Alpine Type S smells like its burning
Alpine Type S smells like its burning I have a 5 channel Kenwood amp pushing four 5x7's and one 12 inch Alpine Type S in a vented box. I originally had an entry level Kicker 10 inch woofer and it sounded pretty good. I obviously wanted to upgrade since the 10 inch was 4ohm and only getting 300 watts rms from the amp. The Alpine 12 is 2 ohm and is getting 500 watts rms from the amp. I had the gain set to halfway and the bass boost a little bit lower than that on the amp. Well when I switched out the sub for the new Alpine, I listened to it for about 10-15 minutes before I started noticing a really strong electronic burning smell coming from the sub box. I did some research and was told the gain was set too high, how I have no idea since the 300 watt 10 inch was just fine with no problems what so ever.
Well anyway, now I have the gain set at 25% and turned the bass boost down some. Since I have done that the smell has almost completely gone away, but of course the sub isn't hitting anywhere near as hard as the 10 when the volume is at the same level. It will hit at higher volume levels, but if I play for any extended period of time, you can start to smell that burning smell again. Has anyone experienced anything like this before, particularly with Alpine subs?
Well anyway, now I have the gain set at 25% and turned the bass boost down some. Since I have done that the smell has almost completely gone away, but of course the sub isn't hitting anywhere near as hard as the 10 when the volume is at the same level. It will hit at higher volume levels, but if I play for any extended period of time, you can start to smell that burning smell again. Has anyone experienced anything like this before, particularly with Alpine subs?
http://www.kenwood.com/usa/car/amplifiers/kac-7005ps/
Yes, it states it is 2 ohm stable. 500 watts RMS
Yes, it states it is 2 ohm stable. 500 watts RMS
Last edited by WhiteBird00; Nov 28, 2016 at 07:36 AM. Reason: Non-sponsor link replaced with mfg. link
I'm assuming you bought a new enclosure for the Alpine 12 vs the kicker 10?
The burning smell you were smelling was the voice coil overheating . this can be caused via distortion, or if the box has too much/too little airspace, or the port isn't tuned correctly.
where is the amp getting signal from? loc or aftermarket head unit?
The burning smell you were smelling was the voice coil overheating . this can be caused via distortion, or if the box has too much/too little airspace, or the port isn't tuned correctly.
where is the amp getting signal from? loc or aftermarket head unit?
I'm assuming you bought a new enclosure for the Alpine 12 vs the kicker 10?
The burning smell you were smelling was the voice coil overheating . this can be caused via distortion, or if the box has too much/too little airspace, or the port isn't tuned correctly.
where is the amp getting signal from? loc or aftermarket head unit?
The burning smell you were smelling was the voice coil overheating . this can be caused via distortion, or if the box has too much/too little airspace, or the port isn't tuned correctly.
where is the amp getting signal from? loc or aftermarket head unit?
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