Ascendant Audio or Elemental Designs??

the dawg · Post by **the dawg** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 11:07 am

Anybody familiar with the Hifonics amps ???

solacedagony · Post by **solacedagony** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 11:15 am

the dawg wrote:I will have the 8 inch Assassins in their own sealed box under the bucket seats in my Jeep. My question is, should they be downward firing(into the floor) or upward firing(into the seat)???

Try it whatever ways you can. It'll probably sound a little different each way.

cargodz · Post by **cargodz** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 2:58 pm

the dawg wrote:Anybody familiar with the Hifonics amps ???

Get a hold of Bill (Bwcad1)... he is more familiar with the Hifonics stuff.

swimmerdude · Post by **swimmerdude** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 4:21 pm

the dawg wrote:Alright, Got the Ascendant Audio 8 inch subs and I installed them in sealed boxes . My question is where should the settings be on my amp(Hifonics BX1000D)?? The adjustment knobs are labeled:subsonic, bass eq, low pass, phase, and level.-----???

The subsonic doesnt really need to be set since the subs are in sealed boxes. But for further reference, the subsonic filter prevents the sub from playing below what it is set at. This is very important for ported enclosures. With a ported enclosure, you dont want the sub playing very loud below its tuning frequency because it will go past its excursion limits. So you will set the subsonic filter a few hz below the tuning frequency.

The bass eq... leave at zero!!! This will just add to causing distortion and killing your subs and or amp.

The phase... leave at zero. This is used if you have your subs inverted.

The level is the gain. There is a tutorial on this in the FAQ section. Actually, here is the link... http://www.caraudiocentral.net/forums/s ... php?t=6993

the dawg · Post by **the dawg** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 4:37 pm

What about Low Pass ??This adjustment ranges from 35 Hz to 250 Hz. --??

swimmerdude · Post by **swimmerdude** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 4:52 pm

the dawg wrote:What about Low Pass ??This adjustment ranges from 35 Hz to 250 Hz. --??

Forgot about that one. The general rule of thumb is around 80hz. You can play with it around there to get it to where you think it sounds better.

Kid Red · Post by **Kid Red** » Wed Jan 24, 2007 12:52 pm

Where can you get the AA Assassins? The order button on their website says unavailable for every product? I like the assassin 10 and think I want to get it but have no idea where/how.

mlstrass · Post by **mlstrass** » Wed Jan 24, 2007 1:51 pm

AA is revamping all their subs: assassins are getting cast baskets, triple stack magnet on Havoc, etc... so just call Chad and see what's available.

mlstrass · Post by **mlstrass** » Wed Jan 24, 2007 1:52 pm

BTW...throwing 800+watts at 2 8" assassins in the GF's car without a problem. VERY beefy driver with good SQ and they'll shake the car pretty good for budget 8's...

Kid Red · Post by **Kid Red** » Wed Jan 24, 2007 2:00 pm

Thanks, I emailed them to see what was available. Not that I know anything about Assassins other than the price and what I've read. Seems worth investigating.