tips for not blowing new subs

[tymoto21 10+ year member]

all you have to do to break in a sub is play it....

 

[sub-FATHER 10+ year member]

Some will tell you to break them in i personally didnt with my btl but it is still stiff so but the way i have heard you break them in is play like at 5htz tone at low volume ovenight that should do it

come on... over night? 5 hz. duuuuuuuude the excursion!!!!!//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/mad.gif.c18f003ab0ef8a0d9c27ca78d77a6392.gif

 

[allout13 10+ year member]

if something starts to smell like its burning, turn your stereo off. I ran 3000+ watts to a dc level 4 15" rated at 1000 watts rms for a month without blowing the sub. I set the gains by ear, and never had any trouble with them.

 

[sub-FATHER 10+ year member]

how will i know? will it sound bad? they sound fine right now, not distorted or anything... im prob. just bieng overcautious

dude if you cant crank it yank it....obviously you want to smash your subs, so smash them and turn it down once you begin to smell the voice coil heat up, and youll be able to tell cuz it will smell like burned electrical.

 

[CCCCavy. 10+ year member]

thanks for the responses everybody. the volt meter sounds like a good idea... where can i pick one up at?

 

[audioatg 10+ year member]

thanks for the responses everybody. the volt meter sounds like a good idea... where can i pick one up at?

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[ejschultz 10+ year member]

Craftsman DMMs ****. Fluke FTW...if you can cough up the money for it. My Mastech is very nice.

 

[tymoto21 10+ year member]

a fluke is a dmm.....

 

[eutechnyx 10+ year member]

i don do that dmm shit,alot of people say doing it by ear is more accurate.

 

[audioatg 10+ year member]

Craftsman DMMs ****. Fluke FTW...if you can cough up the money for it. My Mastech is very nice.

lol. Reason for my comment is that I dont think he knows what a DMM is. I could be wrong though.

Whats wrong with craftsman DMM. Hes just checking voltage.

 

[plugitin 5,000+ posts]

i don do that dmm shit,alot of people say doing it by ear is more accurate.

maybe if youve been into car audio for years and know wtf a DMM even is...use a dmm and use the guide in here and youll be set

 

[audioatg 10+ year member]

Hey CCCCavy, What kind of equipment do you have here. Whats the amp and subs.

 

[CCCCavy. 10+ year member]

i have 2 10 inch RD sonance v1's and one 1000.1 RD amp. subs are rated at about 600 rms each, but are highly under rated. running them at 1 ohm and 35 hz

 

[vellocet 10+ year member]

Read sticky on setting gains. Watch a few videos on youtube with subs clipping so you'll know what to listin for. Bolt your box down. Be carefull when putting stuff in your trunk. Your subs should last a long time, you'll probably sell them. If you do f*ck them up, team psi can fix them for you.

 

[audioatg 10+ year member]

Well looking at your specs on the amp. Its 1050 rms at 1 ohm. If you are saying your subs are 600 rms. Two comes to 1200 rms. Turn that gain half way. And you should be find. I dought you are getting a full 1050 sure depends on what eletrical system you have. I wouldnt be to worried about it.

I have never gained matched anything On any setup I have ever done. And never blown a sub.

Side note to. On your HU set your bass boost to zero. And let the amp and box do their jobs.