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Posted: February 05, 2008 at 9:25 PM / IP Logged

I have hooked up an insignia 1000 watt amp to two insignia subwoofers...they sound amazing but there is distortion when i turn the amp from low to full or high.... I read somewhere that i should wire one of the wires around the other side..but i do not remember exactly what it was.. any help ?

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Posted: February 05, 2008 at 9:28 PM / IP Logged

If you just put the crossover on Low and leave it alone, do you have the distortion?

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no.. when it is on low, everything sounds good, there is no unwanted noise...

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Why are you switching the crossover off of the low-pass setting?

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well i would like to have it on full so i can get a lil extra sound...not just the deep bass but all of the mids and highs too

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Well have you tried adjusting the crossover frequency as high as it will go?

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The subs can't produce high frequencies, so what you are wanting to do is useless. If you want more sound, upgrade your speakers and put an amp on those. The subs are for bass.

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What are you turning from "low" to "high"?

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DYohn wrote:

What are you turning from "low" to "high"?

It looks like he is flipping the HP/LP filter switch. He wants his highs to come from his subs subwoofer distortion -- posted image. .

Just leave the switch set on the "low" setting and boom away - you don't want high's coming from the subs...

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lol...subs are not meant for high frequencies. If you want more higher bass I would recommend buying dedicated midbass speakers than

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