subwoofer clicking sound

[keonigt 10+ year member]

So i was at my friends house playing my subs at like volume 20/35 and subwoofer level 5/15 and i was playing "late night tip" and i opened my back and listened to the subs closely and i heard something weird coming out of one of the subs, it was a clicking sound. I kept listening and i kept hearing something clicking. I was wondering what that sound was? and is it normal? How do i fix it?

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[cebbeler7 10+ year member]

clicking? like... popping? You might have blown a voice coil. Depends what kind of subs you have. Or you might be getting sound interference from the head unit or amp. Theres a 1000 things that can be held accountable until you take a meter to the subs/amp/ etc...

 

[TMali 10+ year member]

is it in the song? do you have a crappy copy, like off of limewire?

 

[keonigt 10+ year member]

no not popping just like a soft clicking at times. i have 2 kicker cvrs powered by a 600 watt amp

 

[pr-festiva 10+ year member]

tinsle slap,,or maybe the sub wireing bouncing inside the box.i also had the glue on a jbl subs dust cap let go on one side and make an odd noise like that

 

[SPLaudio 5,000+ posts]

^ lead slap eather on the cone or the spider.

when a dust cap comes loose it makes a really loud slapping sound...

 

[pr-festiva 10+ year member]

the one on the jbl was only loose for about an 1.5'' and it made a buzz

 

[keonigt 10+ year member]

can tinsle slapping or wires hitting the sub hurt the sub?

 

[Buck 5,000+ posts]

It could be a bunch of different things.

 

[keonigt 10+ year member]

okk so i tried playing it loud with the trunk closed and i listened closely and the sound is gone. i guess it only has that sound when the trunk is open or if i put my finger nail on the cone when it is playing.