Subwoofer distorting

[Emperor]

When a sub starts cracking and distorting, and it goes from boom to crackle, is it maxing out?

Fusion 12", obviously a shity sub.

If I went to something like a DD(Digital Design) 1000 series, 12", would it stay boom even when pumped right up?
WOuld upgrading the amp also help?

[mycoolcar]

Whats the amp you are using?

[Emperor]

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[tomo1985]

Theres your problem. You should tune your stereo to max before the head unit it up full as this can cause a distorted signal. You will need to upgrade both sub and amp if you want to go louder but like i said turning amost any stereo up to full on the head unit will not sound nice, or blow up your subs.

[deaf_rattle]

sounds like you had it tuned wrong
i have had my $50 powerbase subs running far more than their rated power for ages now all depends if you are feeding them a crap signal or not

[Alex B]

nothing wrong with over powering speakers. Infact is reccomended to have over head to stop a clipping signal from being sent to your speakers.

[Pies]

justy turn it up till you cant hear the crackle. thats what i did when my mr2 started knocking

[vvega]

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i have a 1400w rms d class fusion that im thinking of selling
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[Emperor]

Sweet, PM me a price if you wana sell