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Is my sub ok?

933 Views 6 Replies 3 Participants Last post by vashwood, Jan 29, 2008

harryton

Discussion Starter · Jan 20, 2008

Hey guys. I'm a long time lurker, but first time poster. I bought the Dayton SUB-100 and got it last week, but I just found out I did something stupid. I was wondering why it just didn't sound right. The volume always seemed too low no matter how high I turned up the receiver and/or subwoofer gain.

So I just checked the wiring (should have done it sooner), and I realized I had mistakenly hooked up the rca to the "OUTPUT" instead of the "INPUT"!

Could that have messed anything up in anyway? Is there anything I can do to test out if everything is working ok? When I was trying figuring stuff out, I at one point had the sub gain turned to about 2/3.

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mailiang

· #2 · Jan 20, 2008

Did you change the connection? Hopefuly it should be ok.

Ian

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harryton

Discussion Starter · #3 · Jan 20, 2008

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Originally Posted by mailiang /forum/post/12876501

Did you change the connection? Hopefuly it should be ok.

Ian

Yeah. I put it to the INPUT. It sounds fine. But I'm not sure if 'everything' is ok. What technically happens when the Receiver Sub-Out is connected to the Subwoofer Out? I would have thought that I wouldn't be able to hear anything.

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mailiang

· #4 · Jan 20, 2008

It's just cross talk (interaction) between the sub amp and receiver. Don't worry about it , just enjoy your sub.

Ian

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harryton

Discussion Starter · #5 · Jan 21, 2008

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Originally Posted by mailiang /forum/post/12877755

It's just cross talk (interaction) between the sub amp and receiver. Don't worry about it , just enjoy your sub.

Ian

Thanks,

I just read about using a sine sweep to test the subwoofer. But I also read that it was dangerous for the drivers. What precautions can I make before I play the sweep? I was going to use a sweep from 10hz to 100hz from the realmofexcursion site

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harryton

Discussion Starter · #6 · Jan 21, 2008

The link is here
http://www.realmofexcursion.com/downloads.htm

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vashwood

· #7 · Jan 29, 2008

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Originally Posted by harryton /forum/post/12880202

Thanks,

I just read about using a sine sweep to test the subwoofer. But I also read that it was dangerous for the drivers. What precautions can I make before I play the sweep? I was going to use a sweep from 10hz to 100hz from the realmofexcursion site

I guess just make sure to not play it too loud. And give the driver time to rest after each sweep.

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