Is this speaker Busted?

[kylej 10+ year member]

So one of my rear alpine type R 6.5" speakers has a strange noise at only 1 frequency. For those of you who like Gucci mane in the song "Party in the trap" when the bass get's high pitched the speaker makes a ripping sound, only when the volume is maxed before distortion. It is only in 1 out of 4 of the exact same speaker. No other song does it at any level.

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[Kangaroux 5,000+ posts]

was it doing it before on that note or you just noticed it? could be a faulty speaker, blown speakers generally make a weird noise on high bass notes.

 

[LosIsATool 5,000+ posts]

Have you taken it out and looked at it? Is the polarity reversed?

 

[kylej 10+ year member]

I haven't taken it out, the rear deck of my 98' sentra is a bit of a pain to get to if I don't have too. I had just loaded up that song on my flash drive and went to see how to bass sounded on it. Polarity is fine I just double checked it. Wiring is a bit sketchy because, on that particular speaker I didn't realize crutchfield sent wiring harnesses with it; so I had stripped the wire and just wrapped it around. I was going to put a set of connectors on it but haven't found the time just yet. Could that be causing it? Factory Speaker wire btw.

 

[Germ305 10+ year member]

Maybe its the song?...bad quality

 

[kylej 10+ year member]

Maybe its the song?...bad quality

It's only in 1 speaker though lol

 

[LosIsATool 5,000+ posts]

You dont really need rear speakers unless its for the passengers

 

[VWBobby 10+ year member]

on that particular speaker I didn't realize crutchfield sent wiring harnesses with it; so I had stripped the wire and just wrapped it around. I was going to put a set of connectors on it but haven't found the time just yet. Could that be causing it? Factory Speaker wire btw.

Yes, that could be causing it. If you have a wire that is not making 100% good contact, certain frequencies may vibrate the wire loose and cause a distortion sound. I would start with crimping on the proper harness/connectors for a solid connection to the speaker. If the problem goes away, you know that was the culprit. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[kylej 10+ year member]

I tried adjusting the fade, at max volume before distortion I faded it it to the front +2/15 and it eliminated the problem. I suppose that's a good enough fix

 

[blazeplacid 10+ year member]

dont listen to the song or just expect that to happen