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Topic: @#$! Subwoofer..ARRRRGGGGH!!
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member Joined: Nov 25, 2005
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I guess I'm just too stupid to figure the thing out. I bought a Dayton 15" Titanic Mark III powered sub (1000 watt amp built in). It has five knobs on the back which I can't for the life of me figure out. Too much rumble, but absolutely no feel-it-in-your-lungs BOOMING-PUNCH that I love at good explosion scenes, etc. I want more BOOMING PUNCH. I've had a number of "audiophiles" at my house, one after the other, and they made it worse. Did I buy the wrong Amp for home theater application? If so, I'd love to sell it and get a ???? what do you guys think? What is the general consensus out there for good, plug and play type of amps? Also, what does everyone think about the Bass Tube things that make cars go BOOM? Just a thought.
P.S. I really have tried to read up on "gain" and the other settings on my amp, and it's just too over my head. Thanks all. | member Joined: Feb 12, 2007
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Gain has to do with amplifying the source signal (a weak signal requires a higher gain setting than a strong signal). Doing so will also increase the volume that you hear. However, the purpose of the gain is not to be the volume control. With the unit receiving a signal, set the volume control to the top and slowly turn up the gain until you hear distortion, than back off your gain until you no longer hear any distortion. Then use the volume control to set the volume you want and to increase or decrease the volume as the situation requires (such as a quiet room or a noisy room). Hope this is of some help. First: Sharp DT-500; Current: Panasonic PT-AX100U | member Joined: Nov 25, 2005
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I appreciate the reply. But when I do that, it just makes the "rumbling" louder. Any thoughts on how I can get the "Boom-Punch"? I've been told the 15" is just to big to deliver that, and the smaller speakers, say 10" or so, will deliver the punch better. Any thoughts on this? | member Joined: Dec 3, 2005
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Just to get a better picture of your setup, what are you using to deliver the signal to the amp? (meaning are you driving it from an AVR, or a crossover?)
What kind of hookup are you employing on the subwoofer?
Some of your problem could be on what you are sending to the sub.
You might have the crossover set too high so you are sending signals too close to the upper end of the sub's range...
Do you have an url from Daytona for the sub so we can see the spec's and speaker manual? | member Joined: Nov 25, 2005
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Sorry for the delay in responding, been gone. To answer your questions, I'm not sure what an AVR or a crossover are. Sorry, kinda new to all this. I run a subwoofer cable out of the back of my Pioneer receiver to the sub. Cut and paste the below link to see the sub. Hope this helps. And thanks for trying to help. http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?&Partnumber=300-764 |
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