helliondarklord
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Post by helliondarklord on Oct 4, 2023 22:25:41 GMT
Is this wired correctly? EDIT:: It's the SKAR VD-8 D4 subwoofer. (I have three more I bought before losing out on buying a car.)
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Post by laristotle on Oct 4, 2023 23:00:44 GMT
Is this wired correctly? Yes, it is. Good job.
Did you connect the cable wire positive to positive?
Does the cable wire look like this?
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Post by helliondarklord on Oct 4, 2023 23:06:07 GMT
IT looks like the pitcure you posted. I don't know which side id positive and which is negative though.
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Post by laristotle on Oct 4, 2023 23:29:05 GMT
IT looks like the pitcure you posted. I don't know which side id positive and which is negative though. The wire with the clear insulation is positive. The twisted wire is negative. If you connected 'clear' to positive and 'twisted' to negative, then you're good to go.
* Remember. When you plug in the speaker, switch the amp to 8 ohm. If you're planning on doing a second speaker the same way and plug it in to #2, switch to 4 ohm. (parallel speaker math - 8 ohms divided by two speakers = 4 ohms) And also, switch the power to 50W to get a fuller sound. Here's hoping that it sounds good to your ears.
*edit Being that it's a sub woofer, you may find it really bassy. Adjust your tone accordingly (a little more treble, less bass).
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Post by helliondarklord on Oct 4, 2023 23:43:57 GMT
Thank YOU SO MUCH!!! THe sound is totally what I want. before the tone knobs didn't do much of anything and Now Today I feel like the $6oo.oo was well spent on a amp!! It SOUNDS amazing now! Nice lows and mids. As I fired up the Tubes I really liked it. then I did something bad with the knobs and was like "I need just tinge more high tone again then I will be happy" At least my roommates like the sound now! LOL!
Then found a knob that made it tons better. Problem is I don't know what Knob that was now. LOL! I tried to record my music on my new phone that is free of charge for disabled persons (which I'm finding out is a terrible phone) and it sounds horrible on the phone... I paid $7oo.oo for a prepaid phone before I found out that I can get phones for free If I sign up for a free one through the SOcial Security Disability income thing.... I will try to see if it records low frequency stuff. If that fails, my roommate just got a new phone that I'm certain will record a quality recording. We might try that tomorrow. I will also try my old phone that wasn't free and see what it sounds like..
EDIT:: I for got to switch the amp to 8ohm. ( I have recurring memory loss and lapses and forget things. ((It does help if I can read the message that I'm supposed to hear but I often forget so I scan the threads looking for things I might have missed)) Are you saying to wire up a second speaker the same way? (Series) and switch the Ohm thingy to 4ohm? Wire it JUST THE SAME?
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Post by laristotle on Oct 5, 2023 0:57:48 GMT
Glad to hear that you're enjoying it. Are you saying to wire up a second speaker the same way? (Series) and switch the Ohm thingy to 4ohm? Wire it JUST THE SAME? Yes, just the same. Make sure that the cable's positive (clear) and negative (twisted) wires are hooked up correctly.
If you plan on plugging in both speakers, switch thingy to 4 ohms.
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Post by helliondarklord on Oct 5, 2023 1:04:20 GMT
IT looks like the pitcure you posted. I don't know which side id positive and which is negative though. The wire with the clear insulation is positive. The twisted wire is negative. If you connected 'clear' to positive and 'twisted' to negative, then you're good to go.
* Remember. When you plug in the speaker, switch the amp to 8 ohm. If you're planning on doing a second speaker the same way and plug it in to #2, switch to 4 ohm. (parallel speaker math - 8 ohms divided by two speakers = 4 ohms) And also, switch the power to 50W to get a fuller sound. Here's hoping that it sounds good to your ears.
*edit Being that it's a sub woofer, you may find it really bassy. Adjust your tone accordingly (a little more treble, less bass).
I happen to LOVE the bassiness. My roommate likes it too. It doesn't "boom" because it is in a dipole
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Post by helliondarklord on Oct 5, 2023 1:07:01 GMT
You just watch I'll become FAMOUS for the sound... LOL! My roommate was hed banging and stuff and loves the sound now.
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Post by helliondarklord on Oct 5, 2023 1:44:17 GMT
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Post by helliondarklord on Oct 5, 2023 2:10:57 GMT
OF course it sounds like crap over my phone microphone and I forgot to set the Ohms at 8 ohms.
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Post by helliondarklord on Oct 5, 2023 19:20:33 GMT
I hooked up the second speaker and the sound is AMAZING!!! I am like jumping up and down I like it so much!!! I however can't stand the phone recording. What can we do about that?
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Post by laristotle on Oct 5, 2023 21:25:46 GMT
Ok, good job. Is the amp switched to 4 ohms? (parallel speaker math - 8 ohms divided by two speakers = 4 ohms)
As for a clearer recording, prop up your phone a few feet away on a chair or something, facing the amp. The way you do it in the vids, you're laying the phone face down covering the mic.
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Post by helliondarklord on Oct 5, 2023 23:18:19 GMT
Ok, good job. Is the amp switched to 4 ohms? (parallel speaker math - 8 ohms divided by two speakers = 4 ohms) As for a clearer recording, prop up your phone a few feet away on a chair or something, facing the amp. The way you do it in the vids, you're laying the phone face down covering the mic. Yes I switched it to 4 ohm. I think I need a better phone microphone though. I forgot to have my roommate record with his iPhone. It takes really good pictures and might have a better tone in the videos. EDIT:: My roommate just got an iPhone 15... First person to buy a 15 at Walmart! It is high quality and might make a better recording. EDIT2:: I tried recording on my laptop and the result is cats with their tails tails tied together on either side of a flaming torch in a grain field... Okay maybe not THAT bad but... I hate it. EDIT3:: a better sound on video bit sure what I did differently
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Post by laristotle on Oct 5, 2023 23:31:18 GMT
Looking forward to the first vid from that.
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Post by helliondarklord on Oct 5, 2023 23:39:05 GMT
Looking forward to the first vid from that. I posted a better video as "EDIT3::" in the last post. you can hear the microphone change a little though.
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Post by laristotle on Oct 5, 2023 23:47:01 GMT
Stache and goatee look cool man! You no longer have the uncle fester look.
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Post by helliondarklord on Oct 6, 2023 0:31:34 GMT
Stache and goatee look cool man! You no longer have the uncle fester look.
Thank you for your help! I can imagine my amp being destroyed because I thought it was supposed to be wired in such and such a way. I LOVE the sound now. It sounds way better than anything else I have heard playing. I am glad that I bought the Carvin. I thought I made a huge mistake because someone in a bass forum told my to buy a three channel Bass amp for my bass guitars. I thought the V3 was a Professional Audio that would drive 3 woofers on this crazy subwoofer box. Now I am really happy with my purchase. I don't know how I can return the favor.
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Post by helliondarklord on Oct 6, 2023 0:39:47 GMT
CHeck out what I want to some day build. It will be different when I get it finalized and should have bass.
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Post by helliondarklord on Oct 6, 2023 22:41:30 GMT
That's actually a car speaker box for two 8in woofers. I COULD still build it as I have two 8 in woofers left now. It's called a "Dual Folded Horn" I named "Rolling THunder"
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Post by helliondarklord on Oct 7, 2023 0:19:49 GMT
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Post by helliondarklord on Oct 7, 2023 18:56:27 GMT
Looking forward to the first vid from that. I THINK this is the video recorded on the iPhone
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Post by helliondarklord on Oct 7, 2023 18:57:55 GMT
Oh... I posted it twice... record one watch twice... LOL
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Post by laristotle on Oct 7, 2023 19:33:09 GMT
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Post by helliondarklord on Oct 7, 2023 23:29:15 GMT
I need to get a feel for my music and figure out how to play with my pick really lightly and then not play too slow. Strumming harshly makes the guitar sound like it is out of tune. Strumming softly makes me want to play slowly for some reason. I LOVE the sound now though I got it dialed in. Almost everything on the amp is turned all the way up. Gain and volume are only about a seven out of ten
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Post by helliondarklord on Oct 7, 2023 23:29:44 GMT
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Post by laristotle on Oct 7, 2023 23:47:45 GMT
In reference to your vid.
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Post by helliondarklord on Oct 7, 2023 23:55:18 GMT
I'm really learning how to play well. When I was at Guitar Center getting my Glarry Burning fire guitar set up the luthier must have played gently on the strings because it sounded great in the store. I played harshly on my old B.C. Rich and it never sounded out of tune like my Burning Fire does. It sounds beautiful now. Check out my attempt at playing a guitar that was just blessed by God Himself!!!
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Post by helliondarklord on Oct 11, 2023 2:10:34 GMT
Play soemthing for me ok? what guitar do you have?
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Post by laristotle on Oct 11, 2023 13:01:35 GMT
I own a few guitars and basses. I've been playing more bass for the past six years. Mainly because of arthritic fingers. I find the bass is easier.
Here's a few vids.
This is the current band that I'm in. That's me on bass.
This one's from the band that I was in prior. This is around five years ago. Also on bass.
As for guitar, all I have is a song that I wrote and recorded in '86 on a fostex 4-track. Everything's played by me, including the vocals (yeah, I know .. meh. I enjoy singing. What can I say). I used a drum machine for this which took most of the time to program. I needed to have the whole song in my head to properly set up the drumming.
Sure, it sounds dated, but keep in mind, 80's metal was all about dragons and wizards and such.
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Post by helliondarklord on Oct 11, 2023 19:32:12 GMT
Sure, it sounds dated, but keep in mind, 80's metal was all about dragons and wizards and such. It sounds Freaking awesome!
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