I just finished installing an '06 Kicker L7 12" 2 ohm in a vented kicker box (Model: VS12L72). I am running it with a Mono Kicker 750.1 amp, and a pioneer 4800 head unit. I read a bunch of stuff online about setting up the gain. I figured that this would be the best for setting it: I turned up the HU to 3/4 and the sub level to 2/3 with a kicker bass level remote. I left the sub level on the HU set on the middle setting becasue the kicker remote is easier to use. I set everything to flat and turned all loudness and booasts off. Set the high pass and low pass filters at 80. I then put the bass boost on the amp at 3db of 18. I put the x-over freq. at around 80-85. I then put in a few cds, slowly turning up the gain to find when the bass distorted.
This is where I am having a problem. I cant really tell where the bass is distorting. Some songs also start to sound distorted before otheres. Rap with low 808 bass gets louder and deeper much faster than Rock and roll or Reggae cds. When I get the gain to one notch over half it seems to start sounding distorted for most music, but i am having a hard time differentating distorting from ratteling. When I try to hold the carpet and everything down it will sometimes go over that mark before I think it starts sounding distorted.
I dont want to push the amp too hard because I am afraid to blow the sub, and I dont have a warrenty on it. What exactly am I listening to with distortion? What kind of music should I use? I think i should use rab with low hard hitting bass, becasue thats what will use the sub most, but most sites say use a blended kind of music with highs, mids, and lows.
Any help will be greatly appriciated thanks.
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This is where I am having a problem. I cant really tell where the bass is distorting. Some songs also start to sound distorted before otheres. Rap with low 808 bass gets louder and deeper much faster than Rock and roll or Reggae cds. When I get the gain to one notch over half it seems to start sounding distorted for most music, but i am having a hard time differentating distorting from ratteling. When I try to hold the carpet and everything down it will sometimes go over that mark before I think it starts sounding distorted.
I dont want to push the amp too hard because I am afraid to blow the sub, and I dont have a warrenty on it. What exactly am I listening to with distortion? What kind of music should I use? I think i should use rab with low hard hitting bass, becasue thats what will use the sub most, but most sites say use a blended kind of music with highs, mids, and lows.
Any help will be greatly appriciated thanks.
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