%*&^ rockford fosgate!!

[bret_xi]

last night i blew ANOTHER P3... this is my 2nd one in 6 months... i dont know what im doing to them.. it was just random last night.. i was listenin to rock and not even that loud.. and it suddenly just quit... :(

[bcraig]

Re: %*&^ rockford fosgate!!

are you hooking them up right

[auto666]

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%*&^ rockford fosgate!! thats about right never herd a good thing about them:spank:

[silversixx]

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Ive had my fosgate He2 for like 4 years and never had a problem. Yall just listen to your music waaayyy to loud which is stupid... spend your money on go fast parts. Or start saving for a hearing aid.

[auto666]

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Ive had my fosgate He2 for like 4 years and never had a problem. Yall just listen to your music waaayyy to loud which is stupid... spend your money on go fast parts. Or start saving for a hearing aid.

LOL maybe true

[silversixx]

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Lol I just dont understand why people listen to there music soo loud that you can hear it clearly from a block away. Its not "cool" its just annoying and other people think your stupid, haha. Anyway sorry, I'm just ranting.

[kala]

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Lol I just dont understand why people listen to there music soo loud that you can hear it clearly from a block away. Its not "cool" its just annoying and other people think your stupid, haha. Anyway sorry, I'm just ranting.

it's also bad for your ear ....that's why i gave up on subs ......i used to get serious headache when i listen to my subs............... :)

[auto666]

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it's also bad for your ear ....that's why i gave up on subs ......i used to get serious headache when i listen to my subs............... :)

If its to loud then your to old ha:banana:

[silversixx]

Re: %*&^ rockford fosgate!!

I got a headache too sometimes. The subwoofers here at work give me a headache to sometimes. But there extremely powerful home theater subs not those crap Sony box set ones from bestbuy.

[96firebird311]

Re: %*&^ rockford fosgate!!

last night i blew ANOTHER P3... this is my 2nd one in 6 months... i dont know what im doing to them.. it was just random last night.. i was listenin to rock and not even that loud.. and it suddenly just quit... :(

Tell us a little bit about your box, amp and headunit.

[88gtman]

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Did they blow or did you burn up a voice coil. The difference being that a blown sub (Meaning it actually ripped apart) is caused by distortion (too much volume). A fried voice coil (Speakers looks fine, but does not play) is caused by surpassing the max wattage on the speaker for too long a period of time. Which of these is it? I have had my Rockford HE's for about 5 years now and they are still going great.

[auto666]

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Did they blow or did you burn up a voice coil. The difference being that a blown sub (Meaning it actually ripped apart) is caused by distortion (too much volume). A fried voice coil (Speakers looks fine, but does not play) is caused by surpassing the max wattage on the speaker for too long a period of time. Which of these is it? I have had my Rockford HE's for about 5 years now and they are still going great.

distortion can also be caused by the wrong freq getting to the sub and by clipping which is cased by the amp not having adaquet power(electrical current) or have the gains turn to the max

[BobDoLe]

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by "too loud" you must mean clipped signal.

it must not be hooked up properly.
i'm not a fan of rockford fosgate myself, but they do have a reputation..

are you sure it wasn't a ROCKWOOD product?

[bret_xi]

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^^rockwood??

it was hooked up right.. and 88gtman i burned up a voicecoil.. i just said blew... i went back there and could smell somethin burning...

but i have a clarion headunit.. i forget the model number.. a hifonics zues 1205d amp.. the subs were wired to 1 ohm and the amp is only turned a little more than half way up... both the subs were wired the same... i dont know what the problem is.. i think i may just sell my box and buy a stealth box and get my trunk back.. lol
how much could i get a stealth box for?

[88gtman]

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How you set the sensitivity on your amp does not determine the # of watts the amp is pushing out. Watts and volume are two different things. Watts do help you reach higher volumes, but they are different. The sensitivity adjustment simply adjust how sensitive your amp is to volume adjustments from the headunit. I looked up the specs on your amp and your P3's. I assumed you had 12's. Anyway, I know that your amp is a class D monoblock amp, but it is only rated at
RMS Power at 4 Ohms 450 W x 1
RMS Power at 2 Ohms 900 W x 1
I could not find a 1 ohm rating for this amp. To the best of my knowledge at 1 ohm you are probably putting out close to 1800watts RMS. Your subs are only rated to take 500watts RMS and 1000watts Max. That would mean you are surpassing the speakers limits and that is why you are frying the voice coils.