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Budget subwoofer? (lemy.lol)

submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by mihnt@lemy.lol to c/budgetaudiophile@lemmy.world

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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

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[–] Tylerdurdon@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

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.lol 2 points 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.