underpowered sub still smelly?

[mr_imperial 10+ year member]

im only giving my Rsd 300 wrms and its getting stinky and sounds like the last one did before it blewissed: what could the smeel be and how could i prevent it

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[Atimm693 10+ year member]

Hows your gain set?

 

[Chevyaudio 5,000+ posts]

Probably sending it a clipped signal.

 

[rollerdj 10+ year member]

uhhh, turn the gain down. even if it's over powering the sub, if u send it a nasty clipped signal, your going to trash it.

 

[azbass 5,000+ posts]

hmm, if its smelly. its getting hot. if its getting hot, something is wrong with how your amp/hu is set. etc.

 

[neonrt 10+ year member]

he is most likely turning the stereo too high clipping the signal.

 

[azbass 5,000+ posts]

dude i think we got it covered //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

 

[mr_imperial 10+ year member]

ok so how do i stop the clipping just turn gains about halfway?

 

[ultimate157 5,000+ posts]

ok so how do i stop the clipping just turn gains about halfway?

Set the gains correctly... A position says nothing because most HU's have a different pre-out voltage, and all amps use a different scale of amplification.

 

[Thieroff 10+ year member]

Haha, turn it down til it doesn't sound distorted anymore.

If you don't know what distortion sounds like play a test tone, or a song and turn your gain down a considerable amount and listen, then turn it up again.

A lot of people set their gains via a DMM, I set mine by ear.

It's obvious that you are incapable of that, so try the DMM, there is a tutorial for it.

CT

 

[mr_imperial 10+ year member]

alright thanks for the responses

 

[ultimate157 5,000+ posts]

I'm lucky enough to use my dad's Oscilloscope ... Best and foolproof way of getting a perfect signal //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/yumyum.gif.0556df42231b304b9c995aefd13928a8.gif

IIRC you can get a cheapo Oscope that works just fine for audio's precision needs. Check the car audio GD section