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I recently installed a new deck and speakers in my truck and they work perfectly.

I installed the amp and sub yesterday and it just makes a crackling sound when I turn it up and it makes no sound when at lower volume. I have double checked just about everything and cannot figure out the problem.

Can anyone help me?

Thanks in advance

 
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do u hear the subs pounding? or are they just not working?

1. is the power light on the amp oN? if not u have a power/ground connection issue

2. did u hook up wire connects to the head unit telling it to turn on or off?

3. are the RCAs hooked up securely without them grounding out? (touching some sort of metal)

 
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^ Yes to all.

So I rechecked the wiring today and put it all back in....and still the same problem!

So I decided I was going to find out today! So I went down to the local stereo store and they are 100% sure that my speaker is defective right out of the box. Way to go MTX, made in china with pride lol

So now I have to send it back to sonicelectronix and have them send me a new one. What a pain in the dick!

 
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You could have fried it with reverse wiring....

Did you push down on the woofer to make sure it comes back up?

 
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I know absolutely nothing about stero's other than that they make noise and there is a cool deck i can put my ipod inside, but it's nice to see you stickin around even though sold your civic maddog. it would have sucked if you peaced out after you sold your em1.

 
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That's how we figured out it was bad. We pushed on a brand new one and it moved freely. We pushed on mine and we could feel the voice coil rubbing and catching on the magnet.

So I talked to sonicelectronix. I bought another one, and when they get this one back they will refund my money. The new one shoud get here in 4 business days.

 
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Lol, yep, it's fried then

Oh well, as long as sonix replaces it, its all good, just a big hassle

How much did you pay for it?

 
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^ $125 I think. It's a MTX t56...if I remember correctly.

It's the 2ohm slim model 300w RMS. I had to get the slim one to fit behind the seat in my regular cab. There isn't a lot of options for slim subs out there.

 
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Well...
If ur willing to spend a little more...
The TW5 is a great option
Just ask Josh, he has one i think

 
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I don't need that much watts. I have a single cab pickup, not a school bus. Plus the guys down at the stereo place are convinced that these have excellent sound quality compared to other thin subs and I do trust them a lot. I know JL makes excellent products, but I don't need top of the line at thrice the price and only twice the RMS. That's just not smart shopping. I could get another speaker and amp for that much.

 
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The 13tw5 is a 600w peak sub. They say optimum performance is at 250-300W

downside is, you wouldn't be spending "a little" more.. It's more than double the price you paid for the MTX. I found it for $380, and the MSRP is something like $550

 
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I must have misread. I thought it said 600w RMS. But yeah, totally not worth it for the price.

 
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Lol are u kidding?
JL audio is $1 per watt

worth every penny if you can spend that much lol

But oh well, it's not for everyone, MTX is a pretty decent brand for a low price

 
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^ RMS is still the same and I payed $0.50 per watt ($0.025 if we are talking peak) with this speaker...and I can afford a JL, I just don't think that they are worth it for what you get, I don't like paying extra for the name.

Anyways I got my new sub today and installed it. It doesn't sound as nice as my 12" JBL power series that I had in my Civic but what can you expect with limited space?

The pics...

 
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Nice install
Very clean

Just to touch on what you said, JL is not just a name brand, they actually perform higher than expectations.
Is it an overhyped brand? Of course, but a lot of users who used JL stand by it's reputation.
Honestly, If I could afford buying FI Audio, that would probably be the only brand i'll take over JL

But overall, very nice install.
MTX is not a bad brand, but for a tiny bit more, I would go with Rockford Fosgate.