hey broadfield...

[good2go240]

ok well i need some help...i have a 10" JL w1 that i bought for $30 and a 800 watt lanzar amp(which is mounted under my passenger seat...i have a custom box and wondering if how the sub is mounted/where is affecting how loud/clear it sounds...should i try to get a different box or something or is where it is located about as good as it gets? and should i invert it? box came with the car and crappy xsite speakers...oh and what kind of amp would make my sub sound best?

[Broadfield]

Hey what's up man. The location is fine..... you wouldn't really notice any audible difference at another location. The only time that location would be bad is if you added another sub on the other side of the car. With the 2 subs firing at each other you could get some cancellation. You do want to make sure the box is 100% sealed though. All seams should be glued and screwed at the very least. Also, if you simply drilled a hole for the speaker wire to come through, then you need to make sure that is sealed also. Otherwise that is as good of a place as any. The 800 watt Lanzar is way too much power for the W1, but you can just keep the gain down and make sure not to allow the sub to distort when playing it. The 10W1 is only rated at about 125 watts RMS. You can invert the sub, it really doesn't matter. You would need to wire it out of phase if you do so though. As far as amps go, I would just keep the Lanzar if it works. If you are wanting a new amp then Alpine has a nice 500 watt mono-block that runs $189 shipped. Do you know what impedance your sub is?

[good2go240]

ok well i just bought 2 12 inch polk audio db's in a ported box and it takes up basically the whole hatch...i got the entire thing for 100 bucks and now i need a new amp cuz the lanzar just wont push it to its full potential being only a 800 watt 2 channel bridged...the highs just arent there so what can i do for a relatively cheap cost or what amp should i look for?? thanks again ill have pics probably tommorow...oh did i do good on the purchase? its a really nice box made by subzero....

[good2go240]

oh and i now have 3 way 6x9 pioneers in my doors with small 4 channel amps by audio bahn and on when i turn up my new jvc head unit i get major distortion past 28 when bass is played...my settings are on 0 bass on my head unit and they didnt do this until i unplugged my back passenger speaker and hook it up wrong but i corrected the wiring and it still does it...i dont believe the 6x9s are blown though...any ideas?

[Looneybomber]

Ok I just skimmed through this thread so sorry if I missed some details.

You have dual 12's and you're getting a bigger amp. Great. Just upgrade your charging system to support it, or you're wasting your time.

You have a 4chan amp for you speakers (front and rear?). Great, set the high pass on it so that no bass goes to those speakers. That should clear up your distortion.

And again, if you're running more than 1000w, you really need to upgrade your charging system. (1000w/12.8v = 78amps)

*edit* I just read more of this thread.Ok, so you "hooked up" your 6x9's wrong. What exactly does that mean? What were you doing at the time when they started sounding bad. What were the crossover settings at ect...

The reason I ask is they could be blown.

[AZ89two4Tsx]

Was there a need for the carpet to wrap around the whole side of the trunk? Could you have just had the box? Sorry, n00b question.

[good2go240]

i got those 2 12s (polk audio db's) and that box for 100 bucks...if i were to sell it what would you say i should set my asking price at?

[AZ89two4Tsx]

^ Holy god!!!

[good2go240]

and they hit even with my shi**y amp

[fiznowler]

LOL I would first things first tint the **** out of that glass before someone breaks it out and steals your subs. I would never leave stereo equipment in plain site like that.