RANT... Blown subs

[americanracing20]

JL has some bomb shallow mounts if you want to spend the cash

[AFSP1211]

JL has some bomb shallow mounts if you want to spend the cash

I ended up getting the Pioneer 3001S4's. They sound excellent for being shallows. I'm still tweakin the settings on the head unit though. I'm extremely happy with them.

[decibles]

Let me start by saying you all have good points, I have been competing in car audio for over a decade and in my opinion you can never have an amp with too much power. most subs are blown through clipping which is when an amp is maxed out and sends DC voltage to the subs. There are many things which will cause this (low voltage, over temperature, etc.) however a good quality amp will either limit output or shut down to prevent this. I would definately look into upgrading your amp to prevent this from resulting in your new sups being smoked also.

[pl4yboy]

Let me start by saying you all have good points, I have been competing in car audio for over a decade and in my opinion you can never have an amp with too much power. most subs are blown through clipping which is when an amp is maxed out and sends DC voltage to the subs. There are many things which will cause this (low voltage, over temperature, etc.) however a good quality amp will either limit output or shut down to prevent this. I would definately look into upgrading your amp to prevent this from resulting in your new sups being smoked also.

I don't know how I missed this thread. You make the point that I would have made. Clipping is the #1 cause of blown subs. That, or simply overpowering the hell out of them. I ran a Digital Designs 9512f on 2880 watts DAILY for 3 years. I would say that is a feat in itself. I had a 240 amp alternator and a Batcap 2000 for support. Eventually the sub's dustcap started separating and I was not aware of it as the sub was mounted inversely at the time. A simple dab of epoxy would have fixed it had I known.