DirtyErnie Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 Video Watch that... Its natural resonance is somewhere around 195Hz. Makes gnarly snapping noises with the right material. I've pulled it apart, didn't see any foriegn stuff in the voice coil, or wear spots. Bad driver or? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlthess40 Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 I’ve used a business card and would curve it and slide if into the slot that the coil rides into. And I would pull stuff out that I could not see. Maybe give that a try. If you have not already done so Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyErnie Posted June 4, 2021 Author Share Posted June 4, 2021 To be honest, I think the voice coil is warped, it didn't seem to go back together 'clean'. If it was a game of operation, I woulda lost. 😉 I'll do some more testing on it as time allows. Since these are unobtanium, what's a good replacement? This? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deang Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 I’m curious as to what led to this. Did you just turn the system on one morning and it started happening, or was it while you were jamming - like pretty hard maybe. What’s weird is that your tapping is acting as a source. I mean, I get it, a loudspeaker is an inverse microphone, but how is that tapping being amplified? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyErnie Posted June 4, 2021 Author Share Posted June 4, 2021 We don't usually ever turn it up that much, it's a small room, and small children almost always around. Unless one of the replacement caps in the crossover went bad, and too much low frequency is getting up in there. Suppose I could run some tones through it and measure some voltages at some point. As far as amplification goes, it's a horn. It doesn't take much motion at the voice coil to make a lot of noise, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deang Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 True, but think about how loose that would have to be to make noise. Have you swapped horns yet (from one speaker to the other) - that would potentially rule out the network. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 19 hours ago, DirtyErnie said: Video Watch that... Its natural resonance is somewhere around 195Hz. Makes gnarly snapping noises with the right material. I've pulled it apart, didn't see any foriegn stuff in the voice coil, or wear spots. Bad driver or? Thanks. remove all drivers ----inspect each driver for a loose component ---if all is fine on the drivers / step2)- inspect the cabinet for a loose panel or bracket -molding etc - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyErnie Posted June 4, 2021 Author Share Posted June 4, 2021 1 hour ago, 001 said: remove all drivers ----inspect each driver for a loose component ---if all is fine on the drivers / step2)- inspect the cabinet for a loose panel or bracket -molding etc - Did that, it's DEFINITELY coming from the throat of the horn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyErnie Posted September 19, 2023 Author Share Posted September 19, 2023 Finally updating this one, turned out the baffle hold-down screws were stripped and loose. I drilled the holes out, plugged them with 1.4" dowel, and used some bigger flanged-head deck screws to secure the front plates. Problem solved, things is solid now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 cool 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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