how to prevent blowing subs?

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Topic: how to prevent blowing subs?

Posted By: tak4
Subject: how to prevent blowing subs?
Date Posted: July 09, 2009 at 3:01 AM

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)

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Posted By: soundnsecurity
Date Posted: July 09, 2009 at 1:19 PM

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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Posted By: DYohn
Date Posted: July 09, 2009 at 3:57 PM

^^^ Excellent advice.

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Posted By: glass22
Date Posted: July 09, 2009 at 4:53 PM

soundnsecurity wrote:

. and learn what a burning voice coil smells like

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

Posted By: soundnsecurity
Date Posted: July 09, 2009 at 10:39 PM

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.

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Posted By: glass22
Date Posted: July 09, 2009 at 10:54 PM

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.

Posted By: soundnsecurity
Date Posted: July 10, 2009 at 8:30 PM

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. posted_image

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Posted By: georgerocco
Date Posted: July 11, 2009 at 1:43 PM

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

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Posted By: bigjohnny
Date Posted: July 11, 2009 at 8:31 PM

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