What does a bad tweeter sound like?

Can anyone describe the sound....could it be louder than normal?

stringreen07-28-2017 2:10am

erik_squires Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 16,021 posts 07-28-2017 at 03:01am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Usually, it's no sound, rattling, rasping, or tizzing. If you have one speaker that sounds a lot brighter, it is probably the other speaker's tweeter died. :) Best, E
erik_squires Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 16,021 posts 07-28-2017 at 03:22am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete If you have a capacitor short in the tweeter path, you may get a lot more mid/bass (a dangerous thing!)
theo Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 2,680 posts 07-28-2017 at 03:45am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete If it is louder than normal, check your crossover. My experience has been either a crackling distortion or at certain notes you get a break up in the sound.