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<blockquote data-quote="donmcgowen" data-source="post: 8515663" data-attributes="member: 660141">Hi,I&#039;ve had amps and subs for over 20 years. I currently have a Hifonics Brutus BRZ1200.1 wired at 1 ohm to 10&quot; Alpine Type R&#039;s. My problem is the subs keep blowing or stop working. I&#039;ve never had this problem before. I&#039;ve gone through 3 sets of subs. I started with the older version Type R that were rated at 500w rms. Wired at 1 ohm, the amp would put out 600w rms, slightly too much but I didn&#039;t have the amp turned all the way up. First set blew. I thought maybe they were just bad so I bought another set. After 4-5 months they stopped working. Then in April, I bought a set of the new Type R rated at 1000w rms. I made sure to turn the bass and gains and everything at or below halfway on the amp just to be conservative. Last month I&#039;m listening the stereo at may half volume, and then I heard the subs just go out.I just don&#039;t get it. I&#039;m no audio expert, but this isn&#039;t that complicated. I am not overpowering or clipping the subs. The subs are rated to handle the power easily. The amp is not cranked up. And when they stopped, the stereo was maybe halfway turned up.What would cause the subs to repeatedly go out. The only constant is the amp, but I can&#039;t see how the amp would cause the subs to blow. The other constant is the brand. I know you audiophiles will say that Type R&#039;s are crappy, but whatever. They should not keep blowing.My dilemma is, do I buy another set of subs and keep this amp? I&#039;m scared to drop another $300-400 on subs and then they blow again if there is something wrong with the amp. Has anyone heard of an amp that would do this? The subs sound good until one day they just quit.Any and all suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I have already dropped about $1k on subs and I&#039;m done with it. I know the Hifonics are not the best, but there people running much cheaper amps just fine. Something has to be wrong, I just don&#039;t know where or how to find the problem.Is there a way I can test the subs to determine what is wrong with them? Like a bad coil or something else to pinpoint why they are dying.Thanks.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="donmcgowen, post: 8515663, member: 660141"] Hi, I've had amps and subs for over 20 years. I currently have a Hifonics Brutus BRZ1200.1 wired at 1 ohm to 10" Alpine Type R's. My problem is the subs keep blowing or stop working. I've never had this problem before. I've gone through 3 sets of subs. I started with the older version Type R that were rated at 500w rms. Wired at 1 ohm, the amp would put out 600w rms, slightly too much but I didn't have the amp turned all the way up. First set blew. I thought maybe they were just bad so I bought another set. After 4-5 months they stopped working. Then in April, I bought a set of the new Type R rated at 1000w rms. I made sure to turn the bass and gains and everything at or below halfway on the amp just to be conservative. Last month I'm listening the stereo at may half volume, and then I heard the subs just go out. I just don't get it. I'm no audio expert, but this isn't that complicated. I am not overpowering or clipping the subs. The subs are rated to handle the power easily. The amp is not cranked up. And when they stopped, the stereo was maybe halfway turned up. What would cause the subs to repeatedly go out. The only constant is the amp, but I can't see how the amp would cause the subs to blow. The other constant is the brand. I know you audiophiles will say that Type R's are crappy, but whatever. They should not keep blowing. My dilemma is, do I buy another set of subs and keep this amp? I'm scared to drop another $300-400 on subs and then they blow again if there is something wrong with the amp. Has anyone heard of an amp that would do this? The subs sound good until one day they just quit. Any and all suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I have already dropped about $1k on subs and I'm done with it. I know the Hifonics are not the best, but there people running much cheaper amps just fine. Something has to be wrong, I just don't know where or how to find the problem. Is there a way I can test the subs to determine what is wrong with them? Like a bad coil or something else to pinpoint why they are dying. Thanks. [/QUOTE]

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