Smelly softening woofer and midranges


I have noticed a warm, plasticy smell coming from a speaker in my system. The plastic cones of the speaker seem to be getting soft, sticky, and attracking dust. I'm running within the power rating of the speaker. Polarity is fine. I never run over half volume, certainly not reference levels. Sound seems ok. I'm wondering what might be going on and how to troubleshoot things. Any ideas?
rogereckert

Showing 1 response by gregm

Would you consider unscrewing one of the smelly drivers? If yes, do so, DON'T disconnect it and place it on a stool (or any support). Drive the spkrs and check if the driver is heating up.
It sounds like you're overheating the voice coil -- but why is beyond me (dc entering the system? Coils shot??). As you say, you don't drive the spkrs too hard anyway...