How to tell if your Subwoofer is blown (quick and easy)
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This is a common method to tell if your Subwoofer is blown. It is fast and pretty accurate at finding out. I was using this subwoofer for 2 years and put it on my alpine mrp m1000 and at 800w rms + clipping (probably) it blew. My new setup has a clip limiter, meter, and smarter owner so I haven't blown anything since (not even a tweeter!)
Thank you guys
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Skar evl 12
2.4 cu ft baltic birch enclosure tuned to 31.5hz
Js 240a 6 hairpin high output alternator
Pioneer DMH-2660NEX
Taramps dsp-1600
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Damn I can't believe this vid hit 150k views 😅 thank you guys, ill continue to make more helpful videos. I've grown up so much more since I made this video and became more knowledgeable on audio as a whole so there will be some cool tips and tricks coming here on this channel
That $hit was slappin 😭😂
@UzsDc1UZ
2 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣 Ong bro, feel bad for the woofer but at the time that shit was slappin
@justinboone8700
Жыл бұрын
😂😂
@Lateful
7 ай бұрын
Lmao 🤣
Easiest way is to crank up the music and if you're subwoofer sounds like a piece of paper is covering the port hole it's blown
@eltorres692
Жыл бұрын
Can that be fixed?
@justinboozer2934
Жыл бұрын
@@eltorres692 i personaly never tried but i think so it been years since i looked into that one maybe someone in the comments would have a better understanding and experience with that can answer your question other than if its to expensive or just better off buying a new sub
@mister_dzija4161
10 ай бұрын
@@eltorres692yes, it can be fixed, but repair is more expensive than new sub in most cases, so nobody is doing it
@beasyphone
4 ай бұрын
Ya lnow....😂 as much as "I KNOW"...Never thought about using my multimeter right there before completely disassembling entire setups lol
@UzsDc1UZ
4 ай бұрын
@beasyphone 😂 ofc man
Lmfao oj da juice man that shit was slappin 🤣🤣🤣
@UzsDc1UZ
Жыл бұрын
😂😂🤣 Ong bro
@tylerm8956
Жыл бұрын
@@UzsDc1UZ can I ask what song hahaha
@UzsDc1UZ
Жыл бұрын
@@tylerm8956 I think it was " I remember " 🤣🤣
@aaronnewman7850
9 ай бұрын
Cop a chicken by oj da juiceman prolly what blew it!
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OJ THA JUICEMAN!! YES ! OKAY OKAY
Must have been that old school OJ with Lex Luger
@UzsDc1UZ
Жыл бұрын
It was bro 😂😭 LEX LUGER 808s be SLAPPIN
@doubts72
Жыл бұрын
@@UzsDc1UZ some people don’t know about those beats . They were ahead of their lifetime when they came out .
That Kop a chicken do slap tho on sum 15” subs 😂
Og the juiceman will definitely do it lol 😂
Oj da juiceman lmao ya that slaps
New video up explaining "clipping"
KOP A CHICKEN DAWG
@FG-ys4em
3 ай бұрын
Oh da juice man - hate on me, slaps way harder
Snapped the coil. Time for a new one lol 😊
OJ goes hard! What u know bout that Youngsta 😁👍🏼
KOP A CHICKEN DAWGGGG
@UzsDc1UZ
Жыл бұрын
YESSSIRRRR!!!!
I've bought a brand new subwoofer and the voixe coil made that scratch noise, i hooked it up and it sounded so fucking clean and the scratch noise went away after 30miniutes on halv volume :D
@UzsDc1UZ
2 жыл бұрын
Same here, my sundown e8 did that but it broke in just fine and the sound went away
@mudassirkhan1318
Жыл бұрын
Usually the cabinet is the culprit. It there is any part loose then it make that noise on low frequencies
@joelambert9500
Жыл бұрын
@mudassirkhan1318 my skar is making a air blowing type sound out the back/rear of sub in box any possible fix or stuck replacing 😔?
@UzsDc1UZ
Жыл бұрын
Hey, is it like an air leak or is it a chuffing sound from the port?
@mudassirkhan1318
Жыл бұрын
@@joelambert9500 try isolating the box using some strong plastic with glue and check, include a thin layer of foam to avoid further air leak (also helps increase bass thump). if not there replacing the box would fix it.
Oj the juice man🦾
@UzsDc1UZ
Жыл бұрын
YESSIRRRR 💪🏾💪🏾
@540pham14
Жыл бұрын
@@UzsDc1UZ Quarter Brick, half a brick Whole brick AYEEE!!!!!!
@UzsDc1UZ
Жыл бұрын
Quarter pound, half a pound, whole pound OKAY!!
@540pham14
Жыл бұрын
@@UzsDc1UZ 100 pills, 1000 pills, serving major WEIGHT!!!!!!!!
@UzsDc1UZ
Жыл бұрын
@@540pham14 bro I ain't never get this lit in a comment section LMFAOOOO
Is weird I’m experiencing that right now because of OJ da Juiceman. Well Zaytoven with OG
Blown years ago and still haven't reconned it. Get a high roll surround for it🔥🔥🔥🔥
Kop a chicken split my first box two 10s under the seat absolutely killed it
Any way to fix these?
What would be a acceptable reading if they were in working order? Someone sold me two 12s for like 25 bucks just some ma audios solid enclosure. When I get them though he told me to check the inside because he might of unhooked the connection which I didn't know anything about car audio equipment at the time but now after doing research and hooking them up and only seeing vibrations of the cone not actually hitting like I see other woofers do it lacks that movement and that full bass sound. Also It makes no sense why you would unhook the sub inside if you were just uninstalling you would just disconnect the positive and negative from the one set of connections per 12 outside the box. So I just tried tuning them and they not sounding or acting right and before I hooked them up I heard like a screw or something loose inside the sub box and I mentioned it to the friend that I got it from and he just played dumb but it sounds to me like the voice coil came undone as well. Well looks like I have to order 2 new 12's for this enclosure or just get a whole sub and box maybe just 1 jbl 12 in a ported box or something any suggestions? I have 600watt RMS at 2ohms monoblock jbl amp the clubA600. I'm new to this hence the reason I bought a mono block but I have a 4 channel amp coming for my door speakers and tweeters. So any feedback or recommendations is great oh ya my ride is just a 2013 Nissan versa tiny Lil thing. Thanks for this video post! I seen it as I was tweaking on tuning this and it makes perfect sense.
@UzsDc1UZ
Жыл бұрын
Hey! I recommend the skar sdr 12, it's perfect for 600w RMS and they are on sale now at skar's website for Black Friday. I'd tune the gain on the amp to prevent clipping (I have a video on that) so it plays with little to no distortion and you don't blow the subwoofer. But the recommend that subwoofer as it is cheap and it sounded great before I ran it on too much power 😅
I'm not sure but I believe it is possible to rebuild it.
@UzsDc1UZ
6 ай бұрын
Correct, it is possible. I think that's more beneficial on units that are a bit more worth in price as the recone kit probably costs 80% of what the subwoofer costs new
In extent if your voice coil is completely blown (incomplete) it will read close to 0 ohms. In this video one of them read around 1.3~1.5 and the other read 2.5 ohms which is not good
@scape.
Жыл бұрын
how many ohms should it be at?
@UzsDc1UZ
Жыл бұрын
It depends on which voice coil you have. If it is dual 2 then anywhere from 1.4 to 2.5 and if it's dual 4 I say like 3.4 to like 4.6
I think I’m overthinking on mine, I think I’m just used to how my two evl 12s sound 😂 bc it just hasn’t as loud the past 2 days but it’s minuscule. I’m hoping I’m overthinking this, gonna test my woofers this weekend
@UzsDc1UZ
Жыл бұрын
Yeah usually it's very obvious. I've been in your shoes before, check your ground for the amp or even the actual power wire too. It makes a huge difference
@col98
Жыл бұрын
@@UzsDc1UZ I know the grounds are good, my only thinking is either I’m used to it, or maybe some wires aren’t secured enough. I tested my grounds with a multimeter so I know they’re good
@UzsDc1UZ
Жыл бұрын
@@col98 hmm what about the wiring under the hood, does it look worn or even melted (I've been there before), and I guess you can check the coil condition using this video, and another thing could be RCA signal interference. Best of luck, lmk what you find
@col98
Жыл бұрын
@@UzsDc1UZ I appreciate the responses bro. I’ll definitely have to take a look, with my first set up I was definitely melting some fuse holders. I doubt it, bc the multiple fuse holders I have hooked up are at least 300amps each, but you’re right it’s worth a look! Thanks dude
@UzsDc1UZ
Жыл бұрын
@@col98 haha no worries man, best of luck
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Most of the time this works, but best way to check is connect to audio source. I've seen subwoofers ohm out perfectly, not rub of make noise when pressing on the cone, and still not work when connected to an audio source.
@UzsDc1UZ
2 жыл бұрын
Hmm odd I wonder what causes the woofer not to play. I've never had that issue, so I hope I never run into that 😅
@EricGonzalez-bd1qd
2 жыл бұрын
@@UzsDc1UZ yea. I actually have a 10 inch JL Audio 10W7AE that ohms out and moves freely but won't play when connected to Amp. Maybe I'll make a video. But either way, MOST of the time, ohm meter and just moving the cone are perfect indicators. When I'm buying a sub though I want to hear it play or I don't buy it lol.
@UzsDc1UZ
2 жыл бұрын
@@EricGonzalez-bd1qd lmfao I gotcha, I know this sounds dumb but does your Amp function properly?
@EricGonzalez-bd1qd
2 жыл бұрын
@@UzsDc1UZ lol yes. I have like 25 amps lol. I have a room full of car audio. JL Audio. Rockford Fosgate. ALPINE. Pioneer. Kenwood. Orion. The list goes on. I have 2 test benches set up. One is using an Orion 2500D Amp, Pioneer Premier DEH-P880PRS Headunit, and XS Power AGM Batteries. The other is similar but using a Rockford Fosgate T2500-1bdCP and XS Power Lithium batteries.. I've got the CC1 and DD1 meters and volt meter to set gains and cross overs etc. I've got way too much car audio from JL w7 13.5s to Sundown Audio x8s and even a custom built Kicker Solo x 10. I promise, the sub I tested ohmed out fine but was not working hahaha
@UzsDc1UZ
2 жыл бұрын
@@EricGonzalez-bd1qdlmfaooo I gotcha man, super weird how it just doesn't play though
@uzsdc4476 thx for the tips🤟🏻😁 quick question.. Have also a 4ohm dvc sub (400w rms pioneer ts-w307d4) and my actual amp hasn't the optimal specs for it.. can you recommend me an (preferably budget) amp which would fit it specs? Would be awesome🙏🏻😘💪🏻
@UzsDc1UZ
Жыл бұрын
Hi, I would opt for an alpine mrp-m500 on ebay if you can find one for an affordable price and I've heard people liking the Taramps bass 400, you could even try the skar rp350.1, lastly you could try pioneer's sub 500w RMS amplifier. Either of those would work and are work horses, thanks for watching
Bussin btw my brother got a 3000w subwoofer its soo good
@tayloryaquinto8954
Жыл бұрын
wattage ain’t mean shit. bet i could get a 250W sub to sound better and louder
@arnisbarcis8826
Жыл бұрын
@@tayloryaquinto8954 dont give a shit bro
@paulweston8184
Жыл бұрын
@@tayloryaquinto8954 Sounds like you don't own a subwoofer if you "bet" you could make a sub sound better and louder.
@BigToro
2 ай бұрын
@@paulweston8184 he is right though, wattage doesn't mean shit,many subs advertise the peak rating which doesn't matter much, you can have a "1500w" sub that will blow when you give it 500watts of clean power, the claim about getting a 250w sub to sound better is ridiculous unless the "3000w subwoofer" really is that bad but wattage doesn't really mean anything, there are a lot of factors that affect how well it sounds in the end.
@paulweston8184
2 ай бұрын
@@BigToro Well obviously most car audio companies market there subs using peak instead of RMS. I was just replying to the unnecessarily rude reply the guy left to the OP. Also, his claim that “wattage ain’t shit” and then says he could “make a 250 watt sub sound better” knowing nothing about the OP’s brothers set up is idiotic.
cop a chicken broke my 2 12s😂
@UzsDc1UZ
Жыл бұрын
Nahhhhh 😂😂
@UzsDc1UZ
Жыл бұрын
I can totally see that
@paulweston8184
Жыл бұрын
Gotta learn how to set them gains boy.
Oj will get it done
My JBL is blown but it still works
I have 2 skar evl 12 idk why but my bass cuts in and out
@UzsDc1UZ
5 ай бұрын
I think you might be overloading your electrical. Before that, check your grounds and make sure all the ground points are sanded down and if that doesn't work try a new spot
It is ok to max the vol. Or 50%? Newbie here..
@UzsDc1UZ
11 ай бұрын
There's a bunch of variables when it comes to volume adjustment but usually they set the adjustment on the gain level on the amp so that on your normal listening volume, the subwoofer level is right where it needs to be.
Let me take it its a junk Skar SDR. I blew one as well. I blew mine because I overpowered it by putting 601 rms was of power on it🤣🤣🤣 it rated for 600 but can't handle 1 extra watts on it.
@UzsDc1UZ
2 жыл бұрын
I pushed mine with 800w rms for a long time, clipping is what kills woofers not power. Plus, it has a 2.5 inch voice coil there's not much you can do with a stamped steel frame and low venting
@RyanBassForLife
2 жыл бұрын
@@UzsDc1UZ I see yes I was probably clipping it but still my Soundqubed subs can play 10 minutes on clipped power before they stink. Now I might of damaged my Soundqubed coils by clipping them. I'm getting a big boy 8k Soundqubed amp so my subwoofers don't clip. They probably will blow from overpowering them next. Don't worry I'll turn the gain down so I don't put 4k on each 2250 watt subs.
Or it could be a blown fuse. Some sub woofers have fuses in them.
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so what if my sub just isnt playing any sound i was listening to music and it was bumping hard ash and then i been havinf a problem with the remote cable for the knob and it wont play sound sometimes but then it starts to and now its just not playing any sound
@UzsDc1UZ
Жыл бұрын
The amp might've went out, that's a case sometimes, also your RCA cables could be loose. Try getting a 3.5mm to RCA and plug your phone into the amp and see if sound comes out at low volumes. Worst case your subwoofer leads cam undone or your amp's output transistors could've fried. I think it's something simple though, let me know what else you find
@honrful9693
Жыл бұрын
@@UzsDc1UZ i dont think the amp wouldve went out it still turns on and powers up and all, im gonna try and re wire it after work check all the connections and shtuff
So what if your sun has two voice coils is it possible to only blow one?
@UzsDc1UZ
Жыл бұрын
Yes you can, some people wire one coil and blow that voice coil instead of the other but usually the voice coil blows or unwinds it'll cause a total failure and it might not even go through the gap because of added area from the coils unwinding
Lol oj done killed a couple of mine also lol
Skar always blow 😂
Oj slaps but a lot of hood songs seem to have bad quality mixing/ signals
@UzsDc1UZ
11 ай бұрын
I agree bro, but you'd be surprised the lex luger songs sound so clean
@A6Legit
11 ай бұрын
@@UzsDc1UZ You right. I just listened to some old on lex Luger songs and the beat is clean. Vocals sound pretty bad tho lol. Still love some hood classics
Can I have it
What resistance should the speaker be
@UzsDc1UZ
7 ай бұрын
For example If you have a dual 4 ohm voice coil subwoofer each coil or set of terminals should read 4 ohms or somewhere close to that kinda like like 3.5 to 4.5. I think you can grasp the concept now
@forog1
7 ай бұрын
The multimeter should be reading 4.0 ohms - 4.5 ohms as that's what he said its wired to but its only reading 1.4ohms. That speaker is done. Just blow the rest up in smoke at that point lol
@DJBLESSD
7 ай бұрын
Cheers 👌
Is Skar a good brand?
@UzsDc1UZ
Жыл бұрын
It's a decent brand, they are very good for the price, nothing beats them in price if I'm being honest. I've never had a problem with any of their products.
How do you fix it
@UzsDc1UZ
9 ай бұрын
You'd have to get a new recome which can be more costly sometimes
I bet you want play young nudy - gas station … That beat is so stiff on subs lol…I blew mines before the song ended 🤦🏾♂️it was wamming as they say 😂
My shit just did the same shit it was also slappin bro then it was fucked
So the side of my subwoofer is smoking and no BOOM BOOM BOOM I think it broke what do you think?
@UzsDc1UZ
Жыл бұрын
😬 don't know if this is a joke but that's for sure blown, voice coil is fried, windings most likely came off former
@randystaeven5020
Жыл бұрын
@@UzsDc1UZ no joke here!! I literally went out yesterday to check and unscrew the speakers from the box and I turn it on and the right side R2 was smoking inside smelled burning
@UzsDc1UZ
Жыл бұрын
@@randystaeven5020 damn man I'm sorry to hear, it sounds like the voice coil is shot unfortunately
@randystaeven5020
Жыл бұрын
@@UzsDc1UZ so wud you say it's safe to take out the speakers and still keep the box and get new speakers? There's no damage to the box that I can see
@UzsDc1UZ
Жыл бұрын
@@randystaeven5020 absolutely you can do that
Just looking at it I could tell 😂😂😂
My reading shows 0... it blown?
@UzsDc1UZ
Жыл бұрын
Well not quite, your tinsel leads could've came undone from the terminals to the tinsels, check it right at the tinsel leads
@UzsDc1UZ
Жыл бұрын
Your terminals could also be broken
@burningknuckle26
Жыл бұрын
just tested my tweeters, speakers, mid range, and subwoofer. all 0. tinsel leads look fine. weird
@UzsDc1UZ
Жыл бұрын
@@burningknuckle26 hmmm you sure your multimeter is okay?
@burningknuckle26
Жыл бұрын
@@UzsDc1UZ fixed it, I put it on 200
It says SKAR, its blown.
@UzsDc1UZ
Жыл бұрын
Forgot to laugh
Youll know when you blow it cause youll smell it
@UzsDc1UZ
10 ай бұрын
This too, the glue on the voice coil former will start to smell
Skarbage
@UzsDc1UZ
3 ай бұрын
Facts dude, good for the price point but not the best all around
So what he saying don’t buy skar subs get that america bass
@UzsDc1UZ
Жыл бұрын
Nah, skar is great, I said it failed due to user error in the video
lmao of course it's a skar
Bro even brand new subs will give you the same reading, not a steady reading 😕😕😕
@UzsDc1UZ
8 ай бұрын
Right but the thing that matters the most is the actual value range. This was a dual 4 ohm subwoofer but I was seeing far less than that
Cop a chicken
Thats what you get from skar lmfao
@UzsDc1UZ
Жыл бұрын
Not really, it was user error in this standpoint. I never blew my EVL, now I'm on a sundown U12
@american_airlines_flight11
Жыл бұрын
@@UzsDc1UZ never get jbl and boss audio subs they suck
skar is trash
@UzsDc1UZ
Жыл бұрын
Ok
@QROCCO
11 ай бұрын
i just not use it