

NorthWest, Michigan USA

Post Number: 4647
Registered: Dec-03
set amplifier or headunit XO to LPF (low pass) for subs.
set XO point to 80Hz. Set Q or slope (if offered) to 18dB/octave.

that should clear up any troubles with the subs.
 

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Username: Alex711

Post Number: 24
Registered: Oct-04
i have 6 subs and 4 of my rockfords r hitting great but when i hook the 2 kenwoods up to the same exact stuff as the 4 rf's were hooked up to it's still vocals coming out...r the kenwoods just shot??
 

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Username: Switchmaster

Ann Arbor, MI USA

Post Number: 1
Registered: Oct-04
"set XO point to 80Hz. Set Q or slope (if offered) to 18dB/octave"

actually set it to 50hz.
 

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Username: Alex711

Post Number: 25
Registered: Oct-04
i shouldn't have to change anything i have great sound coming from my other subs and it's hitten really good cept when i hook the kenwoods up and then it's just vocals...so then it has to be the subs right..can't fix that?
 

Gold Member
Username: Glasswolf

NorthWest, Michigan USA

Post Number: 4679
Registered: Dec-03
50Hz with an 18dB Q is a bit low if the box happens (as is commonly so) to be tuned to 45Hz.
 

Silver Member
Username: Audiobahn_man

Freakmont, MI

Post Number: 199
Registered: Aug-04
I get some vocals, but how do i change the xo frequency??
 

Gold Member
Username: Glasswolf

NorthWest, Michigan USA

Post Number: 4716
Registered: Dec-03
you set it wherever your crossover is.
on the head unit, the amp... or a separate crossover if you use one.
usually set on the amp itself.
 

Silver Member
Username: Audiobahn_man

Freakmont, MI

Post Number: 202
Registered: Aug-04
My amp only has a low pass, gain, and bass boost for me to turn....
 

Bronze Member
Username: Jamesdunn

Anniston, Alabama US

Post Number: 46
Registered: Sep-04
hi
 

Silver Member
Username: Fishy

Tamarac, FL USA

Post Number: 566
Registered: Sep-04
I'd say it was a simple matter of your Kenwoods just having a higher frequency response than the Rockfords. Could be due to the speakers themselves and/or the enclosure they're playing in.

-Fishy
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