I have a 15" Angstrom subwoofer that decided to give up. It was 12 years old, the amp was replaced once under warranty. It's very small and didn't sound like a 15" at all being so underpowered. Anyways, after it blew up I phoned Solen (I'm in Canada), and the technician was very knowledgeable and suggested the Dayton Audio DCS380-4 15" woofer, and the Dayton Audio SA230 standalone subwoofer amp. They came in, and the first subwoofer was seized right out of the box. So I had to do a warranty claim on that and received the new one. I got it set up, and it sounded great! Huge difference over the old woofer and tiny amp. I turned on the TV yesterday and just from the music in the background of a commercial it made one quick hit and then stopped completely. I assumed the amp blew a fuse, but I can't open it up without voiding the warranty so I had to make a claim.
Out of boredom tonight I took the new sub out and put the new one in and it works! No issue with the amp at all. This is two Dayton subs, one I never got to use once and one I got to use 3 or 4 times, without any abuse. Is this common for these subs? Is there another 15" sub that can be recommended?? Just seems so weird they would blow up so easily, especially over just a very quiet commercial.
Out of boredom tonight I took the new sub out and put the new one in and it works! No issue with the amp at all. This is two Dayton subs, one I never got to use once and one I got to use 3 or 4 times, without any abuse. Is this common for these subs? Is there another 15" sub that can be recommended?? Just seems so weird they would blow up so easily, especially over just a very quiet commercial.
Is the driver also down-firing? If so, it's sprung much too loosely [high Vas] for this, so sooner or later would quit working due to eventually sagging so much that as soon as it got a positive signal at any amplitude to move it a bit would pop the VC out of the gap and hang up going back in. Really, its low Fs alone would make it marginal.
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This driver is a much worse choice for down-firing! Low Fs drivers must have very stiff suspensions [low Vas] such as one often finds in car audio sub specs. You will have to lay it on its side to locate the driver vertically. Being so near the floor though, it will still get good boundary loading. You'll need some sort of isolation pad to lay it on and ideally be mass loaded to the floor, i.e. place something really big, heavy on it such as a large potted plant.
I'm curious, did you tell Solen it was down-firing and they still sold you these drivers? If so, please make them aware of this, though it seems incredible that they wouldn't.
http://www.acmebass.com/andysworld/pdf/downwoof.pdf
http://www.adireaudio.com/Files/DriverOrientation.pdf
Resources - Woofer Mount Up Down
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I'm curious, did you tell Solen it was down-firing and they still sold you these drivers? If so, please make them aware of this, though it seems incredible that they wouldn't.
http://www.acmebass.com/andysworld/pdf/downwoof.pdf
http://www.adireaudio.com/Files/DriverOrientation.pdf
Resources - Woofer Mount Up Down
GM
I really appreciate your input! I told them the size of the box, and I can't recall mentioning if it's downfiring. I wonder, can I lay it on it's side and essentially make it a front firing? If so would way would I aim the ports??
Thanks you guys for any input!
edit: Maybe I'll call Solen and talk to a technician and see what they say
Thanks you guys for any input!
edit: Maybe I'll call Solen and talk to a technician and see what they say
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Yes, you can lay it on it's side.
The port output is omnidirectional, so the direction they are "aimed" makes little difference.
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