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mattr87

mattr87

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last night i installed my amp into my 87 ext.cab. i have a two channel 1200watt amp it works fine but i put my sub in its a jl audio w1 but its in a smaller truck type box but it sounds like crap. when it hits its kinda distorted it kinda has a good rumble. is it my sub or my amp or box? :mad:
 
yeah, its just that the box is made for going behind a seat and its preety small. i was thinking a bigger box would let the sub perform better
 
mattr87 said:
yeah, its just that the box is made for going behind a seat and its preety small. i was thinking a bigger box would let the sub perform better
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What size box does the manufacturer of the sub say to use for that particular sub?
If you don't know, I could find out for you quite easy. Just tell me the size of the sub.
 
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hmm.. I'm pretty sure your supposed to run those with a sealed enclosure of .75 cubic feet, or ported at 1.5 cubic feet.

Whats your current setups size?
 
koda6966 said:
hmm.. I'm pretty sure your supposed to run those with a sealed enclosure of .75 cubic feet, or ported at 1.5 cubic feet.

Whats your current setups size?
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nope, according to jl's site, they specify .625 cubic feet sealed. 1 cubic foot ported. if its sounding distorted, you may be pushing it too hard. it should be fed 300 watts max.
 
Pistons23 said:
nope, according to jl's site, they specify .625 cubic feet sealed. 1 cubic foot ported. if its sounding distorted, you may be pushing it too hard. it should be fed 300 watts max.
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Actually, I checked using their site as well. Double checking right now.. will edit in the results.

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I'm right.. your not.
What site did you use? My guess is you looked up a random 10inch subwoofer, because the W1 is actually discontinued. Although if you know what your looking for, you can find it.
 
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The box is likely too small. Try turning the amps gain down for the time-being. It will help it sound better.
 
yeah my box is deffinatly too small. im gonna just get two tens in a bigger box.
 
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