2 x sr124dvc with 2 x 500/1 JL

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Ecin
Ecin Posts: 61
edited December 2008 in Car Subwoofer Talk
should I up/downgrade to 2 kickers capable of 1000w RMS @ 2ohms??

what kind of difference should I expect?

or even a 750w RMS @ 2 ohms.
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  • MacLeod
    MacLeod Posts: 14,358
    edited June 2008
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    The SR's will sound better. They play virtually flat all the way down to 20 Hz. Thats exactly what you want in an SQ sub.
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  • Ecin
    Ecin Posts: 61
    edited June 2008
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    MacLeod wrote: »
    The SR's will sound better. They play virtually flat all the way down to 20 Hz. Thats exactly what you want in an SQ sub.

    wait, i'm lost. I have a pair of SRs. I'm talking about if I downgrade my jl audio 500w to a kicker that can do 750w or a kicker that can do 1000w @ 2 ohms. What should I expect
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  • Ecin
    Ecin Posts: 61
    edited August 2008
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    bump,,, even though both my subs stopped working with the 500w jl audio @ 4 ohms
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  • MacLeod
    MacLeod Posts: 14,358
    edited August 2008
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    The more power will give you more output, headroom and generally better SQ potential.
    polkaudio sound quality competitor since 2005
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    08 Car Audio Nationals 1st ~ 07 N Georgia Nationals 1st ~ 06 Carl Casper Nationals 1st ~ USACi 05 Southeast AutumnFest 1st

    polkaudio SR6500 --- polkaudio MM1040 x2 -- Pioneer P99 -- Rockford Fosgate P1000X5D
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  • vfx
    vfx Posts: 34
    edited September 2008
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    let me know where u can find subboxes for this.
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  • Ecin
    Ecin Posts: 61
    edited December 2008
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    Well, I blew these subs a while ago. One works but it sounds really bad, while the other doesn't work at all. Is it because it was underpowered? Or because I put the sub volume on high in the indash? I don't know.. If I underpowered them. Are kicker amps good enough for these or must i get two 1200.1? they are expensive even with acomodation price.
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  • MacLeod
    MacLeod Posts: 14,358
    edited December 2008
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    You should contact Polk customer service. Could be you got some bad ones. That JL amp shouldnt have blown those subs unless you had the gain maxed out and were cranking the volume.

    Did you buy them off Ebay or some other rip off site? If so you might have gotten some remanufactured crap.
    polkaudio sound quality competitor since 2005
    MECA SQ Rookie of the Year 06 ~ MECA State Champ 06,07,08,11 ~ MECA World Finals 2nd place 06,07,08,09
    08 Car Audio Nationals 1st ~ 07 N Georgia Nationals 1st ~ 06 Carl Casper Nationals 1st ~ USACi 05 Southeast AutumnFest 1st

    polkaudio SR6500 --- polkaudio MM1040 x2 -- Pioneer P99 -- Rockford Fosgate P1000X5D
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  • Ecin
    Ecin Posts: 61
    edited December 2008
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    I bought them straight from polk, and the gains weren't at max. I set them witht the mulitmeter like jl suggested
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  • MacLeod
    MacLeod Posts: 14,358
    edited December 2008
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    Then give Polk a call. May be a warranty issue.
    polkaudio sound quality competitor since 2005
    MECA SQ Rookie of the Year 06 ~ MECA State Champ 06,07,08,11 ~ MECA World Finals 2nd place 06,07,08,09
    08 Car Audio Nationals 1st ~ 07 N Georgia Nationals 1st ~ 06 Carl Casper Nationals 1st ~ USACi 05 Southeast AutumnFest 1st

    polkaudio SR6500 --- polkaudio MM1040 x2 -- Pioneer P99 -- Rockford Fosgate P1000X5D
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