Subwoofer query (hELP)

[maxh]

just wanted to ask you guys, what happend to my subs, i recently bought an RE12 subs, then i connected it to my amp. after a few minutes of playing, the subwoofer smelled like a burned plastic. what happend?? is it possible that the subs cannot handle the watts given out by the amp? the subs has a 250watts peak, and my amp is rated 4000watts bridgeable.

[badman]

Sounds like you blew the sub, probably playing loud eh? 250 watts peak, is more like 50WRMS for practical purposes, especially given specification conventions in 'affordable' woofers.

[Cal Weldon]

Once it has cooled, place you fingers around the dust cap of the woofer and move it inward. Hear a rubbing or scraping? She's got a fried coil, end of game. You played too hard.

[Rademakers]

In a good case scenario, you just burnt of some of the glue/laquer on the VC. This can happen too some drivers and is usually not decrading performance (as long as it only occurs a single time). The bad case scenario is just as listed above.

Regards Johan