Really, it just depends on budget, electrical, space you have, or what your goals are. I compete, do 162.3 db with 4 18's at 16v. Im down with whatever makes ppl happy with car audio. As long as it's safe, it's all good🤙
Yes, you definitely need a new head unit! That will allow you to actually tune that sub to its optimal frequency. After you figure out your preferred range you can tune the amp at the same frequency. You should never have to turn anything to it's max.
Yea… upgrading the door speakers may also help. Besides the head unit I would recommend shorting up your ground wire. I’m not sure what type of sun you have but I would recommend a bigger amp. 800 watts doesn’t seem enough for a 15”. But it could be the type of sun. Skar is known for putting lower power subs in boxes sold together.
Oh dear god, you don’t tune a subwoofer via the head unit you set the gains and x-over on the amp properly furthermore if you want fine adjustments you get a dsp which offers a wide range of options for your system in terms of tuning, car audio 101 touching any of the EQ on the car can mess up the audio quality, audio systems should be flat that means no frequency will be overpowering the others, imax movie theaters are flat, 20hz-20khz, a flat response is the most optimal audio quality because like i said no frequency will be louder than others, the fact people still recommend this malarkey is sad, leave the fking EQ alone on your head unit!
I used to have the same truck. But mine was a yukon. And i ran my system the same exact way. Same drilled hole in the floor and all. 2 years i had it no issues at all. I pulled it all when i sold it.
I have the same prefab enclosure too but after 5 months of running the sdr 15" it started making a rattling noise so I brought a sounqube hds d2 15" and it hits even harder and the lows are crazy. I always run a old-school head unit with 4 volt pre outs for a good signal.
In Audio Settings, how's your Volume Offset? you can tune the loudness of each audio source there. So say play the radio and adjust Volume Offset to make louder ( I believe on mine at Zero is my loudest for each source), But check your CD, AUX and so on with some music playing on each and adjust accordingly. I had to do the same for Sirius, AUX and radio to make all equally loud. I hope it helps.. 🤞🤞
On the radio, put a high pass crossover on the speakers at 100hz to roll off the bass below that, should help with the speaker distortion. Add a low pass crossover to the subwoofer, experiment with 60-100hz and the slope of it to find what blends the best with the main speakers
That’s because your source volume for aux is low. In my head unit there is option for source volume I don’t know if older units have that option. Check in settings if you have that option if not go for pioneer.
A head unit with dedicated subwoofer preamp outputs will make all the difference. The basic point without going into it too much is that will allow you to take the bass out of your door speakers and the treble out of your sub. That's 100% what you need, I'd recommend a mid level Pioneer head unit.
That looks like a great set up my friend. Love the video. Definitely get yourself a new head unit would help tremendously another thing I found was trying the box in different directions sometimes facing the back causes distortion. Maybe try flipping it upward I found in my truck it sounded a lot better great video keep up the good work.
it’s most likely something going on with your input balancer, its most likely in the negatives for your aux. idk how to change it on a single din but on touch screen double din’s theres an option where you can adjust it.
Most radios have a auxiliary volume output setting or if bluetooth then a bt volume output .. and also you can bridge the amp and get all the power the amp can give
Is your amplifier gain level adjusted correctly because if its not up correctly it might not sound as loud as it should. Get a PAC ground isolator 10× the rca booster. Also is your subwoofer rca hooked to subwoofer output. Dont forget to turn your low pass filter on your Skar amplifier to 150hz. I seen that its all the way down so your only being able to play the very low frequencies. Now leave the subsonic off like how you have it set.
150hz will sound horrible and the subwoofer itself will get out of control and boomy. 80hz is the max and the subsonic filter should be set 25hz - 30hz.The subsonic filter should always be set to the Fs of the box. Boosting RCA voltage is also risky as it can and will at mininal pop the fuse and worse case scenerio over heat the amp and kill it. If his amp is a true 800 watts at 65% gain it should be rattling the panels loose...The RMS of that subwoofer is probably 600 to 700 watts.
Shortest length wire for negative to ground possible. There’s always a space in the firewall where oem wire is fed…safest opening to bring in power. Settings on the Kenwood should allow for input level based on source.
that's normal for AUX. It never is loud. Upgrade to a better headunit with Bluetooth. Amp settings differ between each head unit. Better headunits have a higher RCA output signal, which makes the amp require less gain. Another thing is turn your LPF up to 75-80hz. It'll give a lot more bass response, with the LPF all the way down to 50hz the amp will only allow frequencies of 50hz and lower to play through the sub. You won't hear much bass except for the lower notes. Also don't turn bass up on the headunit, that will give a dirty signal to the amp which will cause distortion and damage the sub. I got a complete Skar audio system in my car btw. I'm running TX68's all around, 2 Skar SDR 10's, RP1200 & RP75.4 amps. It sounds great
I subscribed and each source could have a volume level in your menu on your headunit. My JVC has adjustments for each source. Radio is a fixed volume level so that might be why your radio is louder then your auxiliary jack. Just find the volume level on your headunit. It might only be adjustable when your have aux selected. Also the EVL or American Bass XFL or NVX is better than a Skar SDR.
Go through your radio settings to see if you have a aux level to turn up. I had head units that had them and you have to adjust your volume on your phone too.
Have you tried the hf audio setting on your kenwood stereo in blue tooth mode? had the same problem on mine.. from factory it comes on setting messed up just switch the HF setting to all speakers and should make the sound better
The Kenwood head-units are amazing. The amount of tuning you can do is out of this world. These newer cars though, it's almost impossible to fit an aftermarket head-unit anymore and the signal to the amp suffers because of that.
Definitely sounding like a head unit issue. I upgraded to a Sony MEX-N5300BT in my Square and it’s a lot better than the cheapo Kenwood that was in it before.
It almost sounds like the LPF is set really high and the subsonic is also up high. Maybe Im wrong but I only heard really high frequencies. How did you set the headunit and amp up?
Head unit wattage output isn’t great I would recommend the Pinoneer avh1550nex or the dmhw2770new ran them in both my truck with plenty of different setups sub wise. Had a 15, 18, 12, and duals 10’s on both headunits no issues
I’d say put a 40 hertz test tone through the head unit and tune ur amp that way to see if you can get some more out of it! Got the 12 inch version for my bronco
10:34 it’s in your setting when your plug up with phone go to the settings and adjust the stuff around should have a custom one where you can adjust from like 40hz -8khz and adjust the sub also if it similar radio to mine
Yeah you need your output from the radio isn't loud enough. I have the same exact amp on a 12 inch sub and it jumps out of the box. At this point you have nothing to lose by using the bass boost. That is what I did with mine and it was like night and day with the output. I am still using my stock radio and it works great. I used a LOC and things are great I can't even turn my radio to max volume because the bass is just that heavy. I don't have my BASS on my radio turn to 50%
Need a new radio, but make sure when your phone is on AUX, just like Blue Tooth, turn the volume button all the way up on your phone otherwise it won’t send its full volume to the head unit. Unless you are on CarPlay, you have to use the volume buttons on your phone for Bluetooth and Aux too. The LPF tells the subwoofer what to play. If it’s turned up to 80 hertz, the subwoofer will play 80 hertz and below, it limits the top end. The Subsonic tells the subwoofer not to play below a certain frequency. In a sealed box like Chomper, you won’t need it, but in a ported box, playing far below the tuning frequency could damage the subwoofer because you could unload the voice coil and blow the subwoofer. I’d recommend about 25 hertz on the subsonic since your box is tuned around 30 hertz.
The Aux port may not be getting enough signal, could be a cable issue or the port on the aux. A newer head unit would be best, there should be some tuning options on the amp you can use to fine tune the sub. As I have installed car audio throughout the years I used Linkin Park's Nobody Listening to tune the system. There is a great range of low end, mids and highs to allow you to fine tune the head unit further.
i had a problem when i was a hooking up my subs same radio but my problem is when i would hook up my aux cord into my phone it was be static key but i got two 6x9s in my doors and two 2 10 inch pioneer subs al in a single cab and about to get two 8s in my doors and it’s shakes the truck like crazy but love the channel dude
What about rca’s allot of radio’shave a single rca for subs and you need one for those y splitters so you can get left and right signal to the amp for full power sometimes
I have the same problem in my s10 with the aux and radio I don’t have the solution but when you figure out what’s wrong I will try the solution on my truck
Did u check the phone to make sure the volume was turned up when connected to the head unit cuz it automatically turns down to not be too loud for headphones so u may just need to turn the volume up on your phone
get a new head unit and as for the amp tuning, have radio volume set to the highest volume that you will be listening to and turn bass knob all the way to max. turn down your gain to lowest for now and then turn bass eq to 12 dB then play a song and while it plays slowly turn up the gain until your liking or until you hear the sub clipping. sounds good but for a 15 it should definitely be hitting harder it barely moved the rearview mirror. if you cant turn up gain as much as you want without it clipping then turn bass eq to 6 and repeat the steps
do a quick google search on using a multimeter to tune you gain, easy maths will get you close. LPF can be tuned up to around 80hz but at 50hz you are losing a ton of output due to the roll off, trust me and set an 80hz test tone on youtube and then adjust the LPF and around 80-90hz the output will be a huge increase. Leave the boost alone like you did, it should never be used like you were told. Once you adjust the LPF and make sure the headunit is also set to 80 or 100hz for roll off it will increase output wildly.
Always create your own ground when installing an amplifier. Never utilize anything else that was present. Best thing I could suggest is drilling a hole through the floor, using a grommet and grounding it to the frame of the truck. Also, never use T-taps on anything
Another thing to do (obviously won’t fix the head unit issues) but go on your settings in the iPhone and go to music and set equalizer to “Late Night” …. Another problem you may have is that the RCA in the head unit is for front stage and not bass. Most modern head units have a subwoofer specific RCA output, older ones won’t have that, and you’ll have to run a DSP or crossover or something of that nature… not 100% sure on that but I’m pretty certain I’ve heard that said before
There should be a setting in the radio that will have fm/am output, cd output, aux output, etc.. find aux output and turn that all the way up or wherever desired. Someone else probably just used the radio and found the am/fm output and turned that up already.
bass boost is a no-no in cardio you will eventually go into protect mode and whenever you put your ground wherever you put it at make sure that you take the paint off or whatever you put it out because it’s not gonna get a true ground on it that will eventually go into protect mode too, and you will have problems
Mines doing the same thing installed a 1200 watt pioneer amp with 12 inch subwoofer in my 2002 Chevrolet suburban with a duel single din radio the radio gets louder than Bluetooth and aux
Well depending on if you have Factory inside speakers you might want to change those out and put in a 4-channel amp on your door speakers and rear speakers you'll get a lot better quality sound
I would definitely try going up on the low pass filter, atleast 1/3 of the way no more than half you be the judge of what you think sounds good. Only because you dont have all the proper tools to sent your amp up
Also, when you metioned the static when you raise the volume thats called distortion. When i have my volume at 37 thats where my distortion comes on. Alot of people change door speakers and run a custom amp which is what i will be doing
Turn your LPF to 80 hz half way is 125hz so back it down to about 10 o'clock. SUBSONIC is a high pass filter to 30 hz half is 25 hz so 1 o'clock position would be 30 hz. Its hard on the amp if you dont set your filters and doesn't sound as clean🤙
Get a single din pioneer radio they work amazing for a subwoofer setup but you can’t turn it all the way up or it will distort and if you roll your front windows atleast half way down it will get louder also you shouldn’t add bass to the sub from the radio
Most companies have a budget friendly line, a better line, and a best for them, any ways.There are so many good products to buy, its really hard to judge whats "BEST", thats a personal opinion. If you get to hear something in person, and you like it, thats the best way= hearing it with your own ears. But in general, if you follow rec. Enclosure specs., rec. Power specs, proper electrical, and set it up well, most products will perform very well.
The 30 day truck seems to have become a keeper
Back in the day Best Buy ran the power wire right on the exhaust manifold. That’s when I learned how to do my own stuff lol
Love the install. I would suggest putting a grommet around the power wire so it does not wear through and case an issue.
That big space needs 2 15s. Some radios you can turn the source volume up or down. Meaning turn whatever aux or Bluetooth volume up and down.
people like to hear the music
@@xdura4350that's why you upgrade the door speakers
Exactly 💯👍
Really, it just depends on budget, electrical, space you have, or what your goals are. I compete, do 162.3 db with 4 18's at 16v. Im down with whatever makes ppl happy with car audio. As long as it's safe, it's all good🤙
i got a single 12" sounding like 2 15s w my box lmao
Yes, you definitely need a new head unit! That will allow you to actually tune that sub to its optimal frequency. After you figure out your preferred range you can tune the amp at the same frequency. You should never have to turn anything to it's max.
Yea… upgrading the door speakers may also help. Besides the head unit I would recommend shorting up your ground wire. I’m not sure what type of sun you have but I would recommend a bigger amp. 800 watts doesn’t seem enough for a 15”. But it could be the type of sun. Skar is known for putting lower power subs in boxes sold together.
I don’t think I’ve ever tuned the sub using a head unit. I must be an idiot.
To mess with the crossovers
@@mingomane1I know right 😂 that's what a dsp is for leave all that shit on the hu and bass boost on the amp off
Oh dear god, you don’t tune a subwoofer via the head unit you set the gains and x-over on the amp properly furthermore if you want fine adjustments you get a dsp which offers a wide range of options for your system in terms of tuning, car audio 101 touching any of the EQ on the car can mess up the audio quality, audio systems should be flat that means no frequency will be overpowering the others, imax movie theaters are flat, 20hz-20khz, a flat response is the most optimal audio quality because like i said no frequency will be louder than others, the fact people still recommend this malarkey is sad, leave the fking EQ alone on your head unit!
I used to have the same truck. But mine was a yukon. And i ran my system the same exact way. Same drilled hole in the floor and all. 2 years i had it no issues at all. I pulled it all when i sold it.
His is a Yukon💀
I got the same exact sub in my truck. Them skar 15s will rattle any and every that's lose. Love the videos!
I have the same prefab enclosure too but after 5 months of running the sdr 15" it started making a rattling noise so I brought a sounqube hds d2 15" and it hits even harder and the lows are crazy. I always run a old-school head unit with 4 volt pre outs for a good signal.
I love how the cowl hood looks on the obs. Subs sound great 👌💪
Highly recommend doing sound deadening. Makes a world of difference.
Is your phone volume all the way up, that was the case for me atleast, but it could very well be the head unit
Literally just bought this same set up for my 4Runner. Still working through install. I’m having problems with my newer kenwood head unit as well.
Always go for pioneer for head units, no one makes better head units than pioneer. I’ve tried and tested all.
It's your head unit buddy I had the same problem and I had to replace the head unit and it fixed the problem and it has been working good ever since
Great job bro. I love seeing videos of real people opinions on skar in any other brand ran along with it
Glad you kept the truck them boggers look good on that truck also yeah new head unit and proper tune that single 15 will rock that truck for sure
In Audio Settings, how's your Volume Offset? you can tune the loudness of each audio source there. So say play the radio and adjust Volume Offset to make louder ( I believe on mine at Zero is my loudest for each source), But check your CD, AUX and so on with some music playing on each and adjust accordingly. I had to do the same for Sirius, AUX and radio to make all equally loud. I hope it helps.. 🤞🤞
On the radio, put a high pass crossover on the speakers at 100hz to roll off the bass below that, should help with the speaker distortion. Add a low pass crossover to the subwoofer, experiment with 60-100hz and the slope of it to find what blends the best with the main speakers
You motivated me to do this to my 96 tahoe. 🔥 on my own doing it too
That’s because your source volume for aux is low. In my head unit there is option for source volume I don’t know if older units have that option. Check in settings if you have that option if not go for pioneer.
A head unit with dedicated subwoofer preamp outputs will make all the difference. The basic point without going into it too much is that will allow you to take the bass out of your door speakers and the treble out of your sub. That's 100% what you need, I'd recommend a mid level Pioneer head unit.
That looks like a great set up my friend. Love the video. Definitely get yourself a new head unit would help tremendously another thing I found was trying the box in different directions sometimes facing the back causes distortion. Maybe try flipping it upward I found in my truck it sounded a lot better great video keep up the good work.
I recommend the kenwood BT332U single din head unit it’s a nice radio and the audio settings are easy to use
Kenwood Excelon sounds fantastic!!
Love the vids and keep up the good work love the new setup
it’s most likely something going on with your input balancer, its most likely in the negatives for your aux. idk how to change it on a single din but on touch screen double din’s theres an option where you can adjust it.
Keep up the good work 👍.
Most radios have a auxiliary volume output setting or if bluetooth then a bt volume output .. and also you can bridge the amp and get all the power the amp can give
Is your amplifier gain level adjusted correctly because if its not up correctly it might not sound as loud as it should. Get a PAC ground isolator 10× the rca booster. Also is your subwoofer rca hooked to subwoofer output. Dont forget to turn your low pass filter on your Skar amplifier to 150hz. I seen that its all the way down so your only being able to play the very low frequencies. Now leave the subsonic off like how you have it set.
150hz will sound horrible and the subwoofer itself will get out of control and boomy. 80hz is the max and the subsonic filter should be set 25hz - 30hz.The subsonic filter should always be set to the Fs of the box. Boosting RCA voltage is also risky as it can and will at mininal pop the fuse and worse case scenerio over heat the amp and kill it. If his amp is a true 800 watts at 65% gain it should be rattling the panels loose...The RMS of that subwoofer is probably 600 to 700 watts.
Shortest length wire for negative to ground possible. There’s always a space in the firewall where oem wire is fed…safest opening to bring in power. Settings on the Kenwood should allow for input level based on source.
Hey man try looking into the head unit settings and see if there is a fm level or source level adjustment for the aux and turn it up
I used to a have a SKAR SDR 18” in my 02’ F150. That thing was so cool and fun. I definitely recommend you getting one
skar sdr isnt that good. they burn their voice coils and blow WAY to easily. try their competitive series.
@@zeekrrr-.- well I don’t abuse tf out of my audio equipment, had no problems with it. Sold it to buddy and it’s still going to this day
that's normal for AUX. It never is loud. Upgrade to a better headunit with Bluetooth. Amp settings differ between each head unit. Better headunits have a higher RCA output signal, which makes the amp require less gain. Another thing is turn your LPF up to 75-80hz. It'll give a lot more bass response, with the LPF all the way down to 50hz the amp will only allow frequencies of 50hz and lower to play through the sub. You won't hear much bass except for the lower notes. Also don't turn bass up on the headunit, that will give a dirty signal to the amp which will cause distortion and damage the sub. I got a complete Skar audio system in my car btw. I'm running TX68's all around, 2 Skar SDR 10's, RP1200 & RP75.4 amps. It sounds great
Man keep up the good work!👍🏽
Go into the settings and look for the sub controller part of the head unit. I have the same kenwood, and it sounds amazing.
This is well deserved for denim!🔊
The intro was dope
I got an older kenwood and have the same problem, but use the aux and it gets the full sound out of your speakers
I picked up a decent pioneer double den. (Pioneer DMH-120bt). Gives you eq settings and alot of other stuff. Good unit for a good price
I recommend getting a pioneer DEH S4220 head unit because I have a 8” skar sub and I used that one and I put it to 17 vol and it sounded great
I subscribed and each source could have a volume level in your menu on your headunit. My JVC has adjustments for each source. Radio is a fixed volume level so that might be why your radio is louder then your auxiliary jack. Just find the volume level on your headunit. It might only be adjustable when your have aux selected. Also the EVL or American Bass XFL or NVX is better than a Skar SDR.
Go through your radio settings to see if you have a aux level to turn up. I had head units that had them and you have to adjust your volume on your phone too.
Have you tried the hf audio setting on your kenwood stereo in blue tooth mode? had the same problem on mine.. from factory it comes on setting messed up just switch the HF setting to all speakers and should make the sound better
Nice setup brother
My 01 suburban had a pioneer from the 00s and then i put a brand new kenwood BT unit in it and i noticed a huge subwoofer performance gain
The Kenwood head-units are amazing. The amount of tuning you can do is out of this world. These newer cars though, it's almost impossible to fit an aftermarket head-unit anymore and the signal to the amp suffers because of that.
On some head units you have to change the radii to subwoofer or rear output also is the volume on you phone up
Definitely sounding like a head unit issue. I upgraded to a Sony MEX-N5300BT in my Square and it’s a lot better than the cheapo Kenwood that was in it before.
I had the same problem with my Yukon, turn the volume on ur phone up to fix the aux
I loved your other sub video I’m so excited about this one I seen it and was like awsomeeeee
I had this exact same setup in my f150 sold it for 2 Skar 12 evls which hit way harder than
We need a denim off road video!
I just recently installed a skar 10 500rms. With about 370rms 1600x2 amp
Would definitely recommend Sony for single din or a boss bcpa9 is perfect for a huge display
It almost sounds like the LPF is set really high and the subsonic is also up high. Maybe Im wrong but I only heard really high frequencies. How did you set the headunit and amp up?
What sub setup should I get for like 200$ all in? Any recommendations
Does the radio have an aux input gain setting?
What sest covers are those?
Did you turn up your volume on your phone?
That headunit doesn't have enough preout voltage for your setup. You were right, new headunit time!
Head unit wattage output isn’t great I would recommend the Pinoneer avh1550nex or the dmhw2770new ran them in both my truck with plenty of different setups sub wise. Had a 15, 18, 12, and duals 10’s on both headunits no issues
I’d say put a 40 hertz test tone through the head unit and tune ur amp that way to see if you can get some more out of it! Got the 12 inch version for my bronco
I know it might sound stupid but is your phone volume all the way up when you connect the aux to it
10:34 it’s in your setting when your plug up with phone go to the settings and adjust the stuff around should have a custom one where you can adjust from like 40hz -8khz and adjust the sub also if it similar radio to mine
I've got the same problem with my alpine radio switching it out this week for Android 13 touch screen
Front aux level gain may need boosted. Generally, most aftermarket head units have a -6 to 0 to +6 adjustment. The fm may be at max while aux is 0.
Could you make a video talking about why an OBS SUV would be a great family car and the pluses and downsides of it
Yeah you need your output from the radio isn't loud enough.
I have the same exact amp on a 12 inch sub and it jumps out of the box.
At this point you have nothing to lose by using the bass boost.
That is what I did with mine and it was like night and day with the output.
I am still using my stock radio and it works great.
I used a LOC and things are great I can't even turn my radio to max volume because the bass is just that heavy.
I don't have my BASS on my radio turn to 50%
Have you tried to turn the volume up on your phone?
Need a new radio, but make sure when your phone is on AUX, just like Blue Tooth, turn the volume button all the way up on your phone otherwise it won’t send its full volume to the head unit. Unless you are on CarPlay, you have to use the volume buttons on your phone for Bluetooth and Aux too. The LPF tells the subwoofer what to play. If it’s turned up to 80 hertz, the subwoofer will play 80 hertz and below, it limits the top end. The Subsonic tells the subwoofer not to play below a certain frequency. In a sealed box like Chomper, you won’t need it, but in a ported box, playing far below the tuning frequency could damage the subwoofer because you could unload the voice coil and blow the subwoofer. I’d recommend about 25 hertz on the subsonic since your box is tuned around 30 hertz.
There should be a setting on the head unit for “AUX VOLUME” and you can turn that up!
The Aux port may not be getting enough signal, could be a cable issue or the port on the aux. A newer head unit would be best, there should be some tuning options on the amp you can use to fine tune the sub. As I have installed car audio throughout the years I used Linkin Park's Nobody Listening to tune the system. There is a great range of low end, mids and highs to allow you to fine tune the head unit further.
If you like this type of content thats all i do on my channel. Great vid man.
i had a problem when i was a hooking up my subs same radio but my problem is when i would hook up my aux cord into my phone it was be static key but i got two 6x9s in my doors and two 2 10 inch pioneer subs al in a single cab and about to get two 8s in my doors and it’s shakes the truck like crazy but love the channel dude
Big skar fan here
The brake in period is long but it will sound better after that
So no fuse on the power wire??
Pick up an Audio Control Lc2. Clean signal to the Sub is essential
What about rca’s allot of radio’shave a single rca for subs and you need one for those y splitters so you can get left and right signal to the amp for full power sometimes
Caddy roof racks on the obs would look good
I’m curious to see that. I’m more of a slick top fan. No rails or racks.
We're you put that ground it can burn your amp up try one of the bolts that hold the set down
I have the same problem in my s10 with the aux and radio I don’t have the solution but when you figure out what’s wrong I will try the solution on my truck
Did u check the phone to make sure the volume was turned up when connected to the head unit cuz it automatically turns down to not be too loud for headphones so u may just need to turn the volume up on your phone
Go to the audio setting on your head unit and adjust the aux volume. Same thing happened to me.
You can get an affordable eq/dsp unit. it will make a drastic difference in your tunability.
Where you get the seat covers from
You can try turning the headphone safety off in your phone settings I had the same problem
U have to flip the bass eq switch up more for those skar amp to hit
get a new head unit and as for the amp tuning, have radio volume set to the highest volume that you will be listening to and turn bass knob all the way to max. turn down your gain to lowest for now and then turn bass eq to 12 dB then play a song and while it plays slowly turn up the gain until your liking or until you hear the sub clipping. sounds good but for a 15 it should definitely be hitting harder it barely moved the rearview mirror. if you cant turn up gain as much as you want without it clipping then turn bass eq to 6 and repeat the steps
do a quick google search on using a multimeter to tune you gain, easy maths will get you close. LPF can be tuned up to around 80hz but at 50hz you are losing a ton of output due to the roll off, trust me and set an 80hz test tone on youtube and then adjust the LPF and around 80-90hz the output will be a huge increase. Leave the boost alone like you did, it should never be used like you were told. Once you adjust the LPF and make sure the headunit is also set to 80 or 100hz for roll off it will increase output wildly.
Always create your own ground when installing an amplifier. Never utilize anything else that was present. Best thing I could suggest is drilling a hole through the floor, using a grommet and grounding it to the frame of the truck. Also, never use T-taps on anything
Is your volume all the way up on your phone?
Another thing to do (obviously won’t fix the head unit issues) but go on your settings in the iPhone and go to music and set equalizer to “Late Night” …. Another problem you may have is that the RCA in the head unit is for front stage and not bass. Most modern head units have a subwoofer specific RCA output, older ones won’t have that, and you’ll have to run a DSP or crossover or something of that nature… not 100% sure on that but I’m pretty certain I’ve heard that said before
That sounds pretty much what his problem stems from
There should be a setting in the radio that will have fm/am output, cd output, aux output, etc.. find aux output and turn that all the way up or wherever desired. Someone else probably just used the radio and found the am/fm output and turned that up already.
Also a few comments saying phone wasn’t up all the way which that very well could be.
That head unit might have an aux on off setting in the menu options too
bass boost is a no-no in cardio you will eventually go into protect mode and whenever you put your ground wherever you put it at make sure that you take the paint off or whatever you put it out because it’s not gonna get a true ground on it that will eventually go into protect mode too, and you will have problems
Mines doing the same thing installed a 1200 watt pioneer amp with 12 inch subwoofer in my 2002 Chevrolet suburban with a duel single din radio the radio gets louder than Bluetooth and aux
Well depending on if you have Factory inside speakers you might want to change those out and put in a 4-channel amp on your door speakers and rear speakers you'll get a lot better quality sound
I would definitely try going up on the low pass filter, atleast 1/3 of the way no more than half you be the judge of what you think sounds good. Only because you dont have all the proper tools to sent your amp up
Also, when you metioned the static when you raise the volume thats called distortion. When i have my volume at 37 thats where my distortion comes on. Alot of people change door speakers and run a custom amp which is what i will be doing
That power wire definitely needs to be crimped, not squished with pliers
Turn your LPF to 80 hz half way is 125hz so back it down to about 10 o'clock. SUBSONIC is a high pass filter to 30 hz half is 25 hz so 1 o'clock position would be 30 hz. Its hard on the amp if you dont set your filters and doesn't sound as clean🤙
Get a single din pioneer radio they work amazing for a subwoofer setup but you can’t turn it all the way up or it will distort and if you roll your front windows atleast half way down it will get louder also you shouldn’t add bass to the sub from the radio
So I assume since you use scar all the time that that's your favorite but still gotta ask what is better scar or Rockford fosgate??
Most companies have a budget friendly line, a better line, and a best for them, any ways.There are so many good products to buy, its really hard to judge whats "BEST", thats a personal opinion. If you get to hear something in person, and you like it, thats the best way= hearing it with your own ears. But in general, if you follow rec. Enclosure specs., rec. Power specs, proper electrical, and set it up well, most products will perform very well.