Ive just brought new speakers adn after i put them in it seems that they are rattling or vibrating with the bass. is there nething i can use to stop this??
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Relax_The_Mind on 01/5/2004 05:35:27
To better help you it would help if you could answer some of these questions...
What kind of speakers are they? Fronts, Rears, Subs
What Brand? Alpine, pioneer...etc
What head unit you have?
Do you have an amp? if so what brand/model...
How is everything hooked up or some kind of idea of how your setup is otherwise we are guessing.
RTM
nFusion on 01/5/2004 05:44:52
ok. they aresony xplod 300w 6x9 rear speakers. and i have a pioneer head unit and dont have any amp
compvr15s on 01/5/2004 08:44:38
is it the speaker rattling or is it the piece that is holding the speaker, i dont quite understand the problem, so the speakers sound normal? are they playing more bass than normal? can you give a lil mroe detail please
swez on 01/5/2004 22:33:12
Do you have a sub in the rear too? If yes, ther rear deck speakers may need to be isolated from the bass. Here, a cover over the back of the x9's should help a lot. Some use tupperware or other plastic shields to block bass energy from the subs.
If you do not have subs, the installation process may be incomplete. The new x9's may be a tad loose or not enough clearance to give you rattle free performance. Some of the triaxials are pretty bulky and if you don't get the mount and grill just right, rattles will be the result.
Swez
nFusion on 01/14/2004 05:13:23
I think that its a mixture of the speakers not sounding great and tha board that the speakera are mounted on. I dont hav a rear sub in the boot. What is the clearance you were talking about?
erikcooper on 01/14/2004 10:41:48
So you have these x9s in a box? If so the tightening ought to stop the rattling. It could use a rubber gasket if it does not have one, and if all else fails after that, get some of the dynamat 12" x 12" sheets and put them down between the speaker and the mounting point.
compvr15s on 01/14/2004 12:05:11
can also use weather striping, just get like 1/8inch thickness and run it under the lip of the speaker and tighten the screws down, if your problem was the speaker mounting, that should correct it.
cplkittle on 01/14/2004 15:05:39
What do you mean by board?
If you are referring to the thin cardboard/presswood board that covers the back deck of some vehicles, then you have either mounted the speakers to it, and not to the metal structure that supports it.. or the air from the speaker is moving the board causing it to vibrate against the metal. If this is what you are talking about, I would use some type of adhesive such as liquid nails to attach this board to the metal structure under it.
nFusion on 01/14/2004 20:35:04
Yeh tha board that the speakers are in that covers the bak deck. Also when i installed the speakers, i took the board out from the back and there is metal underneath which i screwd the speakers onto. This is how tha original speakers were installed. Coud it be tha fact that tha speakers are screwed into metal that is making it rattle. Tha rattling or vibrating is only on the bass. Everything else sounds fine!
cplkittle on 01/14/2004 20:45:09
I would guess that it is the board rattling, just the vibration from the speakers can make the metal vibrate which would be silent if the board weren't lying on top of it. Either glue or screw the board down to the metal and that should stop the vibration. Also, I assume that you didn't cut out the part of the board directly above the speakers (probably had a pattern of small holes in it). Most of the time these are cut out, and the speaker grill if not the whole speaker is mounted on top of the board. This may help as well.
nFusion on 01/14/2004 23:32:58
Ok ill change them. Thanx every1 4 ur help. I hope it works :)
Replies (11)
Relax_The_Mind on 01/5/2004 05:35:27
To better help you it would help if you could answer some of these questions...
What kind of speakers are they? Fronts, Rears, Subs
What Brand? Alpine, pioneer...etc
What head unit you have?
Do you have an amp? if so what brand/model...
How is everything hooked up or some kind of idea of how your setup is otherwise we are guessing.
RTM
nFusion on 01/5/2004 05:44:52
ok. they aresony xplod 300w 6x9 rear speakers. and i have a pioneer head unit and dont have any amp
compvr15s on 01/5/2004 08:44:38
is it the speaker rattling or is it the piece that is holding the speaker, i dont quite understand the problem, so the speakers sound normal? are they playing more bass than normal? can you give a lil mroe detail please
swez on 01/5/2004 22:33:12
Do you have a sub in the rear too? If yes, ther rear deck speakers may need to be isolated from the bass. Here, a cover over the back of the x9's should help a lot. Some use tupperware or other plastic shields to block bass energy from the subs.
If you do not have subs, the installation process may be incomplete. The new x9's may be a tad loose or not enough clearance to give you rattle free performance. Some of the triaxials are pretty bulky and if you don't get the mount and grill just right, rattles will be the result.
Swez
nFusion on 01/14/2004 05:13:23
I think that its a mixture of the speakers not sounding great and tha board that the speakera are mounted on. I dont hav a rear sub in the boot. What is the clearance you were talking about?
erikcooper on 01/14/2004 10:41:48
So you have these x9s in a box? If so the tightening ought to stop the rattling. It could use a rubber gasket if it does not have one, and if all else fails after that, get some of the dynamat 12" x 12" sheets and put them down between the speaker and the mounting point.
compvr15s on 01/14/2004 12:05:11
can also use weather striping, just get like 1/8inch thickness and run it under the lip of the speaker and tighten the screws down, if your problem was the speaker mounting, that should correct it.
cplkittle on 01/14/2004 15:05:39
What do you mean by board?
If you are referring to the thin cardboard/presswood board that covers the back deck of some vehicles, then you have either mounted the speakers to it, and not to the metal structure that supports it.. or the air from the speaker is moving the board causing it to vibrate against the metal. If this is what you are talking about, I would use some type of adhesive such as liquid nails to attach this board to the metal structure under it.
nFusion on 01/14/2004 20:35:04
Yeh tha board that the speakers are in that covers the bak deck. Also when i installed the speakers, i took the board out from the back and there is metal underneath which i screwd the speakers onto. This is how tha original speakers were installed. Coud it be tha fact that tha speakers are screwed into metal that is making it rattle. Tha rattling or vibrating is only on the bass. Everything else sounds fine!
cplkittle on 01/14/2004 20:45:09
I would guess that it is the board rattling, just the vibration from the speakers can make the metal vibrate which would be silent if the board weren't lying on top of it. Either glue or screw the board down to the metal and that should stop the vibration. Also, I assume that you didn't cut out the part of the board directly above the speakers (probably had a pattern of small holes in it). Most of the time these are cut out, and the speaker grill if not the whole speaker is mounted on top of the board. This may help as well.
nFusion on 01/14/2004 23:32:58
Ok ill change them. Thanx every1 4 ur help. I hope it works :)
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