(Very UNCOMMON) Subwoofer Rattle FIX!! **Please read description**
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- Опубліковано 12 чер 2021
- Hey guys, this video was made hastily, but I wanted to film it while I had the sub out of the box. It’s not my typical “polished” video, but should still get the point across 😁 I did make some small mistakes in the video with what I said, as I was rushing.. so if anyone calls those out, I’ll understand, lol.. but I also might learn something, too!
After completing the video, I reinstalled the sub, and it COMPLETELY fixed the issue! No more nasty, VERY LOUD rattle!
DISCLAIMER: PLEEEASE don’t just go hacking away at anything you spent your hard earned money on, if you’re not sure what you’re doing, or if your speaker design is different, etc. This is more of an “at your own risk” tutorial, so please use caution, or ask a friend for help! If you’re not comfortable doing something like this, please contact customer supports, or a certified tech. Thanks!
My guy your video is on point it's saved me I had bought two 12 boss speakers 4 ohm and there was something rattling around in there and then when I fired it up sure as heck it was rattling around it sound blown I found this video cut the speaker open and sure as heck a long piece of plastic was in there crazy thank you so much man you save me a lot of time and money almost 80 bucks and I learned something your videos amazing
Literally needed this for the exact speaker , thank you
You’re welcome!! Glad it helped 😃
wtf yooo same
Good tip thanks for the info 👍
Thanks for the video! Exactly what happened to me just now.
You’re very welcome!!! Isn’t it crazy how terrible and loud it sounded, to just be something so small??
@@vipbrigade indeed! On the other hand I didn't know how I felt about the hole after reading dudes comment even though you said it didn't sound any different so I just slapped some black flex tape over it and called it a day 🤣
If you don't move the subs much and play them low, the air isn't moving much either. That can result in the coils getting too warm too often and can still burn them up, eventually. That was advice from my installer.
so you gotta take them out or what do you mean?
@@rizinMLG just barely playing them will overheat the coils if done a lot. That's all I know. Sorry.
Yo thanks a lot man it worked on mine mine sound like it was blown to it sounded like shit when I turned it up down low it sounded alright but once I turned it up it started sounding like shit and mine was actually inside the casing that you screw it down to the little plastic guard that holds the speaker in from me tightening it up too tight it broke the plastic on the inside that little plastic housing an just rattle like crazy thank you man save me some money and time
Crazy how one little tiny piece of crap can sound sooo bad, right? 😅 Glad you got it fixed, bro 💪🏼
How did you fix it bro did you not tighten it down as far or what did you do because I’m having the same problem right now if you can please tell me what you did so I can get my system back in my car please and thank you
Dude, you literally just saved me $200, thank you!
Man, you’re welcome!! I knew something was up when I pulled my sub out of the box, and didn’t find anything inside the enclosure, or anything loose on the actual subwoofer. So I just lifted it out, and started rotating clockwise it in my hand, and heard the faintest “ticking” sound. It was that stupid little piece of glue! 😂 You would swear by hearing it in person, that someone put pennies in my box 🤣 Also, in case you (or anyone else who sees this) are wondering.. I still drive my subs HARD, and often, when I’m driving.. this little procedure had NO negative effects on the sub, OR any negative performance. Just made it sound good again 😎
It can produce parachute drag like effect when air goes in the hole...put.somw epoxy and bicycle tube patch piece on the hole.
Mine sounds like a rattle too , idk much about setting it up and taking it apart. I tried checking it but I’m not sure what it is
Mine play good and out of nowhere it bumps a little more than what it’s suppose to bump, then it just like rattles really ugly then turns off, what could it be? It it my amp? Do I have something wired wrong ? It’s 2 12” Massive Audio 124r on just 2000 watts (Massive Amp)
Thanks man I have one that is doing the same thing. Now I know thanks
You’re welcome!! 💪🏼
My magnet came off in my boombox amd I put it back on but it rattles to any song with a lot of bass.
THANKS🎉
I recomend sealing the hole. Non vented pole or not it's important to have that air pumping. Gotta keep it cool.
Help me learn something new, bro 😎 What exactly do ya mean? Do you mean I should seal the small hole that I cut? Because all I know, is these subs are still running smooth as silk since making this video. But if I’m missing something, I’d love to know
@@vipbrigade it wont necessary effect the sound so much as the longevity. It could effect the cooling process for that sub therefore causing the coil to not cool properly which is extremely important for a subs lifespan. Just like running a sub with its dust cap off. It might sound ok but effects how a sub cools down.
I completely stopped messing with Kicker for this exact reason. They had too many manufacturing problems and the quality went very very south.
Man, I can understand that. So far, these Kickers are still holding up…but I was pretty surprised when I started seeing how much of that glue was globbed all over the place
I think I might be experiencing the same prob. When I tap on my subwoofer by hand I’m hearing like a tinging noise I took the sub out of the box and looked around as didn’t see anything hanging off the sub I noticed that there are some holes on the underside of the sub similar to the hole you cut out but almost as if someone drilled them out all around the diameter . Do subwoofers typically come like that from factory or are they all sealed up one solid piece in reference to the same area you cut that hole.? Just wondering if I may have the same problem mine slightly sounds like like a penny hitting metal or two pennies hitting together. Idk 🤷♂️ wish I could explain the noise through text . When played mine almost sounds like a it’s kind of blown it still puts out bass but kind of makes a buzzing sound on them deep low sounds almost as if a piece of paper slapping around as well I’m gonna go dig in and try and see if I see anything similar that’s strange though . Good content thank you for the upload.
The way you are describing it, sounds very similar to the issue I was having.. what model subwoofer is it?
@@vipbrigade i believe the 1St Gen. Rockford fosgate SVC 4ohm P1’s 15 inch. 2 of them in a sealed box. their not the black ones. They are the ones that have that silver carbon fiber look not that it matters much but.. I bought them used along with a set of 12inch p2 Rockfords in a ported box .paid 175$ for both pair never got to use them cause I was without an amp. So I sold the 12s for 150 bucks about a year ago and kept the 15s and just got them hooked up 4 days ago after holding on to them for about 3 years.
Where do I cut mine to get all the pieces out? I have a 10" Punch P3 Dual Voice Coil.. The pieces are in between the two red layers,(your subs in the video are similar but not exactly)where your subs are yellow.
Where do I cut mine to get all the pieces out? I have a 10" Punch P3 Dual Voice Coil.. The pieces are in between the two red layers,(your subs in the video are similar but not exactly)where your subs are yellow.
I have a very similar issue with my B2 Rage 12. It's only 2 months old but I noticed about two weeks ago it started making a nasty rattle around 60Hz. It plays perfectly fine free air but as soon as its inside the enclosure the rattle reappears. I've tried different enclosures as well but that didn't make a difference. It's never been clipped either. At this point I'm stumped as to what the issue is
Did you ever figure anything out? I’ve been pushing mine hard since this video..No ill effects whatsoever! At least for these Kickers, cutting that little hole didn’t hurt a single thing. I’m back to super clean, hard punching bass, with no nasty rattles 😎
I got a same problem with Helix K 10w! I cannot understand what is happening but today I found that it happens when an air pressure is added at vent hole on back of magnet - If I put hand over that hole rattle sound instantly appears and same happens when sub is in box but not when is in free air(out of box).. I already exchanged sub for new one(same model) because i think it is defective but with new one I got a same problem! idk what is going on and what is the reason...
Do you find a fix?
@@Ralfinsh I am powering my 1500W RMS sub with a TARAMPS Smart 3k. I noticed that the cone of the sub would become very very hot after a short period of time. This was happening since the day I got it. I thought maybe that's just how this sub is designed but I always thought this can't be normal because this was excessive heat. I couldn't figure out the problem but I noticed that the amp pushed out nearly 2x the power around 55Hz. So what I did was I purchased a Clarion DSP and brought down 55Hz and the surrounding frequencies down by 6dB which eliminated the rattle problem and allowed the sub to play much cooler.
I think in my case if I had used a traditional amplifier I wouldn't have had this problem. But the smart 3k puts out constant power at multiple Ohm loads. Also around 55Hz the box isn't moving much air since its tuned to 32Hz so the coil overheats very quickly. At 32Hz it can take power all day long since the box is moving so much air to cool the voice coil down. And tbh it sounds much better now compared to before.
Before there was more upper bass. Now everything just sounds as it should sound.
My advice would be to check your sub for heat and check your amplifiers. Maybe, just maybe you are pushing too much power to your sub just as I was. If this is the second sub you're on with the same problem, try ordering an amp from Amazon just to test out. If the problem doesn't go away then just get a DSP and tone down the frequencies that cause this rattle. At first I didn't want to add products to solve the problem but honestly I'm glad I did. The overall sound has improved drastically, and with the clarior DSP I got a bass knob which I can use to turn down the bass and also turn up the sub by 5dB for songs that lack bass. So I'm happy.
Let me know how it goes for you and good luck!
Dam I have the same woofer. I just seen your comment I have the same issue . I've changed amps same shit . Coils read fine .
My son recently bought 2 sundown neo’s from someone. They look new and they are neo’s. I installed them and I’m getting rattle. It’s not the enclosure. I pulled the one and looked it over and tried playing free air and it was clear.(not making that noise). Every time I buy it in recommended sealed enclisure it does it. It has something to do with the air pressure in the box. I thought maybe the dustcap but it isn’t. I’m not hearing anything wrong with the coils, spider looks good and tensil leads are good. I’m trying to figure this one out
I have 12” kickers same design. Before cutting the hole would I hear it moving around?
Hey Coby.. If you have the sub disconnected, and out of the box, you can hold it in your hands, and then turn the sub in all different directions and even shake it a little, and listen for any noises of trash bouncing around. If you hear something moving/bouncing around in there, then make a small hole and try to shake out any pieces that’s in there. Also, for the record, I drive my subs hard, and they’re still sounding great to this day. So putting that small hole had no negative effects 😎🤙🏼
This is exactly how I figured out what happened to my sub. Took it out of the box and started investing/moving it around,...sure enough. Then I came across your video after typing in my issue and voila,here you are. Thanks for your help.
Mine isn’t a rattle, it’s more of a knock at high volumes, low volumes plays good, is it distorting? I have an epicenter, could I be turning it up too high ? It does it on high notes
I’m having the same problem where you able to fix it?
@@daniexclusivoo yea bro coil hitting magnet, a little too much power thats why, Turn gain down to avoid tho
my sub was doing okay a couple days ago and now the bass goes in and out really quiet not working then it works when it’s really loud its crunchy and just really bad. The sub is about 4 years old. Is the problem the subwoofer or the chords how do I figure this out
That sounds more like an issue with the sub itself 😕 Sounds like the symptoms of a blown subwoofer..
Try this test.. with your stereo and amp OFF.. put your pointer finger in the center of the sub face.. push inward on the sub a few times (not too hard, but hard enough to make it “flex” inward) and let it move back and forth. If you hear a “scratchy” or “crunchy” sound, and/or feel some scratchy resistance, instead of it moving back and forth smoothly, then you probably have a blown voice coil. Try that out, and let me know what you find!
You should cut a similar rectangle in the other sub. I bet they'll run cooler. 🤷
Honestly, I run the amp so low they probably don’t get too hot. But I can definitely say, there’s still no ill effects to doing this! They still sound perfect, and haven’t had any issues! 😎
I have a 30 years old car subwoofer which has started distorting the sound, even at moderate volumes. Should I check if there 's some rubber rot?
Never hurts to check things over! Having a sub with that much age on it is awesome, but definitely opens the door for multiple issues. Could be a bad/blown voice coil, or a rotted spider, etc. Have a peak all around the woofer, with it out if the enclosure. If everything looks intact, them delicately press straight down on the cone, and listen for a “scratchy” sound when it goes down, and when it comes back up. Just go back and forth with it, and see if it moves smoothly and freely, or if it’s scratchy and feels like it’s grinding. Voice coil will usually be the issue in that instance. Check back if you’d like, and let me know what you find!
@@vipbrigade I 've checked out my subwoofer 's woofers and they were cosmetically OK. However, for now, I am using my new head unit without a subwoofer, and I 'm having an hard time getting some midbass without letting the mids and highs getting too loud for me. The fact that my car has a 1400 cc, three cylinders diesel-powered engine doesn 't help at all!
My new head unit (Pioneer AVH-Z9200DAB) has 4V pre outs, while my 30 years old amp has 2V inputs. Also, there might be a wrong connection with the remote cable, which doesn' t allow the subwoofer amplifier to turn off! I would really like to set all up properly, in order to avoid distortion, since driving around without a subwoofer is not fun, in my case!
Btw: the woofers of my Macrom sub were still "Macrom by Morel" branded!
@@Simone-qr6mq What model amp is it? I’d love to do a little research to help ya!
@@vipbrigade My amp is a Macron 43.05, a 2 channel amplifier with 100w rms per channel @ 4 ohm. I 've had a busy week, that 's why I 've answered only today.
It could also be that the sub was carried on its side and once it's placed on its magnet down again, the coil isn't dead center.
If you manually but gently move the cone up and down it should settle.
😎👍🏼
stg they tried to tell me it was blown i refused to believe it i could hear something dancing inside the woofer behind the cone (if both speakers are connected to the same port with no splitting how does one speaker go but not the other one???!!?) i knew there was something in it im going to try this thankyou so fkn much
IT WORKED!!!!!!!! i couldnt send picture but it deff worked same little glue piece i cut hole on side with barcode amd shook it until it dropped out (NO BASS LOSS)
i didnt patch hole
I had a screw go in mine lmao I thought it was blow for ever then decided to mess with it and look at it and saw the screw ig the magnet sucked it up the lil hole
So I have a speaker I'm trying to fix. My question is: That yellow part. Is that supposed to be glued in place? I ask because I just repaired the outer rim part by gluing a new ring...but when I tried it out in the car, it still rattled. I investigated and found that if I held that yellow part in place it didn't seem to make that awful noise. So, I'm going to glue that part down unless someone tells me otherwise. It's an old speaker and I'm just guessing that if that part is supposed to be fastened into place, maybe the heat and then blasting it loud caused the glue to let go years ago?
Sorry for my late reply!! The yellow part you’re referring to on my sub, is known as the “spider”.. it’s definitely supposed to move up and down freely, as it’s connected to the voice coil. The OUTSIDE perimeter of the spider needs to be fastened down, yes.. but not the whole thing 🙂
@@vipbrigade Thank you for the answer! I glued down the outer rim and it seems to have fixed the problem! Whoo-hoo!
Damn. Thanks. lol
Hope it helped! 😎
Holly $h!t !!! It worked! ty
Awesome!!! 🤙🏼🤙🏼 You’re welcome!
Hey I need help
Sure thing man, whatcha need?
@@vipbrigade aired
I have the same Kicker subwoofer, and this model is pure trash. The way the cone and spider connectors are manufactured is half-assed for that 4 ohm was pretty weak. I regret buying this subwoofer. I’ve just blown mine last week.
Full of pennies 😂
Play some demo sound🤦
Shoot, if I could rewind time about 15 months, and record every stage of the “bad” sound as it progressed, I’d sure do it for ya, friend.. however, I do have to ask..when’s the last time you saw a video of any subwoofer setup, that sounded “good” after being recorded by a cellphone mic? Even the cleanest sounding systems, will sound like distorted/blown subs at even mild performance levels. I had that in mind when making this video, and figured I would just try to help DIY people who know a little bit about what they’re doing, instead of posting a sound clip of anything.. because then I would just be another UA-cam video, with an overloaded comment section about how my “system sounds like crap”, by people who don’t know that the mics can’t pick up the true sound 😅🤷🏼♂️ Thanks for checkin’ it out anyways, though 🤙🏼
Little hole ! is now a vent