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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
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steve59
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I brought the nova 300 home for my beethovens and returned it. A used H160 would sound great and probably not cost too much used you lose the wireless streaming tho’.

I just looked at the pic. Could you reglue it?
itsjustme
681 posts
 
almost certainly a broken voice coil assembly.  Replace.
Vienna drivers are costly!  But the speakers are great. I have Mahlers ....
bbenzaquen6343
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There is an app for the phone that will measure decibels
bigkidz
3,324 posts
 
depending on the cost of a new driver contact Bill Legall at Miller Sound in PA for his advice.


jwhite OP
18 posts
 
Thanks for everyone’s input and advice. I rotated the driver, and it only improved the crackling only marginally if at all. It was worth a try, though.


@bigkidz does Miller Sound sell used Vienna Acoustics parts or is Bill Legall good at fixing these types of issues? I checked Miller Sound's website, and Vienna Acoustics is not on their list of brands that they service. Thanks for the input.
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