Kicker CompVR 12" Overheating?

[Kris142 10+ year member]

I got it hooked to my kicker ZX400.1 (2010 model). When I get it up to higher end heavy bass, I start smelling the subs hardware like its burning. The Amp isnt enough to blow the sub so what is it? IS there a way to fix this? I get a bad sore throat every time I smell it.

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[on1wheel01 10+ year member]

Prob from under powering. I imagine you have the amp gain at max. Your throwin clipped signal to the sub. Turn your gains down or buy a bigger amp. More subs get blown from under powering than overpowering them.

 

[Kris142 10+ year member]

My gain is half way up, and my bass boost is around 10/18, my Fq. is at about 100.

 

[invertedtypeRs 10+ year member]

kicker...nuff said

 

[on1wheel01 10+ year member]

lolz kicker is ok for everyday ppl. Just not most of us on here. IS it new? Sometimes subs smell a bit when breaking in. fyi i never run bass boost

 

[invertedtypeRs 10+ year member]

did u run it hard when u first got it?

 

[Bettr n' Revrse 5,000+ posts]

My kickers smelled a little until they broke in as well so that may be it

 

[invertedtypeRs 10+ year member]

I get a bad sore throat every time I smell it.

you sure your not just comin down with a cold? lol

 

[on1wheel01 10+ year member]

Maybe the sore throat is from something else haha

 

[invertedtypeRs 10+ year member]

okay lets say a 15 needs 3ft^3 to 6ft^3 it will be okay to put 3 15's in a 9ft^3 box?

lol op...can you remember anything from last night? lol

 

[Suicide Bobb 5,000+ posts]

Prob from under powering. I imagine you have the amp gain at max. Your throwin clipped signal to the sub. Turn your gains down or buy a bigger amp. More subs get blown from under powering than overpowering them.

It's impossible to blow a sub by under powering it //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

 

[whitedragon551 5,000+ posts]

Prob from under powering. I imagine you have the amp gain at max. Your throwin clipped signal to the sub. Turn your gains down or buy a bigger amp. More subs get blown from under powering than overpowering them.

Not possible to blow a sub from under powering.

He is clipping the sub. Gains need to be set right, bass boost needs to be off, and bass setting at the HU needs to be set to flat or 0.

 

[on1wheel01 10+ year member]

Under powering clipping whatever you wanna call it. It will blow a sub

 

[iLL Ridge 10+ year member]

Had a friend's cvt's in my van for a minute while I built his box.

His coils DID SMOKE and they did smell under power on some hard bass and/or test tones. Non-clipped, non bass boosted, clean power.

Not saying all kickers do, but I have first hand seen it happen.

 

[Bassin Buick]

Mine stunk for the first 2 weeks , and the performance of them stunk until i upgraded to an Sonance 15".