Not sure whats burning, but something was..

[timma100 10+ year member]

well u do have 2 400rms subs hooked up to an amp that will easily do 1500rms

These arnt the subs im going to use with the amp, its a temp setup.. and THATS why the gain is at half

 

[Imtjnotu 5,000+ posts]

still doesnt matter.....ur over powering then...heck saz1500 are underrated...ur doing over there max so im pretty sure ur killing ur subs that way

 

[IonRL205 10+ year member]

These arnt the subs im going to use with the amp, its a temp setup.. and THATS why the gain is at half

That still doesn't change the fact you have two 400 rms connected to an amp that puts out almost 1500.

 

[timma100 10+ year member]

That still doesn't change the fact you have two 400 rms connected to an amp that puts out almost 1500.

I know but I checked with the dmm and its putting out 34V @ 50z burp to a 1.4ohm circuit, thats well within operating range of the subs.

Just tested each coil on the subs, one sub reads 4ohm coils, but the other has......5ohm coils....... The F?

 

[whitedragon551 5,000+ posts]

Clipping or improper tuning to the subs smoking the coil.

 

[timma100 10+ year member]

Can I get it running safely on this amp?

 

[>>SQL<< 10+ year member]

not now - they are toast

 

[timma100 10+ year member]

not now - they are toast

Nah they pound fine bud. Hooked them back up to their old amp. No more roof flex, but still sound great

 

[audioholic 5,000+ posts]

please tell me u have a typo where it says 18GA wiring kit?.....
if its true u clipped ur sub to hell

if not true it still sounds like u clipped ur sub to hell

Too small of speaker wire will not cause clipping.

Nah they pound fine bud. Hooked them back up to their old amp. No more roof flex, but still sound great

How good can they sound when one's cone isn't even connected to the suspension anymore?

 

[i2ain2thunder 10+ year member]

u got screwed by whoever sold the subs to you. The coils are a little fried or if you got lucky the glue just got hot, the suspension needs to be firmly glued to the cone. When testing with a DMM make sure to measure based off manufacturer specs and go with either lowest rating for rms whether it be the amp or the subs. Take time to make sure you have proper electrical for your system, you shouldn't need to upgrade much for 800wrms, but thicker wire might help. And definiately set your gains according to the DMM, turn all bassboost of any setting down. Subs should be filtered at around 80hz. Check voltage from batt while system operates on heavy bass tracks, make sure you don't drop below 12volts.

2 scenarios are possible.

1. You are overpowering the subs with clean power (i'm doubting this though it is possible with that amp). Fix=Setting gain with DMM.

2. You are getting clipping/distortion due to electrical supply/power issues. Fix=turning off all bassboost, turning amp gain down till you are no longer dropping below 12volts.

The best way to prevent damage to your speakers/subs is to have a proper electrical supply to your amp, set gains properly, setting filters properly, and not boosting frequencies at the lower end of the range.

 

[Ninesvnsicks 10+ year member]

Well when this happened, it was a 6 from the batt. In B4 Flame. What ever



SAZ-1500

Wtf he has 6 gauge power wire on a 1500 watt amp? This amp will do more than 1500 watts rms you need way bigger power wire. Hell 4 gauge only goes up to about 1000 watts. So your going to need at least 2 gauge going to that thing.

 

[whitedragon551 5,000+ posts]

Wtf he has 6 gauge power wire on a 1500 watt amp? This amp will do more than 1500 watts rms you need way bigger power wire. Hell 4 gauge only goes up to about 1000 watts. So your going to need at least 2 gauge going to that thing.

Not true. 4 AWG wire can carry up to roughly 140a. Thats way more than 1000wrms.

I agree 6awg is to small and 2 awg would be better suited for 1600wmrs+.

 

[Imtjnotu 5,000+ posts]

Too small of speaker wire will not cause clipping.


How good can they sound when one's cone isn't even connected to the suspension anymore?

was referring to power wire not speaker wire......

 

[Ninesvnsicks 10+ year member]

Not true. 4 AWG wire can carry up to roughly 140a. Thats way more than 1000wrms.
I agree 6awg is to small and 2 awg would be better suited for 1600wmrs+.

Well yeah just saying the 6 he has is not enough it also matters if it's cca or ofc and if it's actually the size it says it is.

 

[audioholic 5,000+ posts]

was referring to power wire not speaker wire......

You thought he had 18ga power wire? //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif