My "New" Ghetto-tastic Stereo (maybe)

[talnlnky]

do yourself a favor... and just pick up a pair of 10's when some store has a buy one get one free deal. That way you can just use that current box.

That or find another sub just like that one.

Also... since he left his stuff, you may want to check to make sure it all works before you get too far. Take a DMM to the voice coil(s) on that sub and make sure they register a realistic ohm load.

then hook the amp up to your car, straigh to the battery (the amp can be sitting on the ground... and make sure the amp turns on... then hook it up to a deck, and hook a speaker to the amp and barely turn up the volume till you hear it make noise... once you know all the stuff works... then proceed with the plan.

The reason I say this is because your roommate left stuff.... granted its not the best gear, but still.... he left it. Second, there was only one sub... Why? did he blow the other one? if so, how do you know this one isn't dead too.... or darn close to it.

Oh yeah... sometimes when subs blow, the coil will heat up and unravel, and then when you push up & done on the cone you'll hear a scraping, crunching sound... make sure that the cone moves smoothly by putting a tiny bit of pressure on it with your hand. This test you can do without hooking anything up.


My monitor at work is really dim... so I can't tell if this is the sub you have... but if so...$40 seems to be the price for one, and the rms value is 150watts.
http://www.parts-express.com/pe/show...number=267-085

[Alien Mantis]

A friend of mine has that exact Clarion HU.

Typically, PYLE is short for: "Pyle of CRAP".

That amp is huge!

( That box is beat up. )

[CtrlAltDefeat]

Originally Posted by talnlnky

do yourself a favor... and just pick up a pair of 10's when some store has a buy one get one free deal. That way you can just use that current box.

That or find another sub just like that one.

Maybe if it works ok, I'll get another one like it... I don't know if I can use the box. There are some big chips taken out of the edges.. but I'm going to try to make it work, and get a different box and/or subs if one or the other does not work.

Originally Posted by talnlnky

Also... since he left his stuff, you may want to check to make sure it all works before you get too far. Take a DMM to the voice coil(s) on that sub and make sure they register a realistic ohm load.

then hook the amp up to your car, straigh to the battery (the amp can be sitting on the ground... and make sure the amp turns on... then hook it up to a deck, and hook a speaker to the amp and barely turn up the volume till you hear it make noise... once you know all the stuff works... then proceed with the plan.

The reason I say this is because your roommate left stuff.... granted its not the best gear, but still.... he left it. Second, there was only one sub... Why? did he blow the other one? if so, how do you know this one isn't dead too.... or darn close to it.

Oh yeah... sometimes when subs blow, the coil will heat up and unravel, and then when you push up & done on the cone you'll hear a scraping, crunching sound... make sure that the cone moves smoothly by putting a tiny bit of pressure on it with your hand. This test you can do without hooking anything up.

I do plan on testing it. I appreciate your advice on testing it, thank you.

Originally Posted by talnlnky

My monitor at work is really dim... so I can't tell if this is the sub you have... but if so...$40 seems to be the price for one, and the rms value is 150watts.
http://www.parts-express.com/pe/show...number=267-085

No, the speaker is the Pyle PL1090BL 10" 1000 Watt Blue Wave Cone Subwoofer (even cheaper) I meant to put the part number before.

Originally Posted by Alien Mantis

A friend of mine has that exact Clarion HU.

Typically, PYLE is short for: "Pyle of CRAP".

That amp is huge!

( That box is beat up. )

Yea the HU was a good deal (a few years ago), and yes I have my doubts about the quality of the sub, but for free, I'll work with it, until I build a proper system...