Sub Wiring

[cuate01221]

My subs sound completely horrible and it has been bothering me for the longest time. I have 2 10" Sony Xplodes in a Bandpass box. They are wired to an amp rated at these settings: 4x65@4ohms 4x140@ 2ohms and 2x195. I have no idea what any of the stuff means though haha My main concern is they are probably wired wrongly. I made a little diagram to show how they are hooked up:



If anyone can show me how to properly connect them I would greatly appreciate it!

[dj_ender]

My subs sound completely horrible and it has been bothering me for the longest time. I have 2 10" Sony Xplodes in a Bandpass box. They are wired to an amp rated at these settings: 4x65@4ohms 4x140@ 2ohms and 2x195. I have no idea what any of the stuff means though haha My main concern is they are probably wired wrongly. I made a little diagram to show how they are hooked up:



If anyone can show me how to properly connect them I would greatly appreciate it!

That is fine, but it depends on the OHM load of the subs and what OHM load the amp can handle. If you have 2 4ohm subs they are running at 2ohm mono. If your amp is 2ohm mono stable then your fine. We needs info on the subs and amp.

[cuate01221]

This is all the info I could find on it. Thanks Dj, your always great with audio!

10" Single 4 ohm Xplod Series Subwoofer
Power Handling:
Peak: 1100 watts
RMS: 300 watts
5-Side polypropylene cone woofer
Stroke stabilizer rubber surround
Gold-plated binding posts
Great for small and medium enclosures
6-Layer voice coil
Frequency response: 18-2,500 Hz
Sensitivity: 88 +/- 2dB

[dj_ender]

This is all the info I could find on it. Thanks Dj, your always great with audio!

10" Single 4 ohm Xplod Series Subwoofer
Power Handling:
Peak: 1100 watts
RMS: 300 watts
5-Side polypropylene cone woofer
Stroke stabilizer rubber surround
Gold-plated binding posts
Great for small and medium enclosures
6-Layer voice coil
Frequency response: 18-2,500 Hz
Sensitivity: 88 +/- 2dB

K they are running 2ohm mono, need the amp info now too.

[cuate01221]

The amp info is going to be very hard to find. Adan ended up finding this site:
http://www.bilforumet.no/elektronikk...orsterker.html
but it was in a different language. Only thing about my amp it says there is the power ratings which are 4x65@4ohms 4x140@ 2ohms and 2x195

[dj_ender]

The amp info is going to be very hard to find. Adan ended up finding this site:
http://www.bilforumet.no/elektronikk...orsterker.html
but it was in a different language. Only thing about my amp it says there is the power ratings which are 4x65@4ohms 4x140@ 2ohms and 2x195

Doh, for one its a 4 channel so the 2ohm load goes out the window. Heres how a 2 sub, 4 channel setup should look. If they are wired this was and it sounds like crap, its either a shitty amp(i vote here), or you have the gains up too much and the eq set wrong. http://a248.e.akamai.net/pix.crutchf..._4-ohm_4ch.jpg

edit...This is the Duval amp you were trying to identify before huh?

[cuate01221]

I think its probably just tuned completely wrong. I will try the speakers on my buddies amp to see how they sound there. I know his amp is good because his subs bump hard!! Thanks again man

[dj_ender]

I think its probably just tuned completely wrong. I will try the speakers on my buddies amp to see how they sound there. I know his amp is good because his subs bump hard!! Thanks again man

i can help with some settings if you snap a pic of the controls on the amp. Alos does your deck have sub control? And what deck is it, It might have a high voltage output.

[cuate01221]

That will have to be done tomorrow after school. I also have my speakers on that amp too so I will just put those back to factory connections and try rewiring my subs as well.

[dj_ender]

That will have to be done tomorrow after school. I also have my speakers on that amp too so I will just put those back to factory connections and try rewiring my subs as well.

wait, you have the rear speakers wired to the amp AND the subs wired up mono? If so thats the issue, ohm load is WAY too low. Unless your running the speakers on the front channels and the subs wired mono to the rear, thats different. But in that config the subs are probably too low of a load for that amp.

[cuate01221]

This is how everything is hooked up:

[dj_ender]

This is how everything is hooked up:

Yeah your probably running the subs at too low of an ohm load for the amp, it says it will handle 2ohm stereo, not mono. Now it could just be the way you made the pic, but your speakers arent wired mono are they? I would suggest removing the rear speakers and wiring one sub mono to the front and the other to the rear and see how it sounds. I think its simply being taxed too much, dedicate it to subs and adjust the gain.

[cuate01221]

I will try that tomorrow and let you know if they sound better.

[dj_ender]

I will try that tomorrow and let you know if they sound better.

Let us know

[SPLCB7]

Id personaly run an diff 2 or 1 chan amp for your subs and use that amp for your front and backs.....heres what came to mind....is you sub channals running high pass filter you might want to check....if its on high pass you want to change it to low pass...make shure your subs arnt phased 180 out and i wouldnt see the point of running your other speakers bridged on the other 2 channals run them apart.....also if your subs and reg speakers are on the same channal the subs will only play like the reg speakers so make shure there not on the same channals.......i dont know it any of this helps just trying to trubble shoot here best of luck