What happened?

[bmrbob 10+ year member]

I was driving around today and I wasn't even playing my musci loud or the bass high. When all of a sudden the sub makes a pop noise and stops playing to the music. I pulled over to see what was up. The sub was pulsating like a heartbeat. It wasn't getting a signal from the head unit. But the amp was still giving power to the sub, the sub was just like du du du du and so on. I don't think something went wrong with the sub because it didn't smell and it still moves in and out good. What happened?

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[negativezeroz 5,000+ posts]

what amp and sub? Could have bottomed it out/blown it. What enclosure? Where are your gains set?

 

[bmrbob 10+ year member]

I have an Audiobahn A8000T amp (mono), a SPLW10 sub, and a 1.3cu.ft. box. I hhad the amp level almost all the way up. Since the sub can handle more than the amp puts out.

 

[swimfreak26 10+ year member]

I hhad the amp level almost all the way up. Since the sub can handle more than the amp puts out

horrible idea. Increasing the gain on an amp increases the distortion in the signal. Distortion kills subwoofers.

 

[bigbangtheory 5,000+ posts]

Well if you had amp all the way up, then good chance you blew it. You should never turn your amps all the way up for future refrence.

 

[LoudCrownVic 5,000+ posts]

Sounds like ground loop.

 

[avs20 10+ year member]

I hhad the amp level almost all the way up. Since the sub can handle more than the amp puts out.

That is classic.

 

[bmrbob 10+ year member]

Hey Jack, nothin happened to the sub. I tested it with my friends amp and it works perfectly fine. I also have been running it like this for a year.So before you go around and talk about how dumb I am, I'd shuddup and know all the details first. Out

 

[John3000 10+ year member]

Hey Jack, nothin happened to the sub. I tested it with my friends amp and it works perfectly fine. I also have been running it like this for a year.So before you go around and talk about how dumb I am, I'd shuddup and know all the details first. Out

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