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      03-26-2012, 09:56 PM   #45
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i would use some sort of slope for refined bass and lose the infrasonic unless your aiming for mids, just my 2 cents
I think you misread the pics
I'm using 24db slope
And I am not using the infrasonic

I did test my sub with the infra sonic on and some test tones
And I was losing too much in the 20-30hz notes
Which are actually my favourite
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      03-26-2012, 09:59 PM   #46
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I have a brand new, third LC2i sitting that I can use. I was just wondering if the LC6i was of any higher quality and/or could handle more input voltage over the LC2i.
As far as I know
They are pretty much identical
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      03-26-2012, 10:06 PM   #47
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As far as I know
They are pretty much identical
I figured as much but was just hoping there might be another, better option.
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      03-27-2012, 03:38 AM   #48
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My LC2i and JL400/4 is set almost the same as kmerai. Mine is running through the main channels, not the bass channel.

It's the premium system with Technic harness and simply powering a pair of SWS-8s. It all runs cool with no glitches at all.

This might sound dumb, but have you checked the speaker outputs from the Technic harness.?

When I got mine, it had an old diagram of the wire configuration out of the harness and into the amp which was wrong. This gave me all sorts of problems. Once he sent me the revised wiring it's been perfect.

Perhaps Technic could post up a fool proof diagram of the four speaker wires.
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      03-27-2012, 04:20 AM   #49
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As far as I know
They are pretty much identical
The LC6i does not have the AccuBass feature.
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      03-27-2012, 04:22 AM   #50
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My LC2i and JL400/4 is set almost the same as kmerai. Mine is running through the main channels, not the bass channel.

It's the premium system with Technic harness and simply powering a pair of SWS-8s. It all runs cool with no glitches at all.

This might sound dumb, but have you checked the speaker outputs from the Technic harness.?

When I got mine, it had an old diagram of the wire configuration out of the harness and into the amp which was wrong. This gave me all sorts of problems. Once he sent me the revised wiring it's been perfect.

Perhaps Technic could post up a fool proof diagram of the four speaker wires.
The diagram mistake was in the underseat woofer pigtail and that was resolved after you pointed it out in the diagram.

The pigtail is not used in either case here...
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      03-27-2012, 04:27 AM   #51
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The diagram mistake was in the underseat woofer pigtail and that was resolved after you pointed it out in the diagram.

The pigtail is not used in either case here...
Aah. Sorry Technic. I got my wires crossed (literally).
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Hey all,

For some reason, LC2i keeps loosing volume. I have a sub and AMP connected to my LC2i and the BASS hits when I first set it up, but over time my BASS disappears to the point my seat subs make more noise than my 12" JL sub.

If I crank up the LC2i gain, it will sound better, but a few days later, it will drop in volume again to the point my seat subs are louder. Being Ive run into this twice now has me wondering if this thing can really handle the volt spikes coming off the EPS system.

Interestingly enough a buddy of mine who also has an LC2i with a sub and amp in a E92 just told me his is doing the same thing.


Has anyone else experienced this with an LC2i? Its frustrating.

Thanks!
Hello. Are you using signal sensing or are you providing a remote input to this unit? The inputs on the LC2i can take up to 400W so I highly, highly, doubt you're over driving the unit. As always, output levels up on the LC2i and gains down on the amp. If the bass seems to come on and off it could be due to two reasons:

A) The factory amp isn't sensing a load on the sub line which is causing it to stop outputting. This is easily fixed.

B) Signal sensing isn't working correctly in this car and you should try a remote input. Easy fix.

- Please check the input specifications on your amplifiers to make sure you aren't feeding the after market amp too much voltage.

I am more than happy to clarify what this unit can do for you. If you have a problem with the LC2i in your installation, send me a direct message, and I will help.

Have a good day
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      03-27-2012, 05:56 PM   #53
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Hello. Are you using signal sensing or are you providing a remote input to this unit? The inputs on the LC2i can take up to 400W so I highly, highly, doubt you're over driving the unit. As always, output levels up on the LC2i and gains down on the amp. If the bass seems to come on and off it could be due to two reasons:

A) The factory amp isn't sensing a load on the sub line which is causing it to stop outputting. This is easily fixed.

B) Signal sensing isn't working correctly in this car and you should try a remote input. Easy fix.

- Please check the input specifications on your amplifiers to make sure you aren't feeding the after market amp too much voltage.

I am more than happy to clarify what this unit can do for you. If you have a problem with the LC2i in your installation, send me a direct message, and I will help.

Have a good day
Hi

I would guess that you are from Audiocontrol, correct?

In these two particular cases a dedicated remote turn on signal is being fed into the LC2i. What you are saying is that the GTO jumper must be set to OFF if a dedicated remote line is used, correct?
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      03-27-2012, 07:43 PM   #54
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Hello. Are you using signal sensing or are you providing a remote input to this unit? The inputs on the LC2i can take up to 400W so I highly, highly, doubt you're over driving the unit. As always, output levels up on the LC2i and gains down on the amp. If the bass seems to come on and off it could be due to two reasons:

A) The factory amp isn't sensing a load on the sub line which is causing it to stop outputting. This is easily fixed.

B) Signal sensing isn't working correctly in this car and you should try a remote input. Easy fix.

- Please check the input specifications on your amplifiers to make sure you aren't feeding the after market amp too much voltage.

I am more than happy to clarify what this unit can do for you. If you have a problem with the LC2i in your installation, send me a direct message, and I will help.

Have a good day
We'd love to be using the signal sensing feature
If it worked
It doesn't detect anything with 150 watts per channel surging through its veins
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      03-27-2012, 08:00 PM   #55
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We'd love to be using the signal sensing feature
If it worked
It doesn't detect anything with 150 watts per channel surging through its veins
Did you set the GTO jumper to OFF?
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Did you set the GTO jumper to OFF?
I tried off, on, I tried taking a signal from the front speakers, from the underseat subs
Nothing
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I tried off, on, I tried taking a signal from the front speakers, from the underseat subs
Nothing
So your LC2i is stable with the external remote signal regardless of the GTO jumper setting?
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So your LC2i is stable with the external remote signal regardless of the GTO jumper setting?
Well after giving up on the GTO feature
It's been set to off ever since
And I'm now giving it a remote in signal from the tr-4 triggered by the thin black wire
I followed your advice and uses the think black wire, vs having the remote in wire hooked up to direct power

But yes it's stable
No issues
no volume changes or anything
I have accubass set to minimum as per your suggestion
And this is going into the xd600/1 powering my 13tw5
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Hello. Are you using signal sensing or are you providing a remote input to this unit? The inputs on the LC2i can take up to 400W so I highly, highly, doubt you're over driving the unit. As always, output levels up on the LC2i and gains down on the amp. If the bass seems to come on and off it could be due to two reasons:

A) The factory amp isn't sensing a load on the sub line which is causing it to stop outputting. This is easily fixed.

B) Signal sensing isn't working correctly in this car and you should try a remote input. Easy fix.

- Please check the input specifications on your amplifiers to make sure you aren't feeding the after market amp too much voltage.

I am more than happy to clarify what this unit can do for you. If you have a problem with the LC2i in your installation, send me a direct message, and I will help.

Have a good day
This seems to contradict what I thought we were supposed to be doing. I thought it was down on the LC2i and up on the amp so that the amp would be controlling things and not the LC2i.

I am wondering if we are indeed giving the aftermarket amp too much voltage. How can that be tested?
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This seems to contradict what I thought we were supposed to be doing. I thought it was down on the LC2i and up on the amp so that the amp would be controlling things and not the LC2i.

I am wondering if we are indeed giving the aftermarket amp too much voltage. How can that be tested?
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For what it's worth, I am using an old JL cleansweep with no issue. I had a few issues with passive locs burning up. Swapped amps and dusted off an old cleansweep I've had no issues for a while now.
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Guess I just remembered wrong.
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For what it's worth, I am using an old JL cleansweep with no issue. I had a few issues with passive locs burning up. Swapped amps and dusted off an old cleansweep I had with no issues for a while now.
You have EPS?
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You have EPS?
He does...
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He does...
What are your thoughts on the Cleansweep then?
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What are your thoughts on the Cleansweep then?
As an active LOC for just adding subs, the Cleansweep is overboard as it is first a de-EQ processor and second a LOC. There's no need to de-EQ the woofer outputs as they are not EQ and not full range.

However, I can see why it is working with the EPS as it supports up to 30V RMS/42V peak inputs.
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