hole in sub

[toms_vtr]

i have round a crack and a hole in my sub today!
i only got the sub on Monday and im am still running it in!
is there anyway in which i can stop the hole and crack getting bigger or loose as little sound quality as i can?
thanks

[Noddy]

it sounds to me like you've put too much power through it too early to be honest. Once the crack is there, its there, if and when you put more power into it, the crack will get worse and will break the cone.

[toms_vtr]

no i havent put to much power throught it!
i only have a 400 watt amp and my sub is 1400 watt!
and i made sure i was running ti in properly!
thanks anyways

[Ashleyp]

Originally Posted by toms_vtr

no i havent put to much power throught it!
i only have a 400 watt amp and my sub is 1400 watt!
and i made sure i was running ti in properly!
thanks anyways

for a start.. your talking in figures which mean nothing

please talk in RMS

the main cause for this problem is likely to be inccorect setting up of the amplifier.. im guessing youve had the "gain" setting all the way up? or close to full? if so, this is the cause of your problem

in terms of your sub. by cracking, its lost a lot of quality due to the cone not being secure and rigid

you can get a sub re-coned, but it would only be worth it if its a good sub

to stu_n_shell.. my guess is thats its not the sub thats faulty. its just been set up completely wrong

[toms_vtr]

Originally Posted by Ashleyp

for a start.. your talking in figures which mean nothing

please talk in RMS

the main cause for this problem is likely to be inccorect setting up of the amplifier.. im guessing youve had the "gain" setting all the way up? or close to full? if so, this is the cause of your problem

in terms of your sub. by cracking, its lost a lot of quality due to the cone not being secure and rigid

you can get a sub re-coned, but it would only be worth it if its a good sub

to stu_n_shell.. my guess is thats its not the sub thats faulty. its just been set up completely wrong

no i didnt i had the gain on less that a quarter and you can even ask someone on here called bung!

the amp is 200watt rmp i think and the sub is 350watt rms!
i made sure that it was set up rite and i wasnt putting to much power thought it whilst running it in!

[Ashleyp]

Originally Posted by toms_vtr

no i didnt i had the gain on less that a quarter and you can even ask someone on here called bung!

the amp is 200watt rmp i think and the sub is 350watt rms!
i made sure that it was set up rite and i wasnt putting to much power thought it whilst running it in!

hmm

intresting

looks like a manufactures fault could be likley then

even if you had the gain less than quarter, it could still be too high.. you cant just "guess" when setting the gain.. allthough i ran my pioneer sub on a "guess" which i later found out was incorrect, and ive had 0 problems

[Noddy]

ok irrespective to that then, to be honest theres no way that i know of, of you being able to fix that. As i said above, once the crack is there, its there and the SQ will suffer dramatically due to that.

what sub is it by the way?

[toms_vtr]

its a 2009 db audio raptor professional 12inch!

[stu-n-shell]

take it back as faulty

[toms_vtr]

i cant it wasn't there fault.

[stu-n-shell]

manufacturer warranty cone not strong enuth

[stu-n-shell]

im not saying it was ash just saying chance his luck

[toms_vtr]

the hole might even of been made from something in my boot but there inst anything in there that could damage it unless someone has tried stabbing it!
im so fucked off rite how!
waste of 100 pounds!

[Ashleyp]

Originally Posted by toms_vtr

the hole might even of been made from something in my boot but there inst anything in there that could damage it unless someone has tried stabbing it!
im so fucked off rite how!
waste of 100 pounds!

for a £100 sub, a re-coning wouldnt be worth it

but.. it still would be worth getting in touch with the manufacturers

also, putting stuff in your boot when a sub is there isnt the most intelligent thing to do..

[toms_vtr]

the only thing i have in my boot is some jogging bottoms and some rain X wipes!

[flowersGTR]

is you sub box ported? ive heard (this might not be true) that some subs need a ported box for air flow or it just rips itself apart.

try taking it back under warrenty, just find any excuse you can

[reevesy_vtr]

Originally Posted by flowersGTR

is you sub box ported? ive heard (this might not be true) that some subs need a ported box for air flow or it just rips itself apart.

try taking it back under warrenty, just find any excuse you can

I have seen an orion h2 sub pluged into the wall YES 240v and that was a sealed box and the box split NOT the sub, so i dont think it would be a fault on the sub, its probably down to somthing in the boot.

[reevesy_vtr]

is the crack on the plastic cone? If so you could use glue to seal it BUT dont use a glue that sets solid as it will need to be a little plyable.

[biz69]

Originally Posted by reevesy_vtr

is the crack on the plastic cone? If so you could use glue to seal it BUT dont use a glue that sets solid as it will need to be a little plyable.

i done this with my old sub after about 6months and it was fine after for about 3 years as i was waiting till it broke to get a new one but sold the car with sub before it broke again

[imydaking]

just take it abck to where you bought it or contact the manufacturer, cant hurt and should of gotten a warranty. If they wont do anything try sealing it with something as mentioned above and not pounding it too hard

also you should try to figure out why its done that, to me sounds like someones poked something in it or somethings rolled in boot. But hmm the sub cones are stong is on my spl dynamics one

bad luck tbh