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<blockquote data-quote="jmanpc" data-source="post: 2788006" data-attributes="member: 565915">listen to us, fucktard. every single person in this thread but YOU gets it.If you set your gains as if the h/u was putting out 3 volts, the amp will put out more power than if it was set for 4 volts. Therefore, the amps were putting out MORE power than the subs were rated for. Since the subs were in a larger box than recommended, they exceeded their mechanical limits, thus tearing the spiders.A sub in a larger box will naturally have more excursion than the same sub in a smaller box. Since the Type Xs were in an oversized box, they were more prone to exceed their mechanical limits, even if they were given their RMS power. That&#039;s why manufacturers have box specs.My head unit has 4v preouts, too (Clarion DXZ955MC) and the gains on all my amps were set using an appropriate tone and a multimeter. All my gains are somewhere around 1/4 of the way up. 3/4 of the way up is faaaaaar too high.Again,<a href="http://www.bcae1.com" target="_blank">http://www.bcae1.com</a>Read it, and don&#039;t come back until you have.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="jmanpc, post: 2788006, member: 565915"] [COLOR=Red][SIZE=36px][B]listen to us,[/B][/SIZE][/COLOR][SIZE=36px][/SIZE][COLOR=Red][SIZE=36px][B] f[/B][/SIZE][/COLOR][SIZE=36px][/SIZE][COLOR=Red][SIZE=36px][B]ucktard. every single person in this thread but YOU gets it.[/B][/SIZE][/COLOR][SIZE=36px][/SIZE] If you set your gains as if the h/u was putting out 3 volts, the amp will put out more power than if it was set for 4 volts. Therefore, the amps were putting out MORE power than the subs were rated for. Since the subs were in a larger box than recommended, they exceeded their mechanical limits, thus tearing the spiders. A sub in a larger box will naturally have more excursion than the same sub in a smaller box. Since the Type Xs were in an oversized box, they were more prone to exceed their mechanical limits, even if they were given their RMS power. That's why manufacturers have box specs. My head unit has 4v preouts, too (Clarion DXZ955MC) and the gains on all my amps were set using an appropriate tone and a multimeter. All my gains are somewhere around 1/4 of the way up. 3/4 of the way up is faaaaaar too high. Again, [URL="http://www.bcae1.com"]http://www.bcae1.com[/URL] Read it, and don't come back until you have. [/QUOTE]

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