burnt/fried smell from subs

[robertoyoung08 10+ year member]

when you smell that burnt/fried smell coming from subs, does that mean they are getting over worked and could blow?

ive always assumed this is an indication that they are being over worked

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[kr15 5,000+ posts]

no, it means that the gain isnt high enough, so turn up the gain some more

 

[SpeedEuphoria 10+ year member]

just means the popcorn's gettin ready to pop

if you are really hungry and cant wait turn up the gain a lil or add sume butter/oil and it will pop faster so you can feed your hunger

 

[csu87 10+ year member]

is this a real question?

 

[SPLaudio 5,000+ posts]

if there is a smell after a breakin period then yes you are damaging ur subs. if every time you play them you have the burning smell they wont last ur cooking the glue off the coil and it will slinky and come unraveled...

 

[Bassin Buick]

if there is a smell after a breakin period then yes you are damaging ur subs. if every time you play them you have the burning smell they wont last ur cooking the glue off the coil and it will slinky and come unraveled...

 

[*SlappinAzz*]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezl6rgkpjws

lol, this video is perfect for the situation at hand

 

[05fronty 5,000+ posts]

Ooh, ooh that smell

Can't you smell that smell?

Ooh, ooh that smell

The smell of death surrounds you

 

[robertoyoung08 10+ year member]

very serious.

the burnt smell pretty much is bad news right away, BUT only reason i ask is because im only feeding these subs 600 rms and suposedly ive been told on here that people feed them 1000 daily no problem. so, figured maybe the smell was just cus they are working hard but not necessairly that they are going to blow.

 

[robertoyoung08 10+ year member]

if there is a smell after a breakin period then yes you are damaging ur subs. if every time you play them you have the burning smell they wont last ur cooking the glue off the coil and it will slinky and come unraveled...

thanks for bieng the only one with a good reply.

i figured it was something like this, but since supposedly these subs can take much more, i wanted to just make sure.

 

[csu87 10+ year member]

any smell is bad. your problem is most likely clipping. turn ur gain down, its not a volume knob. alot of factors will go into how much power a sub can take. so just cause you know someone that is giving them 1k, doesnt mean you can in ur application

 

[ArthurIhde 10+ year member]

I think it's not a good news.

 

[Bob Saget]

Ooh, ooh that smellCan't you smell that smell?

Ooh, ooh that smell

The smell of death surrounds you

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