Advice from experts please!!

[ThatChevyGuy 5,000+ posts]

Ok i have a sub that makes a loud popping or snapping noise all the time, and its really loud and annoying. The voice coils are not blown, and its still as loud as it was new. Any tips on how to fix this loud rattle? i have a video, and near the end when i pop the trunk, you can hear it.(EDIT putfile is down) Im about to go free air it and see if i can figure it out. THANKS.

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[the727kid 10+ year member]

Unloading? What notes does it do it on?

 

[ThatChevyGuy 5,000+ posts]

it always does it! I have a pair, and only one sub makes the noise, after about 150 watts and up. Its been like this for 2 years, im finally just getting tired of it, and too broke to replace it.

 

[ThatChevyGuy 5,000+ posts]

Thats not an option right now, im sure it can be fixed somehow.

 

[adas Pro Seller]

Maybe something moving under the dustcap? Or maybe it's something to do with a tinsel lead. Free air it, you can usually diagnose the problem much quicker

 

[skadude016 5,000+ posts]

Maybe something moving under the dustcap? Or maybe it's something to do with a tinsel lead. Free air it, you can usually diagnose the problem much quicker

x2. much easier this way. could have something to do with the spider landing possibly. so many things dude

 

[ThatChevyGuy 5,000+ posts]

I free aired it, i cant tell shit. The leads are woven, and are not slapping or hitting anything. Its still loud as hell though.

 

[skadude016 5,000+ posts]

is the speaker itself making the sound with the voice coil. or is something slapping?

 

[ThatChevyGuy 5,000+ posts]

Its not the coil, it doesnt rub or anything when i push on it, or at moderate volumes, its only at hi xmax. Im thinking it could be the cone warping, and the dustcap popping.

 

[ThatChevyGuy 5,000+ posts]

Click here to watch 100-1252

watch this video with sound, near the end when i pop the trunk, you can hear it clearly, it sounds very strange.

 

[James Bang 5,000+ posts]

maybe a misaligned vc

 

[ThatChevyGuy 5,000+ posts]

O well, i really like these subs, ill replace them soon.

 

[azbass 5,000+ posts]

if its at "high xmax" you are probably bottoming them out..