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Message: <blockquote data-quote="EvilEd" data-source="post: 8442799" data-attributes="member: 636290"><p>I have a Fosgate Punch 1000BD that's been pushing two JL 12w6v3 at 1ohm for about 8 years without issue, I hooked the amp up to 1 alpine type R dual 2 ohm wired to 1 ohm in a 1.6 sq ft ported to 39 hz box with the infrasonic filter turned on on the amp but the sub blew after about 20 minutes of moderately loud usage (70-80%).  I know the specs on the box weren't perfect and the infrasonic filter at 29 hz is far from 39 hz, but should it really have been enough to blow the sub?  The gain was set really low, lower than it was with the W6s.  I didn't hear distortion and by the time i smelled the smoke it was too late.  I'm wondering if I got a bad sub (purchased from one of these cheap no warranty stores) or if the box could have caused the damage.</p></blockquote><p></p>

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