Do they rattle cause they're new?

[kuijo 10+ year member]

I got some new subs i put in a minute ago. ANd now that they're in they can play notes just fine. But if they try to hit they rattle. Do i need to break them in? Or did i ****ing something up?

THanks for your time

~MIke

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[netherland24 5,000+ posts]

like a crackle sound?

 

[kuijo 10+ year member]

it sounds like little rocks are on top of the cone and when it hits it'll rattle.

if i pull it out of the box and let it hit it doesn't rattle.

 

[netherland24 5,000+ posts]

hm sounds like the coil is messed up it kinda sounds like whta happend to my R type it went with the music and all but it crackles like tehre is sumething in the sub

 

[kuijo 10+ year member]

is there anyone i can look at the coil and check? it doesn't rattle at all if i take it out of the box.

 

[netherland24 5,000+ posts]

i dont know what to tell u mine did it both ways

 

[DeepMag1c 10+ year member]

are u sure its comming from the sub and not the box?

 

[kuijo 10+ year member]

how could i check? If i don't have an air tight seal will it rattle?

 

[kuijo 10+ year member]

Id even take CJjacksons advice right about now..

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

What voltage are you sending them, and what's the total impedance....

 

[kuijo 10+ year member]

like 10 volts at 2 ohms x 2 channels. Ive turned the gains up and down and even at low gains it rattles.

 

[SmokeAlot 10+ year member]

i think i know....do you have them in a proper enclosure...because subs only rattle when they are in free air...and if ur enclosure is messed up then thats probably the reason

 

[kuijo 10+ year member]

the box is completly sealed .75cf. Could a gap between the sub mounting and the box cause a rattle form the sub?

 

[andy1234 10+ year member]

make sure the sub is flat and titgh against the encloser

 

[SmokeAlot 10+ year member]

well if its completely sealed and theres no holes, then the enclosure is not the problem....if its a ported enclosure and ur sub not suppose to be in a ported enclosure, then that might be the problem.

buh besides that i dont know why its rattleing...