So my Dayton did this...

[fanboi]

Pretty sure its my fault somehow but I want to know what im doing wrong. Everyone says these are some of the best 6" speakers you can get. I really enjoyed these until it did this. I do listen to my music very loud for sometimes 30-40 minutes at a time in traffic but other than that no excessive abuse. I put in HAT Imagines and they are starting to sound shaky as well. I need something that can stand LOUD for LONG periods of time. Any ideas?




For those interested I have them hooked up to an active crossover and a 140 watt amp that also powers the HAT imagine Tweeters and the dayton 4" mids and my sub are powered by another amp

[Gregs///M]

You most likely are experiencing "clipping" which is a result of improper amp gain tuning. When an AC signal, music, is overdriven, the upper and lower edges of the sinusoidal wave are clipped off causing brief and repetitive DC current going through your speakers. This will lead to mechanical failure of the speaker or overheating of the voice coil.

This is most often caused by the amplifier gains set too high but can occur pre-amp. Many amps have a "clip," "clipping," or "overdrive" LED on it to indicate when gains are set too high. An alternative diagnostic and most conclusive, would be to measure the signal output with an oscilloscope.

[Silver Wagon]

just put some duct tape on it, it'll be fine. :)

[Brian D]

Turn it down, kid! ;)

I think Greg may be on to something. I tuned it for my listening levels, which are about 20db less than yours, evidently. With the amp gain (which was never set "correctly" btw) and crossover frequencies set, that driver sees a lot of 80-90hz excursion. At the levels you are listening at, it's being way overdriven. I did it that way to pull the bass forward away from the sub, but it's not a big or strong enough driver to handle what you're trying to make it do.

If you want to listen at that db level, you're going to have to make some changes. I can teach you how to make the crossover modules...

[dwvw]

Post a pic of this active crossover and the amp driving the speakers. Or tell us the model number.

[dwvw]

I have never seen clipping physically destroy the cone of a speaker. The voice coil would go well before that happened. Where are all the speakers installed?