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Old Feb 16, 2005 | 12:38 PM
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the other day my front driver side speaker started to make a ckraking sound, i never turn my stereo up loud, what happened, and what can i do to fix it?
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Old Feb 16, 2005 | 01:36 PM
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Does it make a distorted sound at low volume? Crackling sound also at low volume? Sounds like the speaker might be going out. I had a sub sound that way, crackling at low volume and rattled like hell when turned up.
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Old Feb 16, 2005 | 08:40 PM
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if its the stock speaker chances are it just blew, check out the stickied link to get some new speakers...
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Old Feb 16, 2005 | 10:23 PM
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i did and i went and looked at the alpine sps-170a speakers, are there any others that may be better/cheaper, or are alpine the best for the money and quality.
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Old Mar 1, 2005 | 02:31 PM
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Is the crackling intermittent? My stock system has been crackling and the rear hatch speakers cut in/out from time to time. I have a hard time believing it's the speakers because sometimes they sound like new, others they whine, crackle, and cut in/out. At the same time I'm not sure how to troubleshoot it other than plugging in other "known good" HU, amps, speakers(which I don't have) to try to isolate the problem. I'm also thinking it could be a ground issue Let us know if you figure it out - I'll be tearing into mine once the weather breaks.
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i did and i went and looked at the alpine sps-170a speakers, are there any others that may be better/cheaper, or are alpine the best for the money and quality.

You mean you blew the speaker? Does it look like the cone is ripped?
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Old Mar 2, 2005 | 03:22 AM
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If its just one speaker you probably just poped/burnt the voice coil. If you have a volt meter flip it over and test the ohm load. Probably just needs to be replaced
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