Thanks. I understand now. The gold terminals look like bullet connectors and the silver terminals look like spades. Also what does the 0+3+6 dB mean an what should I set it on?

 

The 0 3 6 switch is to change the volume level of the tweeter. Flat, plus 3 or plus 6 db. Start it out set at 0 and if the tweeters are not loud enough you can increase it.

Jimmy

 

Is it ok to bypass the amp using bullet connectors instead of hard wiring? I would rather do that so that if I connect the wrong wires it will be easy to swap. Also the volume for a sealed box is .4-2. Is .7 cubic feet ok? Or would it be better to have more?

 

Bullet connectors will work fine as long as they are crimped tight on the wire. I don't understand what ".4-2" means. Kicker should have sent some literature with the subs to give an idea of the right air space for the enclosure. Usually it is best to follow what the manufacturer recommends as far as the type and size of enclosure. You can go a bit bigger to compensate for the air displacement of the sub itself, but it's not really absolutely necessary to compensate like that. Get it close to Kicker's specs, seal it up real tight inside with silicone and it should do fine. Usually the bigger the box the boomier it will sound. With 8's or 10's it is probably best to stay closer to the recommended air space. I can't find your other post, what subs did you get?

Jimmy

 

I got Kicker Comp RT 10 subs. The .4-2 is the recommended volume.

 

I read the specs, the minimum recommended air space in a sealed enclosure is 1 cubic foot, the maximum is 2.4. Don't put a 10" sub in 2.4 cubic feet, it will sound very bad. Just get it close to somewhere around 1.0 to 1.25 at the very most and you will get good tight musical bass from it. If you don't have room to make the enclosure exactly 1.0 you can stuff the enclosure about 2/3 full of Poly Fill. It's a fiber material used to make pillows. You can get it at any crafts store. It will trick the box into sounding somewhat bigger than it actually is. Even with stuffing the box don't go below .75 cubic feet per sub. Remember you need the 1.0 cubic feet for each sub, so your total internal air space should be around 2.0 cubic feet.

Jimmy

 

I am building a sealed box and the min is .4 and the max is 2 cubic feet. Can I still put stuffing in a sealed box?

 

If it were my own system I would not do it that way. I would try to find a way to build it to at least .75 cubic feet per sub. Putting a 10" sub in less than half a cubic foot probably will not sound good. You can try it though. Build the box and stuff it with Poly Fill, load the sub in temporarily and if you like how it sounds then make it permanent, cover it with carpet or vinyl and use it. If you have a friend with an amp similar to yours, you could also build your box and try it out in your friend's system. The smaller box will probably require more power too. You may find yourself turning up the gain on the amp higher than you normally would but that is OK as long as you don't clip the output (distortion).

Jimmy

 

I am going to try to get 1 cubic foot and stuff some polyfill in it. I also recieved my amp Monday. This is the one I got.
http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_...-12CX6001.html
Also what is the size of the speaker wire going through the factory amp?

 

The factory speaker wire is about 16 gauge. If you are going with 1 ft3 for both subs with the box stuffed with poly fill it probably will sound good. If the amp has a bass boost you might increase it to get a heavier sound out of the subs.

Jimmy