Hi, I've got a pair of floor speakers, they are older and it has the name "Reference KLH" on the front. From what I can tell, it looks to have a 4", a 6", and maybe a 15" or 16" speaker in the cabinet. That is, it has three speakers in there, or drivers, I guess they're called. It's covered by a black screen so I can't tell.
Anyhoo, one the speakers is going bad and I don't know what it means. Basically it randomly switches between 3 things: 1, it will just plain turn off, suddenly goes silent, and may not come on again for a bit, or if I fiddle with the volume from my amp. 2, it will actually sound normal, but doesn't stay there long. And 3, it puts out this nasty static sound. It's not constant, like a hiss or white noise, it sounds like if you were to stick a mic outside in the wind and turn up the gain. Just popping, hissing, blowing in a random type pattern.
The volume of the static does not correspond to the volume from my amp. In fact if I turn the amp to nothing, it is still hissing and screeching at the same volume. I have to completely unplug it from any source to get it to shut up. They are not powered speakers.
I tried to record the sound it makes only I just get feedback when I try, so I have to explain it the best I can. It really sounds like wind, only it isn't a constant volume or anything. It's static, basically. Random white noise popping.
I hope that makes sense, but I don't know what to do. It sounds like the big 15" driver is doing it, not the little ones. So is the speaker bad? Is there just a loose connection in there? Something need resoldering? Is there anything in particular I can check or is there some way to test it?
If you don't have the answer, is there another forum or some place I can research how to test and repair speakers, any help at all would be great. I'm kinda techy and don't mind getting in there and messing around.
Thanks!
Anyhoo, one the speakers is going bad and I don't know what it means. Basically it randomly switches between 3 things: 1, it will just plain turn off, suddenly goes silent, and may not come on again for a bit, or if I fiddle with the volume from my amp. 2, it will actually sound normal, but doesn't stay there long. And 3, it puts out this nasty static sound. It's not constant, like a hiss or white noise, it sounds like if you were to stick a mic outside in the wind and turn up the gain. Just popping, hissing, blowing in a random type pattern.
The volume of the static does not correspond to the volume from my amp. In fact if I turn the amp to nothing, it is still hissing and screeching at the same volume. I have to completely unplug it from any source to get it to shut up. They are not powered speakers.
I tried to record the sound it makes only I just get feedback when I try, so I have to explain it the best I can. It really sounds like wind, only it isn't a constant volume or anything. It's static, basically. Random white noise popping.
I hope that makes sense, but I don't know what to do. It sounds like the big 15" driver is doing it, not the little ones. So is the speaker bad? Is there just a loose connection in there? Something need resoldering? Is there anything in particular I can check or is there some way to test it?
If you don't have the answer, is there another forum or some place I can research how to test and repair speakers, any help at all would be great. I'm kinda techy and don't mind getting in there and messing around.
Thanks!