Fizik Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 (edited) Received my iNuke today. Got everything hooked up, but I'm not getting any sound from it. I went with RCA to 1/4 in adapters but they are stereo adapters and have two rings on them. But since the RCA is unbalanced would I need a mono adapter instead? Looks like parts express recommends mono adapters. Thanks Edited February 28, 2015 by Fizik Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derrickdj1 Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 (edited) I don't think so. I use mono and stereo TRS 1/4 adapters. Describe your equipment and setup in more detail and other will help you. Edited February 28, 2015 by derrickdj1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fizik Posted February 28, 2015 Author Share Posted February 28, 2015 (edited) I'm going from a single rca out of the receiver. That goes to a rca y cable, then the 1/4 adapters are on the end and plugged into the amp. From the amp is a pair of speakon cables with banana plugs on the end. Amp is set to stereo, with a high pass at 20hz and a low pass at 120. The lfe filter on the receiver is set to 80hz. Edited February 28, 2015 by Fizik Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DizRotus Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 In a rush to get going over a weekend, I tried to convert a set of RCA cables by adding 1/4" TRS connectors, by bridging the ring and sleeve. It sort of worked, but one channel would cut in and out. A trip to Radio Shack (one of the last I'm afraid) found that the best I could do was get a pair of 1/4" TS connectors. Once soldered in place, both channels now produce steady sound. Good luck and let us know how it's going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derrickdj1 Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 Which I Nuke are you using? Are you running two subs? What type of sub and driver configuration? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fizik Posted February 28, 2015 Author Share Posted February 28, 2015 (edited) It's fixed now. It was the adapters. Switched to a set on mono adapters and now I have sound. Now sure the 3000dsp is enough power so I may be sending it back for a 6000dsp instead. Any ideas how i can boost the input signal to the amp? Even if I turn the receiver up to +12 for the sub it still seems like it could be louder. Though I need to play with the amp settings more, its trickier since I don't own a windows computer. Edited February 28, 2015 by Fizik Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derrickdj1 Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 What sub do you have and are you bridging the amp? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fizik Posted February 28, 2015 Author Share Posted February 28, 2015 Running two 12in subs in one box, each sub is wired to 4 ohms and each sub is running on 1 channel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derrickdj1 Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 The I Nuke 3000 should deliver 820 watts per ch. into 4 ohms in a ideal world. In real life terms you may be getting around 600 watts RMS. That should be about right with most 12 drivers. What is the RMS rating on the driver? I use dual cab 18's with an I Nuke 6000 DSP. Each driver is 1000 RMS/2000 Peak. Some people report the amp to be around 2000 max. In bridge mode on the I Nuke 3000 I have peaked up to around 2600 watts with one movie and my old Chase drivers. I can't do that with the Ultimax drivers. I do use the limiter and everything has been safe. Why I can't with the Ultimax which is a better driver is because it digs deeper and the impedance load get's tougher. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fizik Posted February 28, 2015 Author Share Posted February 28, 2015 600 RMS should be safe for them. Hopefully playing with the setting in the amp some with yield some better results. May also try the sub in a different room and see if that helps as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derrickdj1 Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 (edited) I you using this for HT or music. Try setting LS 12 in the FILTER 1 slot under the third tab at 40 Hz and set the gain to 8. This may save some headroom and give you all the impact for HT. This is safe for vented and sealed sub. Put on a good movies with LFE and see what you thing. You don't need the 120 Hz LPF. I take it these are sealed subs. Depending on room size, don't worry much about extension. Large rooms just won't have without a lot of sealed boxes. Plenty of impact is in the 15-30 Hz area and it will not stress the amp as much. You don't want much more power that the I Nuke 3000 to match the Xmax and X mech of the driver. Edited February 28, 2015 by derrickdj1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fizik Posted February 28, 2015 Author Share Posted February 28, 2015 (edited) It is vented, and I will give this a try. Thank you! I also tried my current settings with a blu-ray and had to turn everything down. Its just music that seems to need a bit of a boost. Edited March 1, 2015 by Fizik Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryant0086 Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 You may want to increase the gain in your software of the inuke up to +12dB. You are connecting "pro" equipment to consumer equipment and the line level of the two is 12 dB different, best I can figure. If that sounds scary, you can always increase it a couple of dBs at a time, but mine never seemed to clip or anything, Looking at is as -4dB vs. +10dB seems like 14 dB. Well simple math doesn't exactly work out from my understanding. I read on another website there is a 12 dB gain between line levels of pro and consumer and the person who wrote it sounded quite knowledgeable, though I don't remember the website. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Line_level One other thing.... most HT receivers also offer a sub out level. Crank it up as well. Just make sure when you play it after going up on the gain level of the inuke DSP and dub out level that you aren't getting clipping........ where it sounds distorted. It wouldn't hurt your amp, most likely, but your sub driver would probably not like it much. Bryant Bryant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derrickdj1 Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 (edited) What avr are you using? Listing you gear would help others to know what you are working with. Some consumer gear will have no trouble passing an adequate signal to the subs. What is the trim in the avr? There are things we don't know and need to be of more help. Edited March 2, 2015 by derrickdj1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fizik Posted March 2, 2015 Author Share Posted March 2, 2015 What avr are you using? Listing you gear would help others to know what you are working with. Some consumer gear with have no trouble passing an adequate signal to the subs. What is the trim in the avr? There are things we don't know and need to be of more help. My setup is in my signature. But for music I tried the trim at 0 +6, 10, and 12. But when watching a blu-ray I had to turn it back down to 0. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babadono Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 You may want to increase the gain in your software of the inuke up to +12dB. You are connecting "pro" equipment to consumer equipment and the line level of the two is 12 dB different, best I can figure. If that sounds scary, you can always increase it a couple of dBs at a time, but mine never seemed to clip or anything, Looking at is as -4dB vs. +10dB seems like 14 dB. Well simple math doesn't exactly work out from my understanding. I read on another website there is a 12 dB gain between line levels of pro and consumer and the person who wrote it sounded quite knowledgeable, though I don't remember the website. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Line_level One other thing.... most HT receivers also offer a sub out level. Crank it up as well. Just make sure when you play it after going up on the gain level of the inuke DSP and dub out level that you aren't getting clipping........ where it sounds distorted. It wouldn't hurt your amp, most likely, but your sub driver would probably not like it much. Bryant Bryant Consumer level is -10dBV nominal and pro is +4dBu Trust the experts on this, its 12 dB difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 Consumer level is -10dBV nominal and pro is +4dBu Trust the experts on this, its 12 dB difference. Or just get an Art Cleanbox and forget about it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derrickdj1 Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 Turning the trim in the avr near 0 is not necessarily bad. Was it to lound or boomy? Are you using any gain in the I Nuke software under filters/tab 2 or PEQ/tab 3? People get the Cleanbox that Carl mentioned usually because the sub volume is way to low with some systems. Out of curiostiy how high are the gain knobs turned up on the I Nuke? Can you ever see the clip light(Red) on the amp? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryant0086 Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 You may want to increase the gain in your software of the inuke up to +12dB. You are connecting "pro" equipment to consumer equipment and the line level of the two is 12 dB different, best I can figure. If that sounds scary, you can always increase it a couple of dBs at a time, but mine never seemed to clip or anything, Looking at is as -4dB vs. +10dB seems like 14 dB. Well simple math doesn't exactly work out from my understanding. I read on another website there is a 12 dB gain between line levels of pro and consumer and the person who wrote it sounded quite knowledgeable, though I don't remember the website. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Line_level One other thing.... most HT receivers also offer a sub out level. Crank it up as well. Just make sure when you play it after going up on the gain level of the inuke DSP and dub out level that you aren't getting clipping........ where it sounds distorted. It wouldn't hurt your amp, most likely, but your sub driver would probably not like it much. Bryant Consumer level is -10dBV nominal and pro is +4dBu Trust the experts on this, its 12 dB difference. 11.79 dB actually, but who is counting ? Tough to know for certain what is actually being delivered though. I'm still trying to tune mine in to where I like it. I had an awful ground loop problem. Resolved the majority of it by running a wire from the receiver ground terminal to the fans guard screws on the inuke. Bryant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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