I recently installed my first subwoofer and amp combination in my truck and am unsure what the gain, hertz and ohm settings all mean. The equipment is a Rockford Fosgate T2000 amp, and JL audio stelath box loaded with two 10's, and a directed audio digital capacitor. The head unit is a JVC KD AVX2. I am pleased with the sound right now but would like the bass to be a little more prominent at lower volumes. I will appreciate any advice I can get.
Gain is to match the amps output to the source(head unit) Hz(crossover) is at what frequency you want your sub to blend to the rest of the system (normal setting is between 80-100Hz) Ohm...you can really change this setting as there is no ohm setting...ohms I don't really know how to explain. You can learn more about everything here http://www.bcae1.com/
Thanks for the advice, I adjusted my crossover to 80hz, but it can be set at 120, or 150. If i set it higher does that mean that the sub will not hit until a higher frequency is played? There is no ohm setting but when running the amp to the subs it can be set for 1-4 ohms, Single or dual channel.
What make and model is your amp... the higher the crossover the set the higher the frequencies the sub will try to play...but a subwoofer is not really meant to play anything over 100-120 Hz...higher than that and you're getting into midbass
The Amp is a Rockford Fosgate T2000. I also checked out that link you sent me but ended up with many more questions.
I dont know, how would I find out. Its a JL Audio stealth box loaded from the factory with two 10's I can jump on there site and try to find out.
ohms is the load put on the amp from the speakers. the lower the load (ohms)the harder the amp works.the more power it should put out. think of it like lifting weights.say you can lift 50lbs all day long.now go to 100.you need to use more strength to pick up that extra wieght. at 4 ohms an amp will put out X amount of power.so at double the load (2 ohms)the amp will work harder to put out more power.so forth and so on. does that help any?
be carefull how low you load the amp.does your amp ever blow fuses or shut down for getting too hot. if not then you dont have to worry about it not being wired incorrctly.if you want more bass then i would say turn the gain up a hair.or just turn up the bass on the head unit some
I just read that the subs are wired for a 4ohm mono signal. After looking at my amp I see that it is running a bridged signal. So I should go change it to a mono signal right?
your wiring is fine...your amp is bridged at 4 ohms....perfectly fine the amp is already working in mono mode...bridging both of the channels together
