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WxGuy1 · 07-17-2005, 01:08 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by DRWeside

Bringing up an old thread only because it's somewhat related.

Is it possible for a sub in a trunk to blow out the speakers installed on the rear deck? Could the pressure produce by a sub at high volume be enough to force the separation of the voice coil in a coaxial speaker sitting on the rear deck of your car? Assume that the trunk is sealed and that the back of the speaker is sharing the same space as the subwoofer.

You probably wouldn't blow them, but you may cause them to "bottom out"... In other words, you'd hear loud popping noises as the sounding of metal hitting metal (magnet in this case). I had this problem with the stock rears + 2 12" subs in trunk... The pressure differential from the subs would literally "suck" the cones of the rear speakers too far back, causing the bottoming out. I ended up removing the rear speakers all together.

07-17-2005, 01:08 AM	#6
WxGuy1 Low Bitrate Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 86	Quote: Originally Posted by DRWeside Bringing up an old thread only because it's somewhat related. Is it possible for a sub in a trunk to blow out the speakers installed on the rear deck? Could the pressure produce by a sub at high volume be enough to force the separation of the voice coil in a coaxial speaker sitting on the rear deck of your car? Assume that the trunk is sealed and that the back of the speaker is sharing the same space as the subwoofer. You probably wouldn't blow them, but you may cause them to "bottom out"... In other words, you'd hear loud popping noises as the sounding of metal hitting metal (magnet in this case). I had this problem with the stock rears + 2 12" subs in trunk... The pressure differential from the subs would literally "suck" the cones of the rear speakers too far back, causing the bottoming out. I ended up removing the rear speakers all together.