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Old 03-16-2004, 01:25 PM
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Got Bass ?

Just installed this last night and JL Rocks. My Wife said the whole house was shaking. I have the bass control mounted up front. The ability to adjust Bass to different types of tunes is awesome. The olny downside of JL is cost, pricey for sure. I'm going to have to fine tune the amp I got it pretty close but want it perfect. Anyone have tips on tuning an amp?
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I've got bass.
Yeah, JL rocks. Which amp do you have? Below is a picture of my box strapped down and the remote base ****.

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The Amp.

It's a JL 500 Mono Block. Nice Sub system and install Adrian. Any Tips on tuning appreciated. Mark.
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Very nice! How much did you sink into this? And, did you do the install yourself, or have someone do it for ya?
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I've also got the 500/1. I used the recommended amp settings found on this page...http://www.jlaudio.com/amps/pdfs/SYS_5.pdf and I only messed with the gain, it sounds great.
I see you used the remote turn on wire. I tried the signal sensing turn on but it was crap. (it wouldn't turn on or turned on with car off!, couldn't get the sensitivity on it right so I also used the remote turn on wire.)

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I got 2 12inch w-3 JL subs

adrian are those w7 subs? they must hit hard!! and you bass **** in the cup holder is clean as hell
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2 10" JL w6v2's. Purchased with the enclosure (prowedge model http://www.jlaudio.com/enclosures/CVS210RGW6v2.html). One of the few boxes that could fit perfectly. I didn't want to go the custom box route.
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Installed it myself and the sub and amp were 1100 with a amp hookup kit JL speaker wire.
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Adrian where did you get that box your amp is in? thats tight I also had problems when using the auto turn on with this setup I think it has something to do with the head units output section.

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Italian

This is also 100 percent Italian
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Originally posted by mlino01
Adrian where did you get that box your amp is in?
It's a Mazda accessory. Get it thru your dealer or order it from Rosenthal mazda for cheap, like I did. I also got the cargo tray from them. Very fast shipping.
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The organizer is made of hard plastic and is made to fit perfectly into the cargo tray. Drilled holes for the wires to pass thru and ran all the wiring underneath the tray. I was about to build a wooden box and plexiglass until I discovered they sold these.

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I had bass in my car, but they started flopping around and made slime all over the trunk so i had to toss them out.
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I had bass in my car, but they started flopping around and made slime all over the trunk so i had to toss them out.
Bet they were kinda smelly too.
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Yeah, they wouldnt boom either!

Seriously though, I have 2 kicker solo 10" in a sealed box. with a 1200watt amp. It's a cheap amp tho, I'm thinking of getting a JL, but they are so expensive for the powere I need to drive the kickers in that enclosure.

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Bet they were kinda smelly too.
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Ya, I plan to make myself a box. Hopefully 2 12" kicker L7's will fit in the back of the trunk, I want the subs to face away from me, and I'm planning on making the box vented on the back, this way i can pull down the center part in the back seat, and feel the boom
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Adrian are you tapping the rear deck speakers ? and if so are you using line level converters or going staight into the amp. I was wondering if a high quality line level converter would be a cleaner signal or if the JL setup on this amp is as good as it gets. Mark
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Originally posted by mlino01
Adrian are you tapping the rear deck speakers ? and if so are you using line level converters or going staight into the amp. I was wondering if a high quality line level converter would be a cleaner signal or if the JL setup on this amp is as good as it gets. Mark
Tapped into the rear speakers and I'm not using line level converters. Don't know if using converter would improve the sound.
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where did you buy the subs/box set up i was looking on the site and searching on google but no luck yet...
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Originally Posted by mlino01
It's a JL 500 Mono Block. Nice Sub system and install Adrian. Any Tips on tuning appreciated. Mark.
IS THAT AN OUT OF THE BOX SYSTEM AND BOXES OR WERE THEY CUSTOM. They seem to fit nicely
sorry i didnt read far enough

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Here's my bass setup. Little too much amp, but that's all I had, I figure if and when I blow the 10W6V2, I'll slap a W7 in there. Enough air space for it. Bass **** to the right of DSC button
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can you tell me how you installed that bass control ****. I want to out mine in that same place.
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