HELP... new 3 1/2's and the passenger side pops every few bass thumps???

[kmk4juggalo20 10+ year member]

we just installed 2 kenwood 12's,a kenwood amp, and 2 3 1/2's in the dash.. it sounds great at low volume but once i turn it up and its bangin the passenger side dash speaker pops with every few bass hits... anyone know what this could be? i have the dash speakers straight to the cd player not the amp... sorry im a noob with car audio and any help would be appreciated... thanks

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[matt_bennett05 10+ year member]

Sounds to me like theyre not gonna last long.... no "personal" experience w/ 3.5"s but you may want to dial the bass down on the headunit and cut off any bass boost/etc... also i would cut on the high pass filter if the unit is capable

 

[taylorpro 10+ year member]

what da man said.

 

[Wildbillpb 10+ year member]

is it a single pop or like a poping grinding noise?

 

[kmk4juggalo20 10+ year member]

theyres no grinding noise or anything, it just pops every few bass hits.. happens if i have the car off with just music playing or if im driving.. theyres no pop when i first turn the headunit on or off its just while the music is playing... sounds almost like a rock hitting my windshield or something but i dont blast the volume because i figure its going to keep popping and i didnt want to blow the speaker yet.. lol..

 

[BassnTruck 10+ year member]

bassblockers FTW LULZ

 

[keep_hope_alive Premium Member]

yep, you need a high pass crossover on them. commonly called "bassblockers" they are simply a non-polarized capacitor wired in series. the value of the cap depends on the nominal impedance of the speaker. google "bassblockers" and buy some rated for 160Hz.

they are only a couple of bucks and they will protect your speakers. you'll loose midbass but what do you expect from 3.5" speakers?

 

[kmk4juggalo20 10+ year member]

yeah the bassblockers worked lol thanks