Smell coming from subwoofer(s)

[LulzChicken 10+ year member]

Hey guys, for the first time in my life I smelt my speaker or speaker (not sure if it's them both or just one of them) start to burn or voice coil burning. It was after I played them pretty loud for about 3-5 minutes or so. I decided to take the car out for a quick drive and I turned it up a bit and smelt it again. I'm trying to decide what to do here. They still play and sound fine, but am I in for some trouble in the long run? //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif What do you guys recommend me do?

My setup is as stated in my signature below

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[tc3k101 5,000+ posts]

http://www.caraudio.com/forum/search.php

 

[jbizzle 5,000+ posts]

You're probably smelling chicken?

Just kidding, you're probably clipping, turn down the gain a bit, and take it from there.

 

[LulzChicken 10+ year member]

http://www.caraudio.com/forum/search.php

I'll look into that.

 

[geowick07 10+ year member]

All your wiring correct?

Clipped signal?

geo

 

[fasfocus00 5,000+ posts]

sounds like one of your subs farted.

 

[LulzChicken 10+ year member]

You're probably smelling chicken?
Just kidding, you're probably clipping, turn down the gain a bit, and take it from there.

I also have a bass knob. My question is... If I turn the gain halfway up on the amp, and then halfway on the bass knob, will the amp's gain basically be 1/4 up? The bass knobs with the gains confuse me.

 

[LulzChicken 10+ year member]

All my wiring is correct, I assume I am clipping, but I can't tell that for sure.

I don't like the smell of my subs farting.

 

[stangman67 10+ year member]

That is correct if it is a remote gain knob (very different from a bass BOOST knob) . If it is a bass boost knob that could be the problem.

 

[fasfocus00 5,000+ posts]

I also have a bass knob. My question is... If I turn the gain halfway up on the amp, and then halfway on the bass knob, will the amp's gain basically be 1/4 up? The bass knobs with the gains confuse me.

looks like someone needs to learn fractions in 5th grade again or you're just mentally retarded.

 

[geowick07 10+ year member]

sounds like one of your subs farted.

Lol.

geo

 

[stangman67 10+ year member]

looks like someone needs to learn fractions in 5th grade again or you're just mentally retarded.

No he is right, you are wrong. What is 1/2 of 1/2 ??? it is 1/4

 

[LulzChicken 10+ year member]

looks like someone needs to learn fractions in 5th grade again or you're just mentally retarded.

You must not have understood me.

The gain on the AMP is halfway.

The knob is halfway.

Which means, the knob if turned halfway will produce half of the half that it's already turned equaling 1/4. Don't you ever ****ing insult me again.

It is a BASS knob, excuse me. What does that mean verses a gain knob?

 

[stangman67 10+ year member]

A bass boost knob will turn up the bass boost, which at higher volumes will clip the signal and cause that burning smell. Check with Kicker and see it it is a gain knob or bass boost know. If it is a bass boost knob, ditch it.

 

[Dak446 10+ year member]

No he is right, you are wrong. What is 1/2 of 1/2 ??? it is 1/4

PWNT