yup.... apparently he doesn't know how to sell a box, my ass woulda been lookin somewhere else after he professed his ignorance so well. Anyway, i think he'll be surprised once he hears it. Go with 2.6 net, imo
you could be clipping your amp as well... just a thought. I know 36 amps of current makes mine start to get warm but i've never smelled it. If you have that thing set to 2k @ 1 ohm your at about 45 amps before imp rise. Your either overpowering it or clipping it, either way turn the gain down a touch on your amp. For your woofers sake.