Troubleshooting Speaker on the Driver Side?

[legaspi89 10+ year member]

I am running Alpine PDX 4 channel Amp to the Alpine SPR 60c speakers. My system has been running good with no problems for a long time. All of a sudden, the speaker (only on the driver side) goes out along with the tweeter. So I removed the door panel and disconnected the wires then connected them back on and it started working. However about 2 weeks later, the same speaker went out again. I should mention the speaker just goes out suddenly. It doesn't phase in and out like if there's a short or something. So far I have tested the speaker with a multimeter and the speaker is good. What else can the problem be?

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[audiobaun 5,000+ posts]

Check and rewire/refresh the speaker wire connection at the amp.Id do the same thing at the crossover for the components.Id look there first/try that first

 

[audiobaun 5,000+ posts]

The plug in at the amp could be loose/not connected all the way in as well

 

[legaspi89 10+ year member]

I'll definitely look into those two options. Thanks.

 

[legaspi89 10+ year member]

Okay, so If do rewire can I do 16 gauge all around including hooking up the tweeter to crossover?

 

[Boomin_tahoe 5,000+ posts]

Absolutely.

 

[Boomin_tahoe 5,000+ posts]

But....I don't see the point of re-wiring if that particular wire is ok. I mean if you have cuts, burn marks, just plain warn out or even corrosion then yeah replace it. Just making more work for yourself I would think troubleshooting a speaker or two when it sounds like the connections are just needing retighten.

 

[legaspi89 10+ year member]

Ok. Thanks. Well, it does stop suddenly producing sound, the speaker and tweeter. What I can do first is take out and inspect the crossover and even test it with a multimeter. Right now it is working fine, the speaker connections seem to be well connected, so I'm hoping i get lucky and it doesn't go out again. Will see.

 

[legaspi89 10+ year member]

Okay, so if I turn off the crossover on my Amp, does that mean I'm bypassing the Passive Crossovers of my Alpine Components? If so, the speaker and tweeter still produce no sound on the driver side which means it can't be the crossover causing the problem.

 

[audiobaun 5,000+ posts]

What HU do you have?Im thinking you can do a couple RCA swapps to check a couple things out if you DO NOT HAVE A PIONEER HU.If so you can still do as long as you turn the power off when swaping

 

[legaspi89 10+ year member]

U have the Kenwood BT362U. I'll give that a try. Today is my troubleshooting day....

 

[legaspi89 10+ year member]

Problem is fixed... It was the door window that would disconnect all the wires off the speaker when I would lower down the window. I was able to place the wires away the from the window and now everything is good. Thank God it was something small and nothing major. Ain't nothing like hearing the two speakers working at their best compared to feeling miserable listening to One only functioning. Thanks for the replies once again...