how to prevent blowing subs?

I was wondering if there is a way to know how loud you can pound your subs without blowing them? I guess im a little paranoid about blowing them. I have 2 10" Kicker CVRs (800 watts all together) Profile Califronia 2800 amp (800 watts bridged)

learn to listen for distortion. use a subsonic filter if you have a ported box or a large sealed box. set your gain the right way.  and learn what a burning voice coil smells like

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soundnsecurity wrote: .  and learn what a burning voice coil smells like

Guess you have to blow a few subs first to learn that part.

glass22 wrote: soundnsecurity wrote: .  and learn what a burning voice coil smells like Guess you have to blow a few subs first to learn that part.

no you dont. it smells because it is hot not blown.

soundnsecurity wrote: glass22 wrote: soundnsecurity wrote: .  and learn what a burning voice coil smells like Guess you have to blow a few subs first to learn that part. no you dont. it smells because it is hot not blown.

i understand that, I was more or less just being sarcastic and laughing in my head.

i figured that, but i didn't know for sure so i cleared it up for you.  couldnt tell if you were being serious or not so i didnt take the chance. personally, i have never actually blown a sub in my own system,  but it is a very distinctive smell when a sub starts to fry.  and several years of working in a shop that sells crappy equipment gets you aquainted with that smell very quickly.

Use the proper equipment to tune your amplifier i.e. oscilloscope and preoper tuning disc.

is that smell anything like the "magic blue smoke" smell?