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Vandersteen 2ce Sigs with bass coupler issue

Just got lucky (maybe?!) and picked up a really nice used pair of 2ce sigs for next to nothing.  Everything sounds fine except one of them has a high pitched chirping/grating sound that gets worse as the volume increases.  I will be opening them up asap to take a look.  Just wondering if anyone else has had this issue?  I reached out to Vandersteen already and they replied quickly which was great.  Unfortunately, they couldn't add much except to say send it in.  

Would a voice coil rubbing cause a sound like this?  I'm thinking maybe the surround came loose and the cone is out of alignment.  Just a guess.

Thanks

 

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jcoehler
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Many years ago I purchased a used set of 2Ce Sig II's and one of the speakers had this exact same symptom. It was the 10" rear firing active coupler that the owner had fried.

I was comfortable with DYI so Vandersteen sold me the replacement.

If you are okay using a soldering gun and solder and have a decent, quality staple gun then you'll save a ton of time and $$.

I can provide more on my experience should you decide to go that route.

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