the smell was the silicone, because the sub was literally melting the silicone... lol. if you have the subs this hot for too long, you are most likely in danger of damaging the coils. thats why I shut it all off completely. I checked the subs, nothing looks damage. the only thing i found weird was the subs made a weird noise when you like pushed on the or whatever but im assuming that ok cause they were like that the day i got them. and when i say push i dont mean a lot of force at all lol.. try and push down straigh down on it with equal force so that it goes straight down. If you push from the side you will hear a rubbing sound. If you push from the top with equal force and still hear it, then you could have some trouble. yeah when i pushed in the center it didn't make the noise only the sides. subs are fine, thankfully.