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"blown speakers"

When a speaker "blows" what actually happens. I suppose its different between a tweeter and woofer, but is there some mechanical damage or is it electrical. does something break? Besides a woofer cone ripping, what happens to a tweeter if it is still working, but raspy or staticy? I have heard "blown" speakers before, or ones that didnt work at all, but I really dont know what it is that breaks and whether it is fixable or just replace.
manitunc
dancer
56 posts
 
I would play It but not SOOOOO loud. You might have been clipping the amp. How loud is loud? I play hard rock over 90dbs at times like RUSH with lots of bass with out glipping my amp at all. But I have a Krell FPB 400cx. If you love It LOUD you better have lots of good clean power. Clipping a amp will blow any speaker no matter how good It is. You can never have to much power as long as It's good clean power. LOL
ebm
9,311 posts
 
This stuff happens DUDE!!
bradluke0
163 posts
 
Hi all ! Sounds like a rubbing voice coil .If you are handy remove the dustcap and manually move the cone in and out . You should see and hear where / what the problem is . Could be off-center ( sometimes fixed by pulling the driver and re-installing upside down ) or debris in the voice coil gap .
rleff
1,065 posts
 
If you can move the driver over to the other speaker; pay attention to which wire goes to the proper terminal of the driver to see if the problem moves;if it moves then you have identified the driver as being bad.
If these are a expensive or special driver and is damaged I would talk with Bill Legall of Millersound to get his opinion;he is highly respected in the business and his work is of the highest caliber.

Millersound
1422 Taylor Road
Lansdale, PA 19446-1531
(215) 412-7700
hotmailjbc
571 posts
 
yes to your last question. drivers can be rebuilt.
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