2 l7’s w/ 1500w
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Topic: 2 l7’s w/ 1500w
Posted By: hamilton9339
Subject: 2 l7’s w/ 1500w
Date Posted: July 21, 2009 at 8:58 AM
ok i got 2 12in l7's they are dual 2ohm voice coil i have them ran series paralell so they come out to 2 ohms in a ported box i have a 2000 watt soundstream tarantula 05/06 model that runs 1500watts at 2 ohms hooked up its in a 06 silverado extended cab i get decent thump for being in a truck but i'm not feelin it since my amp is maxed out at the gain which I know aint right considering if its pushin 1500 to the subs i should get some kinda distortion when its maxed out i have never had this problem b4. i also got a 5 fared cap & 2 batteries installed. is it cause its in a truck? new amp maybe(kicker zx1500)? someone tell me what i'm doing wrong here
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hamilton9339
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Posted By: haemphyst
Date Posted: July 21, 2009 at 11:46 AM
Not necessarily anything "wrong"... If you don't have enough signal to drive the amp to full output, it doesn't matter WHERE your gain is set (which, as I have said MANY times before is NOT a gain control - it's a level matching stage - the gain is fixed by the amplifier internals) you WON'T get distortion - ever. It is also possible that you are getting distortion (which, by the way is clipping, and is a very bad thing to WANT to hear) you just can't hear it... The reason I say it's a bad thing to "want to hear", is because clipping is a bad situation, and you really run an extreme risk of blowing your woofers, if your clipping is severe enough.
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