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Username: Islandboy808 Mililani,
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Post Number: 93 Registered: Nov-05
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Thursday, November 24, 2005 - 23:42 GMT Hey Chauncey how should I tune the amp to my subs.Theres just so much dials and i dont know how to set it. Hifonics BX1500 D
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Username: Islandboy808 Mililani,
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Post Number: 94 Registered: Nov-05
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Thursday, November 24, 2005 - 23:47 GMT and im still lost on how to wire the subs to the amp.i think i want to get a 4ohm load.so how do i do that.i have 2 alpine type s dvc 4ohm subs.its also in 1 box but with a divider in the box.thnx
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Username: Islandboy808 Mililani,
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Post Number: 95 Registered: Nov-05
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Thursday, November 24, 2005 - 23:55 GMT bump
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Username: Chaunb3400 Huntsville,
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Post Number: 1939 Registered: Jul-05
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Friday, November 25, 2005 - 00:23 GMT Wire each sub like this also it has 2 + and 2 - so it would be easier to wire. and since u have a divider wire each sub seperately and connect them to the amp
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Username: Islandboy808 Mililani,
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Post Number: 96 Registered: Nov-05
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Friday, November 25, 2005 - 00:33 GMT how about the sub sonic filter,bass eq,low pass,phase,and level knobs.what would be the best way to tune that. thnx for your input
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Username: Chaunb3400 Huntsville,
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Post Number: 1941 Registered: Jul-05
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Friday, November 25, 2005 - 00:35 GMT do u have a ported box
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Username: Islandboy808 Mililani,
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Post Number: 97 Registered: Nov-05
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Friday, November 25, 2005 - 00:41 GMT sealed
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Username: Chaunb3400 Huntsville,
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Post Number: 1942 Registered: Jul-05
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Friday, November 25, 2005 - 00:49 GMT U should set the sub sonic filter between 16-20Hz Bass Eq 7-10 Whats the freq. resp. of ur sub
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Username: Islandboy808 Mililani,
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Post Number: 98 Registered: Nov-05
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Friday, November 25, 2005 - 00:53 GMT 26hz- 1khz and how can u tell what u are setting it to
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Username: Chaunb3400 Huntsville,
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Post Number: 1944 Registered: Jul-05
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Friday, November 25, 2005 - 01:09 GMT i forgot that on the hifonics amps they dont mark them properly, so just try and estimate. Set the low pass at 80 hz Phase to 90 and how many volts is ur hu
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Username: Islandboy808 Mililani,
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Post Number: 99 Registered: Nov-05
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Friday, November 25, 2005 - 04:14 GMT if i ran the speaker wires separately would that change the ohm load.(to its own + and -)meaning i wont twist the wires together.and let me check up on my head unit
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Username: Islandboy808 Mililani,
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Post Number: 100 Registered: Nov-05
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Friday, November 25, 2005 - 04:17 GMT 2.5 volts
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Username: Islandboy808 Mililani,
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Post Number: 101 Registered: Nov-05
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Friday, November 25, 2005 - 04:19 GMT btw the amp gets real hot.if i leave my hand on it for more then 3 seconds it will to hot to keep my hand on it.is that normal.
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Username: Chaunb3400 Huntsville,
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Friday, November 25, 2005 - 04:24 GMT set the volt to 2.5, and it shouldnt change the load
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Username: Islandboy808 Mililani,
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Post Number: 102 Registered: Nov-05
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Friday, November 25, 2005 - 04:35 GMT hey chauncey wana hear something funny.when i was about to change the amp i realized that i hooked it up wrong.i was supposed to bridge the two channels.it was hooked up to both positives on each channel.lol.and i taught i was bumping all this time.i must of had it for two months like that.would that have messed up my subs or my amp if i kept it like that long enough.btw it was getting dark i really couldnt see ;P.
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Username: Chaunb3400 Huntsville,
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Post Number: 1984 Registered: Jul-05
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Friday, November 25, 2005 - 04:44 GMT im shocked it worked at all because u need a + and a - for the sub to work. Also just wait till u can see what ur doing u would not want to blow anything.lol
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Username: Rovin Trinidad & T...
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Friday, November 25, 2005 - 04:46 GMT Shhhh - don't say that too loud ppl on this forum will redicule u - lol then u will wanna -lol ......
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Username: Islandboy808 Mililani,
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Post Number: 104 Registered: Nov-05
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Friday, November 25, 2005 - 04:53 GMT thats ok everyone can laugh im 100% noob lol.nah maybe more like 95%. cause im learning alot from u guys so im very thankful for finding out this site and meeting cool people and helping out noobs like myself. tnx guys and happy thanksgiving.
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Username: Chaunb3400 Huntsville,
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Post Number: 1989 Registered: Jul-05
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Friday, November 25, 2005 - 05:12 GMT its ok, hope u like ur setup