2004 6.0 NV4500 Tahoe

[Dantheman1540]

Yep can't complain a bit, Its seen and played in temps ranging from -30* to 108* and possibly more. Hopefully I get another 10 years out of the new one! I'm really anxious to see if the new one hits harder.

I actually just gave away the original JX250 amp i originally bought with the dead 12".

 

[rgosart]

Yep can't complain a bit, Its seen and played in temps ranging from -30* to 108* and possibly more. Hopefully I get another 10 years out of the new one! I'm really anxious to see if the new one hits harder.

I actually just gave away the original JX250 amp i originally bought with the dead 12".

What amp are you using now?

 

[Dantheman1540]

What amp are you using now?

JL RD900/5 runs the components as well.

 

[rgosart]

JL RD900/5 runs the components as well.

Nice! I never could bring myself to fork over the money for a JL amp. My Saturn (commuter/got me through college) has a Kenwood Excelon X500-1 and an X301-4 and the Tahoe has the 5 channel version. It is an X801-5.

 

[Dantheman1540]

Nice! I never could bring myself to fork over the money for a JL amp. My Saturn (commuter/got me through college) has a Kenwood Excelon X500-1 and an X301-4 and the Tahoe has the 5 channel version. It is an X801-5.

It was painful and one of the main reasons I only got 1 "do it all amp" instead of 2 dedicated amps. Totally worth it though! That old and now deceased 12W3 felt like a new beast with the JL RD power. I had it on the JX250 for a few years then multiple other craigslist amps promising more power but never seemed to be much better and usually overheated after an hour or so of playing. Then finally got a JD500 for a few years and that went to a Slim W3 in my Silverado so it was time.

 

[Dantheman1540]

New W3 came in and got it installed. Didn't realize subs needed to break in before they hit hard. I was kinda pissed it didn't hit hard at first but about a hour of break in and it sounds great.

 

[Tonyrodz]

New W3 came in and got it installed. Didn't realize subs needed to break in before they hit hard. I was kinda pissed it didn't hit hard at first but about a hour of break in and it sounds great. View attachment 251332

How do you break a sub in?

 

[Dantheman1540]

My buddy said to play it at about half volume for an hour or so.

Quick Google search says half volume for 2 weeks and never exceed half. Well I already broke that rule so oh well. The first song I put on it seemed really weak and then after the trip to Home Depot and back at half volume it seemed stronger. So maybe I didn't do it the proper way but it seems as good or better than the last one which i know I never "broke in".

 

[iamdub]

You wanna gradually stretch the surround and spider, but mainly the surround. It's rubber that has been in one position since being made. Ever got a new rubber band out the bag and immediately stretched it too far, too fast and it snapped? So you grab another and stretch it a little at a time and you can feel it limber up. After that, it stretches to that length much more easily. Same effect with the sub's surround. Hot weather helps the break-in go much quicker.

When I break in a new sub, I leave it in my shop, either free-air or in an oversized vented box if available, and play test tones on repeat from an Autosound 2000 disc I copied to my shop PC. I start at nearly mid-bass notes and gradually drop the frequencies, playing each one for about five minutes until I get into the lower bass frequencies, then I play them a little longer.

 

[Rocket Man]

You wanna gradually stretch the surround and spider, but mainly the surround. It's rubber that has been in one position since being made. Ever got a new rubber band out the bag and immediately stretched it too far, too fast and it snapped? So you grab another and stretch it a little at a time and you can feel it limber up. After that, it stretches to that length much more easily. Same effect with the sub's surround. Hot weather helps the break-in go much quicker.

When I break in a new sub, I leave it in my shop, either free-air or in an oversized vented box if available, and play test tones on repeat from an Autosound 2000 disc I copied to my shop PC. I start at nearly mid-bass notes and gradually drop the frequencies, playing each one for about five minutes until I get into the lower bass frequencies, then I play them a little longer.

Geek.