Speakers make unpleasant noise

[dim]

Hi all

I have just bought an Accord Euro '09 (LX). The audio system has some slight issues - speakers make unpleasant noise, even when on low volume.

My guess is that the last owner was listening to the music on high volume and damaged the speakers.

I was wondering if anyone had this issues before? I was just hoping that there is a way around it, without changing the speakers.

Thanks guys,

I would really appreciate any help.

Dmitry.

[3K9]

Can you please further describe the 'unpleasant noise'.

[SHOGUNOVDDRK]

Can you please further describe the 'unpleasant noise'.
I imagine it must sound like the yellow pages mindlessly being shreaded page by page....

I'm no audiophile, hopefully someone else will be able to help further?
There could be a range of issues; bad grounds, Honda thermo jelly going bad - mucking with the wiring but as you've suggested, dead*pssht*speakers*pssht*sounds*pssht*like*pssht* the*pssht*culprit.

If the speakers are dead, you may as well replace them with some good quality ones (better sound + better clarity) and give your ears love.

[dim]

hi all

You are right SHOGUNOVDDRK, it sounds very similar to that. This noise also comes mostly on bass.

[Zak]

Seems like your speakers are blown! Or are on their way out, I have the same issue with my rear 6x9's in my Prelude, will be replacing them this weekend!
Dim, your best bet would be to just replace them with a good set of speakers, would be good to replace them all around as the sound would be much nicer.
I ain't no audiophile btw.

[SHOGUNOVDDRK]

This noise also comes mostly on bass.

Your speakers are definitely torn and blown.

[Zak]

Your speakers are definitely torn and blown.

Das it

[Hondarally]

Can you please further describe the 'unpleasant noise'.

Maybe previous owner left One Direction CD in the player.

[SHOGUNOVDDRK]

Maybe previous owner left One Direction CD in the player.
http://www.islandcrisis.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/fingernails-on-the-blackboard1-e1350578597147.jpg

[dim]

Maybe previous owner left One Direction CD in the player

haha, probably not))) there is no bass sound whatsoever in One Direction repertoire)))

I will take it to some sound system guys just to be sure. Does anyone know any good specialist located around Alexandria?

Cheers

[u mad?]

Maybe previous owner left One Direction CD in the player.

hehehehehe

[Integra-GSi]

How Do Speakers Become Damaged?

There's basically two ways but both the same result in the end... too much input power, either primarily of a mechanical nature but secondly also thermal damage. Every speaker can has an "excursion" or a limit of how far it can be traveling forward or rearward before damage. This limit remains the same regardless of how the speaker is being used, but how this occurs is also dependent on the speaker enclosure and some other factors. If you exceed the limit of travel, basically your speaker is kaput, dats it. Whether its ripping or otherwise, some form of mechanical damage, vibration beyond limits expected for speaker etc. The second thermal way is if you exceed the amount of heat that your voice coil can handle which causes the voice coil itself to melt mostly from overpowering speakers.

It's more common really to turn up a speaker too loud or do something stupid with EQ settings, bass, or treble that causes the speaker to exceed its travel I have found in my experience then overpowering a speaker. Mostly idiots who don't know what to hear for with clipping before they blow up their speaker permanently. Not because they've got too much amplifier and not enough speaker, but because of no sense of EQ or clipping. Because a speaker clips does not mean is blown, but constant long term clipping WILL eventually blow a speaker. Man that bass sounds phat... BZZZT... BZZZTT... Oh wait... no wai there goes my speaker.

The second type is mostly idiots who have too much amp not enough speaker, and then overpower the poor speaker coil by turning it up to loud. Straight forward, too much amplifying not enough speaker, too much power causes the whole thing to meltdown and speaker is again kaput.

The net result is the same, speaker sounds permanently like its being played while encased in a plastic garbage bag. The primary culprit is generally the first... It's like this... Little Johnny is tied to a rubber band and can go on an excursion, but if he walks to far the rubber band snaps and he can't find his way home, this is the most common culprit. Your speaker has traveled too far in one direction with vibration and cannot find where its supposed to be traveling too and from anymore, so it vibrates like is being played in plastic garbage bag kaput. The second is less common but comes a lot when people upgrade amp but not components and end up just blowing everything up from too much power.