I am running a Alpine SWR-1242D 12" Type-R with a Alpine MRP-M500. And my head unit is Pioneer AVH-P4200DVD. And the sub is in R/T 300 Enclosure Series (318-12 Alpine)

My headunit sub setting is at 0 and amp isn't turned up but maybe a 1/4 of the way. My sub gets really hot and starts smelling so i have to shut the sub off. The sub is ran parallel. I figured this sub could handle everything the amp has to give. What am i doing wrong.

Thanks

 

whats the crossover settings? how much is the sub moving? and double check the parallel wiring to make sure nothings crossed

 

Is everything brand new??? Sometimes there is an oder for a bit

 

Sub moves pretty good i don't believe its maxing out. Im absolutely positive that my sub is ran correctly. and here is a pic of what my amp settings are.


The sub is a little over a year old.

 

if i could throw something at ya, i had a type r sub in one of my old cars and that thing on a 1 hour drive of letting it rip on a 500 watt amp that it blew up and when i got back to work, (where i am an installer, i do this for a living) the sub was so hot that i couldn't even touch it to take it out of the box! my personall opinion, alpine is junk! the x line is the only nice line that they have to be honest! but that is just me!!

 

turn the gain down then

 

Well that sucks really didnt want to have to turn down amp.

 

You have no subsonic filter on that amp and you're using a vented enclosure...there's a problem...