rockford fosgate 1500.1 bd

[blockrocker13 10+ year member]

i have a 1500.1 bd and ithink is to much amp for the new style L7 kicker subs. i mean the subs are rated 1000 rms and they smell funny when i turn my music up. they are 4 ohm subs and i got the wired down to 1 ohm any suggestions?

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[cshaw 10+ year member]

Turn The Gain Down A Bit. You Could Never Have Enough Power, Headroom Ftmfw

 

[blockrocker13 10+ year member]

gain isnt even half way up

 

[dbeez 5,000+ posts]

YOU COULD BE PLAYING BELOW TUNING CAUSING THE SMELL..**** just realized caps lock was on..

 

[blockrocker13 10+ year member]

so if i play it to lower then the box is tuned it will smell?

 

[dB-r 10+ year member]

Are the subs new?

 

[blockrocker13 10+ year member]

yea

 

[dB-r 10+ year member]

The amp you have shouldn't be too much for those subs and if the gain is only like half then you shouldn't be putting too much clipping into the coils so you likely are just breaking in the subs. The suspension is stiff when it's new. A couple hours of playing it at a medium volume will help to loosen them up.

And yes if it's in a ported box, and you are tuned at say 30hz, but you are playing it loud at 25hz without having the subsonic filter adjusted properly you can damage the subs. Be careful. The subs will become "unloaded" when you go very far below tuning frequency, which allows them to move freely (like they aren't even if a box, or in a box with a big hole in it) and the suspension can get damaged.

 

[blockrocker13 10+ year member]

ok thanks man cause i just got them in a bs box they give u at the store . it has aport but idk what it is tuned to

 

[PioneerSPL1990 10+ year member]

those 1500's are power houses especially if u remove D103 and D106 it removes thermal protect and low impedence protect. u can wire them down to .25 but i would only do it for burps. i was told by an old competitor that they saw 67V out of one by doing this.

 

[blockrocker13 10+ year member]

i guess i should prob put the subs in a diff box