15" CVR Smells weird

[Imtjnotu 5,000+ posts]

500 watts is over powering it? arent they 500watts RMS and 1000watts max
The cone doesnt get hot.. The gain and bass boost are all the way up.

Is it better to turn it down and then turn it up on the head unit?

thats ur problem....look up how to set them...leave bass boost all the way down.....

and learn to set the gains...ur clipping the hell out of the sub

 

[Buck 5,000+ posts]

Build a ported box for it. I don't know if this is generally true (never had a sealed box), but I've had a few people that I've designed boxes for tell me that ported keeps their woofer cooler, at least the cone.

 

[bhsdriller 10+ year member]

clipping came to your ride, disrespected your sub

 

[sjedwards1984 10+ year member]

because someone.... narc'd me out

 

[Imtjnotu 5,000+ posts]

so what did u learn from the thread man

 

[sjedwards1984 10+ year member]

not to turn your gains and bass boost up all the way on your amp

 

[Buck 5,000+ posts]

so what did u learn from the thread man

not to turn your gains and bass boost up all the way on your amp

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[05trailblazer 10+ year member]

give em a break

 

[Joseph7195 10+ year member]

I had the same thing happen to me with a prefab box. Lots of them use OSB plywood which contains a lot of glue to hold the pieces together. The friction from the wood vibrating causes it to heat up and smell really strong. Mind you, I was pushing almost 3,000 watts, not 500. But I would not take the others recommendations lightly. Making sure your gains are set correctly is VERY important!! I actually made my box smoke on a continuous 45 hz burp (about 4 minutes). Scared the **** out of me!!!