ICE trouble

20th March 2005, 17:35

i'm building my own install, i have the wood and everything in and tried the subs in but it sounds really bassy and not very punchy - it is not carpetted yet, would this affect it? also does the install area need to be a certain size for the subs to be effective?

the intstall is 1000w amp running two 800w subs, as i'm not too clued up on this side of things, can someone tell me if this amp is suitable and should it be pretty loud? cheers!

20th March 2005, 18:20

depend on size of box that the subs are in. dynamat it a bit, and carpet it. may be worth sticking some some wadding inside the boxes if you havent already.
How many channel amp is it? and are you running one sub of one channel?

20th March 2005, 22:24

box size is pretty much critical

21st March 2005, 22:10

2 channel, one sub per channel. got it all carpetted now, sounds ok, but i reckon a power cap may be required!

22nd March 2005, 05:10

better battery and uprating under bonnet major earths and lives is whats needed

22nd March 2005, 19:28

Power caps a waste of time mate, spend the money on good quality cabling

22nd March 2005, 23:42

battery is the first thing

but alot of the pure bass or the thump...comes from a well made box that is properly sealed and the right SIZE for the sub!

23rd March 2005, 02:52

cheers guys! photo's coming soon!