rear speakers cutting out on big bass notes
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- lal
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rear speakers cutting out on big bass notes
hi all,
don't know why I've only posted this now.
Since I've had the car, whenever I PUMP IT UP and the bass is quite big, the rear speaker tends to cut out. but when I turn it down.. it copes and it's ok...
when I say I turn it up, it's not even near the full volume capacity.. jsut enough to start the rear window to shake
from what I can see, the rear speakers are 6x9 Sony Xplodes...
any idea? I don't have much knowledge on this.. could it be loose wiring? amp not coping? etc.?
thanks for any help
don't know why I've only posted this now.
Since I've had the car, whenever I PUMP IT UP and the bass is quite big, the rear speaker tends to cut out. but when I turn it down.. it copes and it's ok...
when I say I turn it up, it's not even near the full volume capacity.. jsut enough to start the rear window to shake
from what I can see, the rear speakers are 6x9 Sony Xplodes...
any idea? I don't have much knowledge on this.. could it be loose wiring? amp not coping? etc.?
thanks for any help
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- FTO338
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When u said cut out, do u mean its distorted? or it just stop & comes back in again?
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- lal
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it actually cuts out and all you can hear at that instance is the front speakers and tweeters.... like you know when you first turn on your stereo and for a split second everything is soft then loud as everything kicks in...
I don't know where to start checking for things?
I don't know where to start checking for things?
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the Sony Xplode series arent good speakers, but i assume that it would have something to do with yr wiring to yr amp.
other way to solve the problem without having it rewired is to just fade most of the music to the front splits. The rear speakers will be more for just a filler effect.
Music should be mostly hitting u from the front anyway.
other way to solve the problem without having it rewired is to just fade most of the music to the front splits. The rear speakers will be more for just a filler effect.
Music should be mostly hitting u from the front anyway.
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are they both cutting out or just one?
If both, then you need to look at things they share, such as the amp. It is unlikely to be the wiring from the amp to the speakers as they chances of effecting both at the same time is so slim.
Does the amp also drive the front speakers or is this straight off the head unit?
Does the amp have any sort of protection circuitry that might be kicking in?
If both, then you need to look at things they share, such as the amp. It is unlikely to be the wiring from the amp to the speakers as they chances of effecting both at the same time is so slim.
Does the amp also drive the front speakers or is this straight off the head unit?
Does the amp have any sort of protection circuitry that might be kicking in?
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Apart from a burnt out coil, i would suggest check all wiring. I had a neat pair of Blaupunkt splits in the front of my commodore, similar deal there was cut outs happening.
My problem was solder. Some people like to solder their terminals to their wires and they dont realise how flimsy those components can be. My problem was my Tandy mate beleived that soldering was the best, so he soldered - using a very hot iron... not more than 3 months along i was getting cutouts and heavy notes and eventually leading to more cutting out throughout the frequency range. It was purely due to hairline fractures on the speaker terminal. I removed his dodgy ol soldered system and wire to the back of the speaker and it worked fine (that was to test it) then i re soldered with a cool iron to the terminal again and it was all fine. You might just have loose connections too - when the base thumps it might just knock a connection temporarily.
The only other thing i can think of - how thick is your earth wire and how well connected is it from your amp?? it could be overloading on power for that wire and just cutting.
Spend a few minutes, check all wires and terminals...if they are fine then look at the equipment.
My problem was solder. Some people like to solder their terminals to their wires and they dont realise how flimsy those components can be. My problem was my Tandy mate beleived that soldering was the best, so he soldered - using a very hot iron... not more than 3 months along i was getting cutouts and heavy notes and eventually leading to more cutting out throughout the frequency range. It was purely due to hairline fractures on the speaker terminal. I removed his dodgy ol soldered system and wire to the back of the speaker and it worked fine (that was to test it) then i re soldered with a cool iron to the terminal again and it was all fine. You might just have loose connections too - when the base thumps it might just knock a connection temporarily.
The only other thing i can think of - how thick is your earth wire and how well connected is it from your amp?? it could be overloading on power for that wire and just cutting.
Spend a few minutes, check all wires and terminals...if they are fine then look at the equipment.
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