SHREDDERPM86 Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 I was listening to music at a moderately low volume when I noticed one of my speakers cabinets faded and is dull/flat sounding now. I switched the speaker wires and the problem stayed with the speaker cabinet. Could it be a bad crossover? If you got this far, thank you for taking your time to read this, hopefully you can help me out, I'm dumb when it comes to electronics for the most part. P/N 09000231111 KG4 OAK OIL S/N 66126 W/O 12864 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyErnie Posted October 5, 2023 Share Posted October 5, 2023 Crossover, possibly. change out the bipolar electrolytics. They look like small cans, maybe green or purple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted October 5, 2023 Share Posted October 5, 2023 2 possibilities , crossovers may require capacitors or a driver is damaged ( diaphragms) to verify the condition of the drivers , use an Ohmmeter ..... Tweeters are 8 Ohms , Woofers are 4 Ohms Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter P. Posted October 5, 2023 Share Posted October 5, 2023 How about testing or troubleshooting before crying "replace the capacitors!"? I'd compare the DC resistance between the drivers of both speakers (since the OP describes the sound as "flat". I'd also run inter-station FM noise through the speakers and compare the voltage output between each speaker. With a screen name like Shredder... I'll hazard a wild guess and say the OP perhaps blew a tweeter while headbanging. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Grammer Posted October 5, 2023 Share Posted October 5, 2023 On 8/23/2023 at 10:31 PM, SHREDDERPM86 said: I was listening to music at a moderately low volume when I noticed one of my speakers cabinets faded and is dull/flat sounding now. I'm guessing you lost a tweeter diaphragm. Playing too loudly with too small an amp is a guaranteed way to make that happen with any speaker. Disconnect the tweeter from the speaker system, and use an ohm meter to measure its resistance. It should be 6-8 ohms. If it's way off, either way too low (less than say, 4 ohms) or way too high (more than say, 12 ohms), it will need to be replaced. Have a pro replace the diaphragm with the real deal, not a knockoff. Cheap replacement diaphragms sound like crap as a rule, and they often don't last long. Some won't even fit. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybob Posted October 6, 2023 Share Posted October 6, 2023 Maybe the OP got it sorted by now...fell through the cracks here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted October 6, 2023 Share Posted October 6, 2023 OP has not logged onto the forum since August 25th Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybob Posted October 6, 2023 Share Posted October 6, 2023 Who could blame OP... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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