break in smell?

[nateberrier 10+ year member]

My buddy has a couple of 600 rms rated 12s they are memphis PRs. His amp can only push about 400 to each but they smell like burnt voice coil. is that normal? Ive never had the issue

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[nateberrier 10+ year member]

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[bubbagumper6 5,000+ posts]

How did he set the gain?

 

[outsideshot23 10+ year member]

most new subs have a smell wheny ouy egt them warm.. not burnt but.. hard to explain

 

[The HACKER 10+ year member]

Could be clipping you think bubba??

 

[bubbagumper6 5,000+ posts]

Could be clipping you think bubba??

That's what I would guess but if he's sending a clipped signal the distortion would make it sound like shit...but then again, maybe he can't tell the difference?

 

[nateberrier 10+ year member]

I set them, gains down, no clipping and under the max rms, its a ported box, they arent bottoming out or anything else. Sounds pretty **** good actually but its that smell similar to burnt coils but not quite the same i dont think. just rather be safe than sorry.

 

[bubbagumper6 5,000+ posts]

I set them, gains down, no clipping and under the max rms, its a ported box, they arent bottoming out or anything else. Sounds pretty **** good actually but its that smell similar to burnt coils but not quite the same i dont think. just rather be safe than sorry.

What do you mean gains down? You can't just set the gain wherever you feel like...that's not how it works

 

[mossberg385t 10+ year member]

What do you mean gains down? You can't just set the gain wherever you feel like...that's not how it works

I think he means the gains arent maxed

 

[nateberrier 10+ year member]

hu puts out 6.5v and its set to 4v which is the lowest, bass boost is off too

 

[bubbagumper6 5,000+ posts]

I think he means the gains arent maxed

Well there's still a lot of play between the gain being set at 0 and it being maxed. It doesn't have to be maxed out to clip.

hu puts out 6.5v and its set to 4v which is the lowest, bass boost is off too

The gain is set at 4v? And that is at the very minimum, as in the gain is set to 0?

 

[The HACKER 10+ year member]

Do you know how to wire the subs to the right ohm for the amp?? If so prove it...just to make sure we arent wasting out time =)

 

[teen 10+ year member]

theres a difference btwn the glue smell at break in and burnt coils... experience is the only thing thats gunna help you tell the difference lol.

id say if you dont hear any distortion, play them at a good volume so they're bumpin and start backing off the gain from there. you probably wont hear much of a difference as you start slowly turning the gain down, but it might be just a tad bit to high...

also, why not just set the HU to 6.5v and back the gain down on the amp more? im guessing mids/ highs are running off the HU?

 

[nateberrier 10+ year member]

Subs are SVC 4ohm 600RMS Amp is 2ch 800rms @ 4ohms bridged subs subs were bridged on the amp with the gain set to 0 and the bass boost on maybe 1-2db

 

[nateberrier 10+ year member]

theres a difference btwn the glue smell at break in and burnt coils... experience is the only thing thats gunna help you tell the difference lol.
id say if you dont hear any distortion, play them at a good volume so they're bumpin and start backing off the gain from there. you probably wont hear much of a difference as you start slowly turning the gain down, but it might be just a tad bit to high...

also, why not just set the HU to 6.5v and back the gain down on the amp more? im guessing mids/ highs are running off the HU?

yes mids and highs on the hu but everythin on the amp is turned to off. the HU drives the amp pretty loud