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what are the symptoms of a blow woofer? I have infinity components installed in my front doors running off an 80x4 amp. For about a year now, they have been sounding great. my dad borrowed my car one day and as a joke left the HU turned practically all the way up, past the point of distortion. besides doing a good job of wakin me up in the morning, i think it blew my driver side woofer. At first is wasnt that noticable, but the woofer started cutting out more and more each day. If i turn it up almost to the point of distraction, it will start playing again, or if i put on a song with alot of mid bass. Im going to pull off the door panel on friday to take a look at it. could it just be that the wires worked themselves loose? any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated. thanks.

 
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you wont hear ANYTHING from a blown speaker

(I blew 2 infinity perfect 12.1 and am now onto a 12.1 DVQ )

 
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any suggestion on whats causing the problem?

 
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well most people would say it is your amplifier. Depending on what it is, it could be too powerfull, or your settings could be wrong on the amplifier.

 
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I would say loose wires if it's cutting in and out and the amp is staying on.

 
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yeah check for bad connectors. anytime i use the wires speakers come with i end up popping the door off to fix it again. solder those suckers on there.

 
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ive pretty muched ruled the amplifier out since my passenger side set works fine. ill check the connections on friday

 
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LOL, dude, how old is your Dad!!?? That is funny as hell that he would do that

 
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hes 46, he has a strange sense of humor

 
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maybe one channel of the amp is bad. Switch the left and right side and see if the passenger one cuts in and out when it is switched.

 
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question: when it DOES play, does it play perfectly clear?

 
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no, it sounds distorted, i tried switchin the channels and it had the same problem. could the crossover be the culprit?

 
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most likely something is wrong with the woofer itself

 
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Sounds like it has a seperated voicecoil. Theres no fixing it, if thats the case tho. Its an internal issue.

 
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Check wiring...
Usually a blown woofer will have a tiny scratching sound.