comps letting off a smell?

[christiankills 10+ year member]

Did a search, foudn nothing specific on it.

When a song that is demanding runs, or theyre on a little loud, they let off a smell.

theyre new comps, and I assumed, like subs, it could just be the glue..

but I really want to clarify what exactly it coudl be.

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[christiankills 10+ year member]

alright, thanks.

I read another thread and it said that they let off a smell because it passed the thermal capacity adn theyre going to be cooked soon?

something like that.. scared me. haha

 

[slick rick 10+ year member]

it could be the coils burning...

 

[djmadfx 10+ year member]

What kind of smell is it? How long have you had the comps installed? You would only really smell glue if they're rather new and that's normal like jmanpc said.

 

[aadadams 10+ year member]

When my tweeters blew and one of the crossovers burned up there was a foul odor associated with it. That odor lingered for days.

 

[christiankills 10+ year member]

yes, theyre brand new comps. I was scared it was the coils burning.. which is why i posted.

theyre 80 rms 100 peak running off a 75 watt x 2 amp at about 40% gains, when i turn them to about 55/62 and if its a demanding song.. ill smell something, it doesnt smell like its burning, it just lets off a smell.

its not foul at all, its kinda like when you open a brand new box with new stuff inside.

 

[djmadfx 10+ year member]

What do you have your high pass filter set at on your amp? Set it to around 80hz. Most component speakers won't like the sub bass.

 

[christiankills 10+ year member]

What do you have your high pass filter set at on your amp? Set it to around 80hz. Most component speakers won't like the sub bass.

i learned that the hard way //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

my xovers in my HU are set to 80hz. but the smell still shwos up sometimes. its somewhat pleasant, but still scary.

 

[slick rick 10+ year member]

why run the radio that high? i never run my radio past 3/4 volume.

 

[aadadams 10+ year member]

Max volume for me is about 50/62 on my HU. When mine were new they might have emitted a less potent odor for a short time, but if I were you I would take it a bit easier on them. Mine are supposedly getting about 70 and they have a 125 watt RMS with a much higher max wattage.

 

[christiankills 10+ year member]

why run the radio that high? i never run my radio past 3/4 volume.

I like loud music //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

I like to feel the music, it gives me a smile when it sounds really good pouding like that.

but for now I'm taking it easy, readjusting my gains every so often when I dont feel as good about them.

 

[aadadams 10+ year member]

Invest in some comps with higher RMS and pound away. I think I may do that at some point, because I like to feel the music as well.

 

[slick rick 10+ year member]

you can feel the music at half volume if you want...just adjust the gains accordingly. IMO don't play the radio about 3/4 of its max volume.

 

[christiankills 10+ year member]

you can feel the music at half volume if you want...just adjust the gains accordingly. IMO don't play the radio about 3/4 of its max volume.

so you're saying raise the gains on my amp and adjust it so about 45/62 is my max? why is that?

 

[slick rick 10+ year member]

so you're saying raise the gains on my amp and adjust it so about 45/62 is my max? why is that?

Because your preouts on your radio clip at full volume which will clip your amps. You have a similar radio internally to my pioneer TV and I set my gains from about 40-45 with great results. On music that has bad recording and you want a lil more oomph...you can play it at like 47-48. However, with the rainbows I hope you only play good quality recordings...with mine any bad quality songs are very very apparent.