Need a confirmation of why a sub blew

[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

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

so when i replace these subs cause theyre broken now, i get someone to test them with a oscilloscope to find out how loud i can make them? anything else?

[jarrius]

Yes. You also need to know at what volume your head unit is distorting at. By knowing that you can properly set your gain on your amp with a dd-1 or a oscilloscope. Once those are done you still have to pay attention because your voltage may e getting low and causing your amp to struggle and send out dirty single to the subs any way wich will cause them to blow and possible fry your amp to.

[finkster]

beating on any sub near rms for an hour straight will make them hot. Add to that the music quality, amp settings etc things get toasty.

[Guest]

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.

so when i replace these subs cause theyre broken now, i get someone to test them with a oscilloscope to find out how loud i can make them? anything else?

dont play full tilt then open the trunk. woofers will NOT like it.

[RidingTooLow]

They are Audiobahn subs. There is the reason right there. But seriously, your settings on the amp probably have a lot to do with it. Subs get really hot during extended use.