What does a bottoming out speaker sound like??

[Ian01]

Yes, I did a quick search; and yes this could probably be in another section.. anyways with that said..

What does a sub or speaker sound like when it bottoms out?

I have some 6x9s running on a 4 channel giving them a little more juice than RMS, and was curious, with the volume cranked I get some noise but I can't really describe it at this moment.. seems to be on certain songs (maybe when a frequency set for that speaker is loud). Subs are ran at RMS on stock power supplies so if that what it is.. I'd be digging out the warranty..

[BobbyG2]

Like a clicking sound, like a woodpecker.

[Ian01]

That's what I figured, I was thinking like two wood blocks tapping.. that's how I'd describe my situation at least.. guess I should turn down what I can and upgrade my rears when I do my next set up. thanks for the input.

[BobbyG2]

Making little sealed enclosures for them might help control their cone movement.

[Ian01]

Good point, I'll grab some baffles when I'm in the shop next. Don't really want to put them in a wood box, just not as convinient (sp?) I guess.

[Guest]

if your 6x9's are bottoming out, you need to use a high pass filter (hpf) to cut out the bass frequencies that your woofers are made to play. ~80hz should be fine

[Ian01]

Another good point.. and since you mentioned it, I did mess with my filters last month.. I'll get on that after my nap!

[Mariobjones]

Yeah I wouldn't cross them lower than 80hz bro. And if you're planning on installing subs, I'd definitely put the 6x9s in a pod.