What's wrong with my speaker?


I have a pair of Vienna Acoustics Beethoven Baby Grand Symphony Edition loudspeakers. I love them; however, I’m having problems with one of the drive units. The 6” midrange composite cone on one of them crackles at high volumes. If I press in on the right side of the cone (looking at it), it goes away. Any ideas? See photo: https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B14532ODWwWHkn. Thanks for reading.
jwhite

Showing 1 response by oldhvymec

You could try rotating the driver 90 degrees so that the problem area is at 12:00, and MAYBE gravity will help. If that doesn’t work, you could also try it with the problem area at 6:00. This is a long shot.

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I been rotating drivers for over 35 years but 180. A guy told me to do it every couple of years, and do a batting inspection on the drivers. His drivers were larger than most, but with care and rotation, 40+ year old drivers used all the time, are still sounding wonderful..

Check and make sure something behind them hasn’t come loose, like the batting membrane, or the securements coming loose.. Even floppin wires vibrate on the enclosure, drivers... LOOK..first

Happy hunting, hope it’s something simple like, SOMETHING simple.

Regards