Recent content by TV31

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    Speaker cone outside neutral position at (too) high volumes - reason to worry?

    Mmm, shame. Isn't it strange that only one base driver would be damaged by being overdriven, and not the tweeters as well? Or might this happen when people play loud and crazy deep music? Or connect line-in to Phono stage on amp, boosting the lower frequencies? Does damage occur by...
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    Speaker cone outside neutral position at (too) high volumes - reason to worry?

    Thanks for all the helpful comments. I just had time for a proper analysis. Not playing music, I can move the cone around without any restrictions, the resistance feels the same left and right, no locking or crackling etc. At low volume everything sounds perfectly normal, no difference...
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    Speaker cone outside neutral position at (too) high volumes - reason to worry?

    @Mammy Nun, help my out here, what do you mean?
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    Speaker cone outside neutral position at (too) high volumes - reason to worry?

    I would be happy with your advice/ideas. I recently purchased a second hand set of Spendor S5e. They sound fabulous but I have some doubts about the bass driver. At very loud volume and playing bass-heavy music the cone comes forward a little bit (just a couple millimeters) and does not return...