m0rtin Posted March 8, 2011 Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 i recently installed my sound system into my 2002 toyota avalon with the factory jbl premium speakers. im running an alpine cda-105 head unit 12" alpine type x subwoofer kicker zx 1000.1 with a kicker 4 gauge power/ground wiring kit. for the amp tuning process, i turned my head unit up to 28 out of 35 and turned the bass treble and any other eqs on the head unit off with the subwoofer setting all the way up (15 out of 15) n played a bass test at 50 hz. i have my gain right now set at a lil more than halfway (about 1 o'clock) and the bass boost at about a quarter (about 9-10 o'clock) im pretty satisfied on the loudness n the way it sounds and hits. the kicker amp defiantly makes it sound a lot better then the other random amp i had before but i noticed that i smelled either my voice coils heating up or the amp? not sure what it is n im worried about damaging the sub or amp. it doesnt really smell like the coils r badly BURNING but u can definitely smell something when i pop the trunk open. if anyone can help me out or give me advice on what to do please let me know. thanks in advance! - martin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skittlesRgood Posted March 8, 2011 Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 probably the coils because of a little bit of clipping. turn off that bass boost. i bet it goes away. did you use a DMM when you tuned it? Quote If I answered you in a well mannered, informative way, you asked a good question or had a good attitude. If I was an asshole, you asked a stupid question or you had a fucktard attitude... or I was in a bad mood. Team BassickHU: Pioneer AVIC Z110Front: Peerless SLS 6.5", Peerless HDS 4", Rainbow tweeter - running activeAmp: JL HD600/4 and DC 4 channel (bridged to midbass)Processor: JBL MS-8Subs: 2x 12" AA MayhemsAmp: DC 3kElectrical: DC power 270xp alt. 1/0 big 4. XSpower D3400 and six D680s. http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/121795-29-update-the-buick-is-getting-a-rebuild/ Top career scores: DBdrag 151.7 MECA SQ 82.25My SOTM build Yeah. im pretty sure they dont warranty retarded people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kranny Posted March 8, 2011 Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 turn bassboost off. did you use a multimeter to tune the gains? or did you just do it by ear? you could be clipping your amp pretty hard. but if the woofer is brand spanking new, it could just be excess glue burning off which is normal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m0rtin Posted March 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 no. i just tuned it by ear. i didnt have this smell problem with my other amp and im afraid i might be overpowering my sub a lil bit even though its rms is 1000 watts and the rms on the kicker amp is a lil more than 1000 watts rms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarioB Posted March 8, 2011 Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 ^^ turn off bass boost Quote 12- DC Audio m2Lvl3 12's1- Hertz HSK3 way2- DC5K's2- ZX350.42- Stinger SP1500D batteries in rear3- runs of 1/0ga. to the rearTeam DC Audiodcsoundlab.com Quality is all in how you take pictures I have plenty of projects that look WAY better on camera then in person crazy to fit so many in so little. Reminds me of some of the porns I've seen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skittlesRgood Posted March 8, 2011 Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 well there you go. dont go by ear, get yourself a DMM. other than that and the bass boost you did everything correctly. Quote If I answered you in a well mannered, informative way, you asked a good question or had a good attitude. If I was an asshole, you asked a stupid question or you had a fucktard attitude... or I was in a bad mood. Team BassickHU: Pioneer AVIC Z110Front: Peerless SLS 6.5", Peerless HDS 4", Rainbow tweeter - running activeAmp: JL HD600/4 and DC 4 channel (bridged to midbass)Processor: JBL MS-8Subs: 2x 12" AA MayhemsAmp: DC 3kElectrical: DC power 270xp alt. 1/0 big 4. XSpower D3400 and six D680s. http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/121795-29-update-the-buick-is-getting-a-rebuild/ Top career scores: DBdrag 151.7 MECA SQ 82.25My SOTM build Yeah. im pretty sure they dont warranty retarded people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel4055 Posted March 8, 2011 Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 Bass boost off. Quote Rest In Peace mother. January 22, 1955 - February 14, 2013 http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/user/35351-megrch/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m0rtin Posted March 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 the sub isnt new, i bought it used off craigslist still in good condition but im afraid i might be damaging it. so ill turn the bass boost off but what about my gain setting? im afrait to turn it more than half and distort the sub or clip the amp but so far the amp never went into protection mode. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skittlesRgood Posted March 8, 2011 Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 the sub isnt new, i bought it used off craigslist still in good condition but im afraid i might be damaging it. so ill turn the bass boost off but what about my gain setting? im afrait to turn it more than half and distort the sub or clip the amp but so far the amp never went into protection mode. the amp will NOT protect if it clips. it doesnt really care if it sends out a square wave. bass boost amplifies a specific frequency so having that up can cause clipping just like the gain does. just use a multimeter and tune it the rite way. there is nothing else to say. Quote If I answered you in a well mannered, informative way, you asked a good question or had a good attitude. If I was an asshole, you asked a stupid question or you had a fucktard attitude... or I was in a bad mood. Team BassickHU: Pioneer AVIC Z110Front: Peerless SLS 6.5", Peerless HDS 4", Rainbow tweeter - running activeAmp: JL HD600/4 and DC 4 channel (bridged to midbass)Processor: JBL MS-8Subs: 2x 12" AA MayhemsAmp: DC 3kElectrical: DC power 270xp alt. 1/0 big 4. XSpower D3400 and six D680s. http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/121795-29-update-the-buick-is-getting-a-rebuild/ Top career scores: DBdrag 151.7 MECA SQ 82.25My SOTM build Yeah. im pretty sure they dont warranty retarded people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kranny Posted March 8, 2011 Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 (edited) the sub isnt new, i bought it used off craigslist still in good condition but im afraid i might be damaging it. so ill turn the bass boost off but what about my gain setting? im afrait to turn it more than half and distort the sub or clip the amp but so far the amp never went into protection mode. do what we said and you should be fine. use this picture as a reference Edited March 8, 2011 by Kranny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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