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Silver Member Username: EricmbWaycross, Georgia United States Post Number: 108 Registered: Nov-08 | sometimes on real low notes, like the lowest note in "put on", "white girl", and "love for money" its like my sub is bottoming out and sounds like a real loud knocking noise.. what is this? :S and also im thinking of building a new box for my hd3 tuned at around 35 hz, what you guys think? |
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Platinum Member Username: Rovin1 15 = 152.5 DBs ...Trinidad & T... Post Number: 15439 Registered: Jul-05 | which size sub ? havent used any but http://www.audioque.com/aq/HDCSeries.htm Fs on those r pretty high so i guess maybe it just cant reproduce those extreme true lows due that fact .... |
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Silver Member Username: EricmbWaycross, Georgia United States Post Number: 109 Registered: Nov-08 | oh.. its a HDC3 12. what about if i tune my box lower to around 35Hz? |
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Gold Member Username: FrkkevinTeam DLSSuperNatural... Post Number: 7227 Registered: Nov-05 | tune the box lower before you kill the sub.. |
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Diamond Member Username: WingmanaliveWww.stainles... .ecrater.com Post Number: 21017 Registered: Jun-06 | The knocking is the motor "bottoming" out alright. You're exceeding the mechanical limitations of the driver. The coil is in risk of frying. |
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Silver Member Username: EricmbWaycross, Georgia United States Post Number: 114 Registered: Nov-08 | phewwww.. thank god i turned my subsonic up. i eleminated the real low notes from trying to come out.. do u think if i tune it to 35 the low notes will be louder but my mids that are stupid loud will dissipate? or what will happen exactly? plus im thinking of making it 3 cubes instead of 2.3 which is what it is now... what will change??? feedback please.. |
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Silver Member Username: Kingandsons07TEAM NEBRASKA Lincoln,NE Post Number: 764 Registered: Aug-08 | box maybe to big too?? |
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Bronze Member Username: Simple_smithLapeer, Michigan United States Post Number: 83 Registered: Dec-08 | My friend is having the same problem with his Fi BL 15. Its fully loaded and powered by an Audioque 1200d. The box is 4.7 cubes tuned to 32 Hz Is it possible that severe voltage drops are causing this? (my friend doesn't have the sense to upgrade big 3) |
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Silver Member Username: BoomtankRochester, NY USA Post Number: 622 Registered: Oct-06 | voltage drop can cause clipping |
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Platinum Member Username: Rovin1 15 = 152.5 DBs ...Trinidad & T... Post Number: 15451 Registered: Jul-05 | under powering can cause damage too when ppl try to get more out of the set by over driving it which = distortion aka clipped signal .... |