truthsayer Posted August 21, 2014 Report Share Posted August 21, 2014 You never stated your head unit, but chances are if you are playing full volume as you say, and gain almost half. Then odds are you are clipping/distorting. As some have said, you really need a dd-1 to set your system correctly. truthsayer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLeeStrikes Posted August 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2014 You never stated your head unit, but chances are if you are playing full volume as you say, and gain almost half. Then odds are you are clipping/distorting. As some have said, you really need a dd-1 to set your system correctly. I have a alpine HU don't have the model with me but it has a total volume of 35 highest i go is 23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLeeStrikes Posted August 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2014 And those hdc3 12s can handle WAY more power. My brother has 1 on a 2200.1! i said his not the hdd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truthsayer Posted August 21, 2014 Report Share Posted August 21, 2014 You never stated your head unit, but chances are if you are playing full volume as you say, and gain almost half. Then odds are you are clipping/distorting. As some have said, you really need a dd-1 to set your system correctly. I have a alpine HU don't have the model with me but it has a total volume of 35 highest i go is 23 OK, but you did say in your first post, you were playing full volume. Just find someone with the proper equipment to set it up. truthsayer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ritch40 Posted August 21, 2014 Report Share Posted August 21, 2014 my RE Audio sxx's did the same thing the other night when i was clamping the system. The magnets weren't even hot but the smell was most decidedly coming from the subs which Ive been using for about 2 years now. i don't have a scope or dd1 as of yet but even though i had things dialed back i still think it was clipping that caused my issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hispls Posted August 21, 2014 Report Share Posted August 21, 2014 And those hdc3 12s can handle WAY more power. My brother has 1 on a 2200.1! Too bad OP said HDS which are know to turn the coils into slinkys at less than rated power due to shoddy glues that you typically get on coils from China. OP, if you smell your coils it's time to turn things down or buy better woofers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLeeStrikes Posted August 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2014 You never stated your head unit, but chances are if you are playing full volume as you say, and gain almost half. Then odds are you are clipping/distorting. As some have said, you really need a dd-1 to set your system correctly. I have a alpine HU don't have the model with me but it has a total volume of 35 highest i go is 23 OK, but you did say in your first post, you were playing full volume. Just find someone with the proper equipment to set it up. i meant highest volume i go sorry for the confuse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLeeStrikes Posted August 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2014 And those hdc3 12s can handle WAY more power. My brother has 1 on a 2200.1! Too bad OP said HDS which are know to turn the coils into slinkys at less than rated power due to shoddy glues that you typically get on coils from China. OP, if you smell your coils it's time to turn things down or buy better woofers. lol so you are saying that the hds3 cant handle half of what they are rated for? idk man something doesnt seem right with your statement, its soundqubed not power acoustik these guys are known for doing quality and im sure they can handle atleast 1000 rms each . right now they are only at around 600 rms each Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBigs63' Posted August 21, 2014 Report Share Posted August 21, 2014 OP if you are only going to 23 on the volume then you might be fine, but low drops in voltage and a lower end amp can still lead to clipping. As for glue smelling like burnt coils, the smell of a burnt coil is not actually the wire it is the glue. Clipping causes the wire to heat up to very high temperatures which in turn cause the glue to burn off and let the windings of the coil unravel. As for the HDS's not being able to handle much power. They can handle rated as long as the signal is VERY clean. On a lot of higher end subs, really high quality glue is used, and it takes it longer to burn, so a little bit of clipping most likely won't hurt it too quickly. As for the cheaper HDS's, they supposedly use much lower quality glue which can start burning off pretty fast at a pretty low temp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FCS530 Posted August 21, 2014 Report Share Posted August 21, 2014 Oops, missed that. Still not accustomed to the hds line. Several systems, several vehicles. Always changing! 2013 MECA State Champion (trunk 1) 2014 MECA State Champion (mod 4) 2014 MECA state Champion (Park and Pound 4) 2014 DBDRAG 6th place North America Finals (SS1-2) 2014 BASS RACE 6th place North America Finals (139.9) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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