Fredddy Posted November 19, 2012 Report Share Posted November 19, 2012 Soo i recently traded some no name 12" subs that are handmade in Chicago (DJL POPS) "750rms", and a Hifonics Brutus Elite 20001D for a Image Dynamics Max D2 12" in a Atrend "SPL" Ported Box. When the guy did a demo off a JL 1000/1, it hit hard and sounded good. Then i hooked it up to my Hifonics amp, and it hit even harder. After trading, the next day, i hooked up a left over Kicker 750.1 to the sub. First i wired it to a 1ohm load, later finding out that the 750.1 is not 1ohm stable. So i wired the sub to a 4 ohm load. Now, after paying for a good 5 minutes, the sub starts giving out a weird burning like odor. Kinda smells like vomit also. the Kicker 750.1 was giving out somewhere near "350 watts rms" and the ID Max is rated at 1000rms. The sub looks new, still has the blue plastic on the bottom of the magnet and is kinda stiff. I know little of breaking in subs, but i learned that UNDER powering a sub can cause it to smell and is just as worse as OVER powering a sub. So today, i bought a slightly used Soundstream STL1.1200 that IS 1ohm stable. So i wired the sub back to 1ohm (verified with Fluke Meter) and then i set all the gains to halfway. annnd nothing. Just a tiny bit of bass and that smell came back. Wired it back to 4ohms, and the SAME exact result.. What could it be ?? My wires were ran professionally. i currently am running 4 gauge, and my previous set ups were hitting REALLLY HARD. But now, i get nothing. Kinda disappointing, especially with my first ID MAX. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan2427 Posted November 19, 2012 Report Share Posted November 19, 2012 Under powering can't hurt anything.. As I was told by someone on this forum is that when your listening too music at lower levels its always under powered. I'm guessing you got your gains too high to "compensate" for only running 350 watts to that sub. How did u set the gains? 2003 GMC Yukon Denali Alpine CDA 117 Redoing Mids/Highs 4 Runs of 1/0 Knukonceptz 2+, 2- 4 Deka 9A31's in back (Stock underhood) 250 amp Alt. AQ20K 2 18" Crossfire XS V.2's 12 cubes 33hz 149sq inches of port! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fredddy Posted November 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2012 the gains on the Kicker amp were half way and didnt get much. Turned the gains all the way to the max and still the same sound. Then today, i bought the Soundstream STL 1200D, and wired the Sub to 1ohm, and got the same result as the Kicker amp. Gains were half way, then got the same sound when i put them to the max to see if it made a difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TylerParrish Posted November 20, 2012 Report Share Posted November 20, 2012 I'm guessing you may have fried that sub when you wired it to 1 ohm when the amp wasn't 1 ohm stable. What the f**k is an appropriate signature supposed to look like?2013 Kia Forte Koup Pioneer AVH-X4600BT iDMax 12 DD M1c @ 2 ohms Rockford Prime 200.2 Pioneer 6.75" Comp Set XS S3400, D2700 Project DB Battery Terminals Axxess ASWC Stinger HPM Everywhereeee 90 Sq. Ft. of Stinger Roadkill Stock Alt Stuff To Come Sundown X-12 New Amp New Comps 4 Channel Amp My Current Build: http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/167462-13-kia-forte-koup-dd-setup/ My Old Build: http://www.stevemead..._+2000 +mustang Avatar Courtesy of SnowDrifter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kranny Posted November 21, 2012 Report Share Posted November 21, 2012 you blew the sub. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andygardner Posted November 22, 2012 Report Share Posted November 22, 2012 You were clipping it to death probably. Since you just set your gains at the half way point I would put my money on that. Subs can blow on very little power if you are feeding them a really clipped signal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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