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Whats that smell..

 

james caroll
Silver Member
Username: Mygame5982

Comp Vr H-TOWN, TEXAS US

Post Number: 722
Registered: Jan-06
Posted on   
like my speakers arent burning..but like when i bump them for a while on high volume i start smelling this weird @ss smell..something like burning..what is that?
 

james caroll
Silver Member
Username: Mygame5982

Comp Vr H-TOWN, TEXAS US

Post Number: 723
Registered: Jan-06
Posted on   
....
 

Polo
Gold Member
Username: Safe_cracker

Chicago, IL US

Post Number: 1882
Registered: Jan-06
Posted on   
Your speakers are burning, lol. Polo..
 

james caroll
Silver Member
Username: Mygame5982

Comp Vr H-TOWN, TEXAS US

Post Number: 724
Registered: Jan-06
Posted on   
are you serious?? so how can i fix it?
 

Logan
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Username: Logan__tille

AudioqueUSA

Post Number: 2225
Registered: Feb-06
Posted on   
voice coil burning would be my guess. or maybe they are just breaking in.
 

james caroll
Silver Member
Username: Mygame5982

Comp Vr H-TOWN, TEXAS US

Post Number: 725
Registered: Jan-06
Posted on   
voice coil burning?? is that a bad thing?? hopefuly you are right about the breaking in
 

Polo
Gold Member
Username: Safe_cracker

Chicago, IL US

Post Number: 1884
Registered: Jan-06
Posted on   
Ya but define breaking in...My RE sx 15 smelled really bad when I was breaking it in and lived but my SSX only smelled a bit and it died, lol. I am afraid to really heat my SSX up because of this. I have talked to many many people about this and have been told many different answers but one thing that most have agreed that if it stinks, it is burning and gains are probably not set correctly. Polo..


PS- How much stink is too much? My RE's burned by eyes and nose! :-)
 

james caroll
Silver Member
Username: Mygame5982

Comp Vr H-TOWN, TEXAS US

Post Number: 727
Registered: Jan-06
Posted on   
naw it doesnt burn my eyes and nose..plus i dont think they are getting too much power..i know they can take more....gosh i dont wanna be driving around with a stink car.lol will air freshner work(ps.thats a joke..lol)
 

drivingreckless
Gold Member
Username: Drivingreckless

TREO, USA USA

Post Number: 2133
Registered: Apr-06
Posted on   
LOL
sounds bad polo
my frinds subs smeeled bad wen we but 600rms to 400rms subs
they smelled for 1 day and stopped smeelin
u could be breaking it in
 

james caroll
Silver Member
Username: Mygame5982

Comp Vr H-TOWN, TEXAS US

Post Number: 728
Registered: Jan-06
Posted on   
thanks for the support guys.lol now i dont need air freshner....jp..but yea ill give them a lil while longer to see if they are breaking in
thanks
 

Chad Lee
Gold Member
Username: Bestmankind

Fi AudioBTL

Post Number: 6782
Registered: Oct-05
Posted on   
maybe you have your gain set too high. take it down a bit.
 

Renegadesrun
Silver Member
Username: Renegadesrun

Lafayette, IN US

Post Number: 477
Registered: Oct-04
Posted on   
Glue off the coils.

When you smell this, is the dust cap getting warm?
 

ryan ryan
Silver Member
Username: Thumping_corsica

Saginaw, miUnitd states

Post Number: 124
Registered: Aug-06
Posted on   
well lets see... ive blown like 4 subs due to the smell like burning carpet.. its burning voice coils.. and yes its bad for them! you can blow them .. turn off LOUD and bass boost
 

james caroll
Silver Member
Username: Mygame5982

Comp Vr H-TOWN, TEXAS US

Post Number: 730
Registered: Jan-06
Posted on   
okay
 

Troy Stafford
Gold Member
Username: Troy81

Tavernier, Fl Us

Post Number: 1348
Registered: Mar-06
Posted on   
bb = off, loud = off, and try turning the ss filter up a bit
 

Muddy
Gold Member
Username: Basshead86

Try Google

Post Number: 8160
Registered: Aug-05
Posted on   
Upload
 

james caroll
Silver Member
Username: Mygame5982

Comp Vr H-TOWN, TEXAS US

Post Number: 731
Registered: Jan-06
Posted on   
lol
 

Andrizzle
Silver Member
Username: Andrew571

Stillwater/Edmond, Oklahoma USA

Post Number: 174
Registered: Oct-05
Posted on   
personally i think it smells like a 'carnival'
or like a state fair or something
 

joe jones
New member
Username: Jnbjproductions

Post Number: 3
Registered: Nov-06
Posted on   
just....lay off the beans before you go cruzin!!!
 

[Kéviñ_Previé]
Gold Member
Username: Frkkevin

Resonant Engineering..., Fort Worth... Email

Post Number: 1484
Registered: Nov-05
Posted on   
My SX still smells a bit... its not as bad as when it was first broke in but now it is about 3 months old and when I am pushing the sub pretty hard it does smell a little still...
 

Chad Lee
Gold Member
Username: Bestmankind

Fi AudioBTL

Post Number: 6800
Registered: Oct-05
Posted on   
when my subs were breaking in, it had kinda chemical smell not burning smell. right before i blew my treo ssi's, it had buning smell. not to mention my whole car filled with smoke. it was hell man. i would never want to go through that again. never.
 

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Silver Member
Username: Volfenhagking1600

Atlanta, Georgia USA

Post Number: 142
Registered: Oct-06
Posted on   
im gonna have to agree with chad. I had the same problem with my 12" logic...not funny
 

Polo
Gold Member
Username: Safe_cracker

Chicago, IL US

Post Number: 1900
Registered: Jan-06
Posted on   
I had a Kicker sx1250.1 on each of my SSI's, 1490rms each and never heard a wimper, what the heck you do to yours Chad? Polo.. :-)
 

Chad Lee
Gold Member
Username: Bestmankind

Fi AudioBTL

Post Number: 6804
Registered: Oct-05
Posted on   
it was a mistake on my part. i had the amp setting all wrong. basically the gain was all the way up and i clipped it to death.

i wish i had a camera at that time though. the smoke filled my car and i couldnt see anything. lol. i still have nightmares about that time.
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