Blown Speaker, How to prevent.

WebDog · 04-03-2005, 10:15 PM

I just blew my first speaker today.

Im trying to figure out what went wrong, could i be under powering them?

Im runing Infinity Reference, thats rated up to 100W and im using a kenwood 4ch am thats rated at 60W per chanel.

the speaker still works but clips real bad...

I have the high pass filter set for the loud speakers.

Any ideas so i dont kill anymore speakers.

n8scstm · 04-03-2005, 10:17 PM

Yeah. Dont turn them up all the way. LOL J/K. Do yours have a separate crossover? I forgot to ask.

WebDog · 04-03-2005, 10:20 PM

No, they dont... unless its built into the speakers.

Hey what brand amps your running? I fogot already. lol

Whats with your info?

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0l33l · 04-03-2005, 10:34 PM

Yeh... don't turn them up so high

Seems like you finally got a pic of your ride as your avatar

n8scstm · 04-03-2005, 10:42 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by 0l33l

Yeh... don't turn them up so high

Seems like you finally got a pic of your ride as your avatar

Looks like you finally got a pic of yourself as your avatar. LOL JK

xdjxklusivex · 04-03-2005, 10:54 PM

yup dont turn it up too loud :-P or what u can do is buy 8 speakers then hook up 4 turn em up as loud as u can find out when they begin to blow and then just put th 4 new ones and next time dont turn it up that loud :-D

n8scstm · 04-03-2005, 11:04 PM

Or buy them at good guys with the warranty. There a lot more money that way but I had a set of Cerwin Vegas (from Best Buy) and must have blown them 6 times. Every time they took them back and gave me a new set, no questions asked. If I blow one of my infinity's I think I will buy a set from the Good Guys then return the blown ones.

WebDog · 04-03-2005, 11:21 PM

I didint have it that loud really, at least when it went. I had it louder earlier before it happend.

Oh should i also mention the speaker that went was 3-4 years old...

Yea i did get a avatar

0l33l · 04-03-2005, 11:49 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by n8scstm

Looks like you finally got a pic of yourself as your avatar. LOL JK

Noooooo! I don't look like a white ape!!!

shakes · 04-04-2005, 12:26 AM

you don't have to worry about underpowering them as much as you do with clipping. If you were pushing your amp real hard to get as close to the 60w as possible it's likely your amp was clipping and therfore sending a distorted signal to the speaker. which is very harmful.

the age of the speaker and it's history could have had something to do with it as well.

WebDog · 04-04-2005, 12:34 AM

well its a rebuilt kenwood amp. i got off ebay. mabe i should just ebay it and get some new amps?

I think that may be a good option?

for now ill just keep the volume down a bit and stick my spare speaker in.

What do you all think of those amps n8scstm posted.

0l33l · 04-04-2005, 12:39 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by WebDog

What do you all think of those amps n8scstm posted.

Ask Red

shakes · 04-04-2005, 12:39 AM

how high is the gain set on the amp?maybe back it down a little so you don't have to worry as much about the volume.

i have alpine v12 amps and like them a lot. good prices on ebay.

lgbr · 04-04-2005, 12:43 AM

At 3-4 years, you could expect a speaker like that to blow. It wasn't the fault of loud music. As long as the amp gain was adjusted properly (no distortion) there was nothing you could have done. Buy a new one.

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