Need a confirmation of why a sub blew

[ReeseChamp]

I have 2 15 audiobahn SE 500 RMS in a 40 hz tuned ported box, 890 true watts amp, the subs are 9 years old (most likely the reason i think), i was playing max volume with bass eq at 0 for maybe a hour striaght, i didnt hear any distortion, i was sitting in a parking lot and popped my trunk to check up on everything and smelled electrical burning so i ran to go turn my stuff down but before i could it popped and the bass shut off


i think its most likely that they are 9 years old, they arent even getting rated power and it still blew. any other ideas of why it broke? one is super stiff the other still pushes in but wont make bass

[Omega5002]

I have 2 15 audiobahn SE 500 RMS in a 40 hz tuned ported box, 890 true watts amp, the subs are 9 years old (most likely the reason i think), i was playing max volume with bass eq at 0 for maybe a hour striaght, i didnt hear any distortion, i was sitting in a parking lot and popped my trunk to check up on everything and smelled electrical burning so i ran to go turn my stuff down but before i could it popped and the bass shut off

i think its most likely that they are 9 years old, they arent even getting rated power and it still blew. any other ideas of why it broke? one is super stiff the other still pushes in but wont make bass

Here's your problem, you might be clipping at max volume, and it's hard to hear distortion from a sub until you start really clipping it

[Yates]

I have 2 15 audiobahn SE 500 RMS in a 40 hz tuned ported box, 890 true watts amp, the subs are 9 years old (most likely the reason i think), i was playing max volume with bass eq at 0 for maybe a hour striaght, i didnt hear any distortion, i was sitting in a parking lot and popped my trunk to check up on everything and smelled electrical burning so i ran to go turn my stuff down but before i could it popped and the bass shut off

i think its most likely that they are 9 years old, they arent even getting rated power and it still blew. any other ideas of why it broke? one is super stiff the other still pushes in but wont make bass

Here's your problem, you might be clipping at max volume, and it's hard to hear distortion from a sub until you start really clipping it

dammit I was going to say the same thing I read it all for nothing lol

edit: you might not be able to hear distortion or even clipping while listening to music and 9 year old audiobahn call it a day and its time to upgrade

[SnowDrifter]

How did you set your gain?

[ReeseChamp]

I have 2 15 audiobahn SE 500 RMS in a 40 hz tuned ported box, 890 true watts amp, the subs are 9 years old (most likely the reason i think), i was playing max volume with bass eq at 0 for maybe a hour striaght, i didnt hear any distortion, i was sitting in a parking lot and popped my trunk to check up on everything and smelled electrical burning so i ran to go turn my stuff down but before i could it popped and the bass shut off

i think its most likely that they are 9 years old, they arent even getting rated power and it still blew. any other ideas of why it broke? one is super stiff the other still pushes in but wont make bass

Here's your problem, you might be clipping at max volume, and it's hard to hear distortion from a sub until you start really clipping it

what do you suggest i get to test if im clipping or not? inexpensive also

[Omega5002]

See if there's anyone local who has an oscope or dd-1

[ChevyBoy95]

did you ever think maybe when you opened your trunk the compression went away therefore causing the subs to unload and blow quite quickly?

[ReeseChamp]

See if there's anyone local who has an oscope or dd-1

ill try thank you

[ReeseChamp]

did you ever think maybe when you opened your trunk the compression went away therefore causing the subs to unload and blow quite quickly?

i never heard of that happening

and my gains were set by the guy who installed it at a car audio shop, it looked nice and clean

[ChevyBoy95]

did you ever think maybe when you opened your trunk the compression went away therefore causing the subs to unload and blow quite quickly?

i never heard of that happening

and my gains were set by the guy who installed it at a car audio shop, it looked nice and clean

yea.... unless he used an oscilloscope, he tuned it by ear which doesnt mean jack shit honestly.