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Because you did something wrong. What that was I don't know as I don't have enough info."Gains were properly set" according to who?

Just because a coil is rated for 3000 rms thermally does not dictate how much power it can take under its current conditions (enclosure size, amp settings, headunit settings, etc.). Just because you see people having issues with drivers does not mean the drivers are the issue. As there are plethora of people running them without problems. Give us more background info on your setup and maybe we can help address and issues if any.

Couple of things to point out about this thread- 1) The RMS rating is NOT a power requirement, nor is it any indication of how loud a driver will get with a certain amount of power. I has no relation to output whatsoever, it is simply a thermal rating of the voicecoil, nothing else. Do not base anything output wise off of an RMS rating, period. 2) The nominal impedance is an average rating, your overall alignment determines the final load the amplifier sees. Don't assume that an amplifier will be putting out half the power if you double the driver impedance. 3) There is no such thing as underpowering...

if Fi has such great recones then how come I see pictures of the new lead designs falling apart?

I guess you do make a point. Although, why would a woofer rated at 3k rms, fail at 2400 watts (in my case). p.s. amp gains were properly set

A while back I burnt up the leads of my sp4 15 (and only on 2400 watts). The new FOAD leads look cool and all but after seeing a few pictures of them being torn up after daily use, I don't know how they will hold up. Maybe a psi recone would be better? Input or advice please?