Hi there.

I’m using this unit here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09YNBHR73

The issue I am having is subwoofers and not having a lot of money to fix my situation.

I currently have that 3 x 8" ported Skar box, but it has such low impedance that the speaker safety trips constantly on it. Godzilla help me if someone says a word with a p in it.

Is there a way for me to rewire that setup to gain more impedance and stop it from cutting off or should I move on and get a single 12" for the small box I have? (I have a behind the seat single 12" enclosure.)

I’d obviously love to have bass as deep as possible, but any options would be nice.

Thanks

  • Tylerdurdon@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4·
    8 months ago

    You’ll never get deep bass with 8’s, so yes, a 12 would be the better option if that’s what you ultimately want.

    As far as an amp kicking off, it could be a bad ground but it’s probably just not designed for a lot of power. Finding a balance between clean power to maximize the sound output and not damaging the speaker is always a challenge.

    • mihnt@lemy.lolOPEnglish
      2·
      8 months ago

      You’ll never get deep bass with 8’s, so yes, a 12 would be the better option if that’s what you ultimately want.

      Yeah, I figured this was the case on those, but they were free. So maybe they can suffice until a new sub could be acquired.

      As far as an amp kicking off, it could be a bad ground but it’s probably just not designed for a lot of power. Finding a balance between clean power to maximize the sound output and not damaging the speaker is always a challenge.

      It might be that these speakers are wired in such a way that they come out to be 1.3Ohm. Which is below the amp’s “rating”. Optimally I’d want to be between 2-8Ohms for this amp. Either 4-6Ohm being “optimal” as far as I can tell.