One of my speakers buzzes when it plays low notes... I set my X-overs a little higher and I can't hear it anymore, but I'm sure it's still there... It sounds like... A bee and noise... I don't know how to describe it... Is it blown?
Replies (5)
ttocs on 02/17/2004 22:03:28
what size speaker?
cgorman68 on 02/18/2004 00:43:05
6.5", why...?
swez on 02/18/2004 08:30:29
May not be blown...but if stock, may be worn out and needing to be replaced soon.
Also, if an Aftermarket speaker is in there now, you may have a minor clearance problem. As the woofer tries to play low bass notes, it may be bumping the cone against the grill, a cover plate could be loose or worst case, the speaker cone or dust cap has been damaged.
Is this speaker set amped of just the HU powering them?
Swez
PS If this is a coaxial design, check to see if the tweeter magnet and attachment assy., has enough clearance away from the woofer cone/dust cap. If the space is too small, a rattle or buzz is common.
cgorman68 on 02/18/2004 11:10:12
The speakers are Pioneer TS-1680R 4-way coaxials. They're powered by a Crossfire VR-202 amp.brbrThey never buzzed before, it just started about 4 or 5 days ago. Nobody else can hear it, just me. But that's only because I know better than anybody else what my car should sound like. br brBy the way, I'm not crazy. The noise is there but nobody else can hear it above the music. I turned the volume low and put my ear next to it and it buzzed every time it played certain notes.br
swez on 02/18/2004 12:53:58
Pull the speaker and have a close look at it. If this is a 4 way speaker, you may have a woofer cone rubbing against the mounting hardware for the mids/tweets. I had this problem once and it is very tricky to find. In fact, I had to scrap the speaker as the tweeter magnet was hitting the woofer dust cap.
When you pull the speaker, keep it connected to the amp and listen as you put some power to it. May be hard to isolate the point where the rubbing/rattle is coming from... but with patience and maybe a soda straw as a make shift stethoscope, you can isolate the noise... then figure out what can be done to remove the noise.
Swez
Replies (5)
ttocs on 02/17/2004 22:03:28
what size speaker?
cgorman68 on 02/18/2004 00:43:05
6.5", why...?
swez on 02/18/2004 08:30:29
May not be blown...but if stock, may be worn out and needing to be replaced soon.
Also, if an Aftermarket speaker is in there now, you may have a minor clearance problem. As the woofer tries to play low bass notes, it may be bumping the cone against the grill, a cover plate could be loose or worst case, the speaker cone or dust cap has been damaged.
Is this speaker set amped of just the HU powering them?
Swez
PS If this is a coaxial design, check to see if the tweeter magnet and attachment assy., has enough clearance away from the woofer cone/dust cap. If the space is too small, a rattle or buzz is common.
cgorman68 on 02/18/2004 11:10:12
The speakers are Pioneer TS-1680R 4-way coaxials. They're powered by a Crossfire VR-202 amp.brbrThey never buzzed before, it just started about 4 or 5 days ago. Nobody else can hear it, just me. But that's only because I know better than anybody else what my car should sound like. br brBy the way, I'm not crazy. The noise is there but nobody else can hear it above the music. I turned the volume low and put my ear next to it and it buzzed every time it played certain notes.br
swez on 02/18/2004 12:53:58
Pull the speaker and have a close look at it. If this is a 4 way speaker, you may have a woofer cone rubbing against the mounting hardware for the mids/tweets. I had this problem once and it is very tricky to find. In fact, I had to scrap the speaker as the tweeter magnet was hitting the woofer dust cap.
When you pull the speaker, keep it connected to the amp and listen as you put some power to it. May be hard to isolate the point where the rubbing/rattle is coming from... but with patience and maybe a soda straw as a make shift stethoscope, you can isolate the noise... then figure out what can be done to remove the noise.
Swez
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