Do i already have a blown speaker?

[bwhenkaline]

I just had my EMP e55ti speaker package installed yesterday and now a day later i've noticed that my left surround has a scratchy static noise coming from it. Its a faint sound but you can definitely hear it. Do i need to replace it, or is there another solution?

 

[highfigh]

I just had my EMP e55ti speaker package installed yesterday and now a day later i've noticed that my left surround has a scratchy static noise coming from it. Its a faint sound but you can definitely hear it. Do i need to replace it, or is there another solution?

Without knowing what you have for a system, what you were listening to and how loud, it's impossible to answer your question.

 

[bwhenkaline]

i was watching tv and no matter what channel i changed it to i could hear it, even with the volume pretty low. i have a EMP 5.1 system w/ a yamaha rx-v667.

 

[zildjian]

First thing I would do is put some test tones through the speaker from your receiver's test tone function. if it's a blown woofer it should sound as such.
Then just to be certain, I'd put that speaker on a different channel to see if it still sounds bad to make sure it's not the channel in the receiver that's the problem.

 

[bwhenkaline]

yeah i can still hear it when i do the test tone, faintly. it sounds like static. is that bad? it comes and goes.

 

[zildjian]

I'd try the speaker on a different channel next to make sure, but it does sound like a blown speaker.

 

[just-some-guy]

as was said, swap the speaker with another. and check your cables on that channel.

 

[markw]

If, after following the advice proffered in the two previous posts, the problem follows the speaker, arrange wit the supplier for a replacement to be sent.

 

[zumbo]

The swap idea is the first thing that came to my mind.

How did the swap go?

 

[rastacat]

Same thing happened to a speaker of mine, only on certain songs - looked more closely and cone had a slight tear. Good luck!

 

[zumbo]

Same thing happened to a speaker of mine, only on certain songs - looked more closely and cone had a slight tear. Good luck!