Do Sundown subs just smell?

[Based]

Why would you buy a sub that you know was clipped hard?

Basically got it for free

 

[Nate121]

My buddy bought a zv4 18 awhile ago. And it just smelled like glue from day 1. Dunno what its deal was.

 

[Boomin_tahoe 5,000+ posts]

My buddy bought a zv4 18 awhile ago. And it just smelled like glue from day 1. Dunno what its deal was.

By itself or when powered up?

 

[kr15 5,000+ posts]

Ran OA15s, never noticed it.

Ran my SA 8s, 12, 15 and never noticed it.

Clip city

 

[Based]

It's only sometimes though. I mean I guess it's just because of me clipping it but like I said when I set my gains I went into clipping one or two times and it didn't smell.

 

[Boomin_tahoe 5,000+ posts]

You still don't get it. Clipping is still clipping. Doesn't matter if you do it once a month or a few times every 6 months.....truth of the matter is IT SHOULDN'T HAPPEN if you wanna keep your subs running on clean power. But in due time they will give in, eventually.

Your gf/wife gonna tell you the same thing when she cheats on ya? Well it was only a few times but I stopped already. Fawk that a cheater will always be a cheater.

 

[ChaseinBass]

You still don't get it. Clipping is still clipping. Doesn't matter if you do it once a month or a few times every 6 months.....truth of the matter is IT SHOULDN'T HAPPEN if you wanna keep your subs running on clean power. But in due time they will give in, eventually.
Your gf/wife gonna tell you the same thing when she cheats on ya? Well it was only a few times but I stopped already. Fawk that a cheater will always be a cheater.

lol

 

[kr15 5,000+ posts]

God thats golden...

Once a clipper, always a clipper

 

[Jeffdachef 5,000+ posts]

In all honesty everyone here is at least guilty of a soft clip when they demo to someone they really want to impress lmao.

 

[kr15 5,000+ posts]

I'll clip as long as im gaining on TL. Lol

I used to gain driving my DD m3 into a light clip. Many amps will lose on TL when clipping

 

[Jeffdachef 5,000+ posts]

I'll clip as long as im gaining on TL. Lol
I used to gain driving my DD m3 into a light clip. Many amps will lose on TL when clipping

Idk man i still gained on tge TL on a crazy square wave over a moderate clip haha

 

[Boomin_tahoe 5,000+ posts]

Here....have your cake and eat it too....

https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&ccid=cV%2f72%2fFl&id=FD93BF784DEC9728D053FB7AC0A69DAD6969113C&q=la+clippers&simid=608021169807950770&selectedIndex=276&ajaxhist=0

 

[tymoto21 10+ year member]

A soft clip is more than fine

There is a great write up on how clipping doesn't kill subs, heat does.

Clipping does cause heat though so it can contribute

If you are pushing your sub to the limits like double rated I would not recommend even a soft clip but if you are far from thermal limits of the sub a soft clip is totally fine

You said your clip light flashes sometimes, that means only for a short period are you clipping and by a small amount. (Provided your clip light is somewhat accurate)

I have a feeling you are clipping more than you thought you were

Try to reset the gain properly and see if it helps.

Could your amp voltage be dipping low?

 

[BlurredVision 10+ year member]

I could be wrong, but I have custom built 12s I'm running on 4K. First time with this much power. I smell mine, but I'm putting that up to efficient cooling. Right? I've always heard no matter the coil type or size, 2K+ power is a lot of heat. I think if the cooling is good, you probably will smell it a bit. Most big demo builds have to take breaks between every few demos.

 

[Jeffdachef 5,000+ posts]

I could be wrong, but I have custom built 12s I'm running on 4K. First time with this much power. I smell mine, but I'm putting that up to efficient cooling. Right? I've always heard no matter the coil type or size, 2K+ power is a lot of heat. I think if the cooling is good, you probably will smell it a bit. Most big demo builds have to take breaks between every few demos.

yeah especially if you give real full tilt demos... not like those guys that set gains passively with a DD -1 and never realize the full potential of their setup and give pansy @ss demos but claim its full tilt when they got a whole 2-3 db worth of output left.