smell from subwoofer
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Forum Name: Car Audio
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Printed Date: April 24, 2024 at 11:29 PM
Topic: smell from subwoofer
Posted By: 03F150Fx4
Subject: smell from subwoofer
Date Posted: August 07, 2008 at 1:38 PM
I just installed a new Pioneer ts-w307d2 and everytime I crank it up loud I get the wierd smell comming from the sub. I'm am using a Kenwood amp that is rated at 460 x 2 RMS amp and the sub is rated at 400 watt RMS. The gain on the amp it a little less that 3/4 the way up. It sound great and everything but I'm just woried about the smell. Could this be because its new?
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Posted By: Big Dog
Date Posted: August 07, 2008 at 2:15 PM
Sounds like the sub is over-driven.
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Posted By: 03F150Fx4
Date Posted: August 07, 2008 at 4:22 PM
Big Dog wrote:
Sounds like the sub is over-driven.
so should i lower the amp gain down?
Posted By: advanced_audio
Date Posted: August 07, 2008 at 8:07 PM
Read the sticky on properly setting the gains.
Posted By: i am an idiot
Date Posted: August 07, 2008 at 9:02 PM
Is your amp rated at 460 watts times 2 channels? Or is it rated at 460 watts into 2 ohms?
Posted By: 03F150Fx4
Date Posted: August 07, 2008 at 10:01 PM
i am an idiot wrote:
Is your amp rated at 460 watts times 2 channels? Or is it rated at 460 watts into 2 ohms?
Its rated at 460 RMS watts X 1 channel at 4 ohms in briged mode. Sorry i wrote it wrong eariler. The sub is wired for 4 ohms also
Posted By: 03F150Fx4
Date Posted: August 07, 2008 at 10:02 PM
advanced_audio wrote:
Read the sticky on properly setting the gains.
Thats the way I set it up.
Posted By: i am an idiot
Date Posted: August 07, 2008 at 10:07 PM
The only time I have smelled a burning smell coming from a woofer enclosure was when the woofers were being severely overdriven. As already stated.
Posted By: DYohn
Date Posted: August 07, 2008 at 10:12 PM
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Posted By: i am an idiot
Date Posted: August 07, 2008 at 10:31 PM
The smell of Grits, Eggs, Bacon and krispy Kapton. Gotta have some coffee.
Posted By: megaman
Date Posted: August 08, 2008 at 10:59 AM
I like the smell of pancakes... I'm weird like that.
Posted By: forbidden
Date Posted: August 09, 2008 at 12:41 PM
I smell, ah, nevermind what I smell......
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Posted By: DYohn
Date Posted: August 09, 2008 at 12:54 PM
forbidden wrote:
I smell, ah, nevermind what I smell......
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Posted By: mcben789
Date Posted: August 09, 2008 at 11:50 PM
I always heard that smell was just the surround on the subwoofer like stretching I guess? Would it really be the voice coils, etc. I'm not very knowledgable when it comes to subwoofer parts. ------------- Sasquatch...
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Posted By: i am an idiot
Date Posted: August 10, 2008 at 12:43 AM
I have never smelled a surround. I have smelled many a toasty voice coils.
Posted By: twistedp
Date Posted: August 10, 2008 at 11:29 PM
sounds wierd, but i'm familiar with that smell. it's not burning, isn't just the new sub getting broken in. just like a new car, it'll go away after a while. mmm new sub ------------- Twisted Performance
Posted By: ferretvw
Date Posted: August 11, 2008 at 8:53 AM
Occasionally if too much adhesive is used when attaching the voice coil former to the cone of the woofer it can heat up and burn off causing quite an odor. But, more often than not it is like most people already said a sub being over driven.
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