Get more outta my Brutus 1500D

Okay -  I think the upgrade bug is hitting me!

I wanna get more SPL outta my 1500D

I currently have one Diamond Audio TDX 12 D2 in a 1.5 sealed box

For some reason, I don't think its putting out as much bass as I wanted.  I'm just clueless to what to upgrade to since the TDX is supposed to be one hell of a sub.  I'll also be putting the TDX up for sale once I get the new sub, or subs in, I think I will spend about 400 bucks on two subs or one sub, whatever will work the best for this. 

I have the gain set pretty good (no clipping, etc.,)

It just seems like it doesn't get any louder once I go past 5 on the turn up for the sub with the unit @ 80.  I know this amp is capable of so much more, so what should I do?

-fin 

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Serving the country, one coffee at a time.
USAF!

with that sub and amp you should be more than satisified...have you trouble shot your setup yet?

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Quad L Handyman services

I wish I could get it metered to be able to tell you guys what I am hitting.

Troubleshot? How so, I got it installed professionally.  But I am thinking my box may be the issue if you think that I should be happy with that.

Whenever I have late night tip in at a good power, it shakes parts of my dash pretty good as well as my rear bumper if that helps explain it.  But that is with the rear seat folded down.

-fin

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Serving the country, one coffee at a time.
USAF!

Do you have the dual 2 ohm sub series-wired to 4 ohms (500 watts), or parallel-wired to 1 ohm (1500 watts)?

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Build the box so that it performs well in the worst case scenario and, in return, it will reward you at all times.

I had someone else wire it to 1500 for me, maybe I should take it out and double check that.

They didn't know what they were doing to wire it, but I did get them instructions of the web when we decided to. 

 

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Serving the country, one coffee at a time.
USAF!

you should definately make sure that it is wired in 1ohm because with 1000+ watts i know that sub will be heard and make your ears hurt.. just a side question whats the vehicle?

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Quad L Handyman services

fintheman wrote:

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Troubleshot? How so, I got it installed professionally. 

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But he didn't know how to wire the sub?

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Build the box so that it performs well in the worst case scenario and, in return, it will reward you at all times.

Long story

I got sick of that shop and took the it to another one to get everything done and finished cause I saw they were  crappy, the new shop did everything practically except the wiring of the sub.

And if I had one voice coil blown, I'd know it? Right?

-fin

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Serving the country, one coffee at a time.
USAF!

yes you should be able to tell....you need to pull the sub out of the box and check the wiring or take a dmm and test the terminals coming from the sub box. to see what load its wired at.

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Quad L Handyman services

Okay - I got access to a DMM so that shouldn't to be hard to do once I get to work on monday , my shop does electronical component repair, so I have everything everyone would dream of on this forum to do work on electronics, too bad I'm not more into it.

I rode over to my girl's house and it was loud, maybe I am crazy..... I know for one, that the SQ on the diamond is very precise still.

I just know if I had two 12" turned to around 36hz that it would make me go crazy it would be so loud.  I was even thinking of a Brahma or a XXX 12" or 15" for it. 

I have to send in a tweeter to CDT audio because I think it blew, or its just acting wierd, so I gotta send that in

2001 Cavalier 4-door if you wanted to know the specs

Got CDT 61'as, Eclipse 5423, Alpine v12 amp (110x2) for the components which sound pretty good, could use a little more punch to the mid-bass though.  So as far as Sound Quality, I'm pretty sure I nailed it on the head, because I honestly haven't heard anything better so far that wasn't inside some q-pods and $$$ paid for it.  My buddy had some XRs sounded a little more ....Crisper , the cdts are soft but I like that.

-fin

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Serving the country, one coffee at a time.
USAF!

It turns out that it is power problems most likley now :(

New Battery is needed :(

 

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Serving the country, one coffee at a time.
USAF!