Toasty Avalanche 15 pr0n 56k beware

[rogue 10+ year member]

I had it only 2 weeks before the coils were burnt to a crisp by a friend in my absence. Apparently, he assumed that because the MP3 he was playing was louder than the rest, it was OK to turn it up even LOUDER. My guess is that he clipped the hell out of the amp.

All is well, I just sent it in for a recone. I only hope that Chad can get around to the recone with all the phone calls he's been getting. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

Setup is a Xtant 1001dx, OEM Chrysler 300C NAV head unit, 2.6cu ft Sealed enclosure.

The Avalanche replaced my Brahma 15". I am SEVERELY impressed with the Avalanche 15 on every level. The low frequencies were impressive. fast double kickdrums supertight, and most of my friends are now on the Avalanche Bandwagon themselves. It simply sounds that good in person.

My friend said he didn't hear anything out of the ordinary until it simply stopped playing.

I'm subless for a bit. My friend's paying for the recone and a dinner. Live and learn I guess. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crying.gif.ec0ebefe590df0251476573bc49e46d8.gif//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif

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[T9X 10+ year member]

Better be a **** good dinner.

 

[InhumanAcura 5,000+ posts]

so...your sure you didnt just break the lead and perhaps have it wired in series?

 

[rogue 10+ year member]

so...your sure you didnt just break the lead and perhaps have it wired in series?

You can't really tell by the photos, but the coil is unraveled, the spider is seperated and crunchy toasty, and tinsel leads changed color they got so hot. They are now brittle and the slightest movement causes them to snap. I've never seen a sub damaged this bad!

It was wired to 1ohm parallel.

And yes, its gonna be a STEAK dinner. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/yumyum.gif.0556df42231b304b9c995aefd13928a8.gif Flemmings here I come. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif

 

[azbass 5,000+ posts]

at least the cars ok //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[AndonD454 10+ year member]

hmm im kinda surprised.. i mean a sub that can take almost 3000 rms for a long period of time.. (probably should be rated at 2kwrms) blew off of a clipped 1000 watts?

usually if youre only giving a sub half of the power its rated for clipping wont blow it, or so i was informed.

also, if you set the gains properly, then how could it have clipped so bad? granted you may get a bad signal from a head unit in the top range of its volume but this shoudlnt be enough to blow a sub alone. are you sure youre aware of the voltage comign out of the OEM head unit? im assuming you have to have a LOC to run the sub?

oh well.. i could be wrong.. im just surprised that the sub blew liek that.

oh yeah and also, ive heard from a couple different people that you cant herar a THING until the sub just explodes. its so distorsion free that until it starts moving pretty far (non-linear) you cant hear any "problem sounds"

good luck.. hope the recone doesnt take forever and hope the steak is awesome hah

 

[jellyfish420 10+ year member]

no matter how power full the clipped signal, it doesn't allow for proper heat dissapation.

so in theory you could blow a 2000wrms sub of a clipped 200w //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[Bigrick31 10+ year member]

Better be a **** good dinner.

i could rank in a fatty dinner bill that would make it worth my while //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[WheresTheButta 10+ year member]

if that happened, my friend would have paid with his life.

or at least a kidney and a lung, maybe a testicle too.

those things sell nicely.

 

[req 5,000+ posts]

sheesh +_+

send it to me ^_^

 

[slick rick 10+ year member]

hmm im kinda surprised.. i mean a sub that can take almost 3000 rms for a long period of time.. (probably should be rated at 2kwrms) blew off of a clipped 1000 watts?
usually if youre only giving a sub half of the power its rated for clipping wont blow it, or so i was informed.

also, if you set the gains properly, then how could it have clipped so bad? granted you may get a bad signal from a head unit in the top range of its volume but this shoudlnt be enough to blow a sub alone. are you sure youre aware of the voltage comign out of the OEM head unit? im assuming you have to have a LOC to run the sub?

oh well.. i could be wrong.. im just surprised that the sub blew liek that.

oh yeah and also, ive heard from a couple different people that you cant herar a THING until the sub just explodes. its so distorsion free that until it starts moving pretty far (non-linear) you cant hear any "problem sounds"

good luck.. hope the recone doesnt take forever and hope the steak is awesome hah

are you saying it can take 2k of watts daily?

 

[DBfan187 5,000+ posts]

Clipping doubles your amps rated power. That extra power is what kills speakers.

 

[jellyfish420 10+ year member]

Clipping doubles your amps rated power. That extra power is what kills speakers.

its the dc voltage, that doesn't allow for proper cooling that melts the vc's //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[strong*I*bumpin 10+ year member]

what a knucklehead,atleast he didnt leave u hanging

 

[Expy2000]

Such ugly looking subs..

geesh

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