Subwoofer durability? Options

[FreddyTheOthaMea...]

So I dont know if its just bad sales reps selling me whatever they want or whatever but it seems like i rip thru subwoofers really fast (either the VC blows or with my infinity subwoofers the wire that connects to the spider on the cone actually physically seperates) what would yall suggest for a 1000 watt (MAX) amp (kenwood excelon) ? I was rockin 2 12" eclipse titanium subs that just blew after about a year and a half of use/abuse which is the longest ive ever made any subs last. they would usually blow after a couple of weeks and then the sales rep would act like i went out of my way to destroy it when i would try to get it replaced.

[FreddyTheOthaMea...]

see thats the thing, as far as the controls on the amp were concerned i left them turned all the way down (gain, input sensitivity) and only dinked around with the controls from the head unit, so lets say i have a bass control on the head unit that can increase bass i would usually put it at 9/15 and bring the actual volume of the system usually around 28/35 (or 32/35 when it comes to my mp3 player because it plays back more quiet than a cd) so i dunno if having the head units bass up to a 9 out of 15 would really qualify as "peaking out the amp" but any advice would be great since the local shops are apparent douches, again thanks to everyone for all the input

[AudioFreak]

see thats the thing, as far as the controls on the amp were concerned i left them turned all the way down (gain, input sensitivity) and only dinked around with the controls from the head unit, so lets say i have a bass control on the head unit that can increase bass i would usually put it at 9/15 and bring the actual volume of the system usually around 28/35 (or 32/35 when it comes to my mp3 player because it plays back more quiet than a cd) so i dunno if having the head units bass up to a 9 out of 15 would really qualify as "peaking out the amp" but any advice would be great since the local shops are apparent douches, again thanks to everyone for all the input

Using the bass adjustment on the headunit is not helping. I've seen lots of subs blow that way. You are asking the amp to overdrive the sub.

Having the level and gains on the amp all the way down is a waste also.

When you crank up the volume and have the bass adjustment turned up you are very likely to produce distortion, now feed that signal into the amp and your subs have no chance.

Set your bass adj at 0. Put in a cd with what you normally listen to. Turn up the radio to max, if you have a separate amp for the mids and highs unplug it for now. If not turn it up until you hear distortion then back off a little. Now on the sub amp turn up you level until you hear distortion and turn the level back a touch.

If you have a separate amp for mids and highs adjust it the same way. Up until distortion then back off a touch.

Listen to some music at different volumes and decide if there is enough bass for you. If not use the gain a touch at a time to adjust the amount of bass. You may need to readjust the gain also.

Doing this will allow you to run at max power without distortion. Distortion will chew up subs.