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Best way to find rattle in Talon Khorus?

I have a pair of Talon Khorus speakers and the right one has a bit of a rattle in it. I first noticed it when moving the speaker and with my ear to the speaker I hear it rattle. The music still sounds okay. I tried calling Talon but, as with an earlier thread, they seem to not be at home anymore. Weeks of calling and emailing has brought no response. I see the bolts at the bottom of the speaker and some set screws in the front, but I don't want to damage the speaker. Please help out if you have opened up your Khorus speaker.
rufusfolk
fotis_k
128 posts
 
I had a rattle in my home theatre speakers (Athena P3/S3)that was only apparent at low frequency, extremely annoying and actually very loud. I took the liberty of opening the rear of the sub (P3 part) and what I found was a cable that was resting on the sub port. Moving it 1" over cured the disease.
Could this be a similar problem?
honest1
572 posts
 
I have cured buzzes from speakers by tightening the screws that hold the woofers in place. I was surprised how loose the screws had become. Talon uses a square drive screw in the Hawks, not sure about Khoruses. You can buy a screwdriver for this at Home Depot or Sears. Do not use your power screwdriver! This may not be your problem, but it's an easy thing to check. just put the screwdriver on each screw and twist to check for looseness. Hold the tip of the screwdriver in one hand in case it slips.
frankg
170 posts
 
If you only hear it when you move or rock the speaker back and forth, it's probably the crossover in the bottom not being secured. Should't hurt the sound as you said.
samuel
266 posts
 

I had _the exact_ same issue in both speakers when they were delivered, and it was the crossovers loose from their moorings. Aparently, some of the 3M materials they were using was not holding the crossover in place.

I'd recommend contacting Talon for advice, but it appears youve tried that already. Not sure what to tell you from here, but 95%, your problem was the same as mine. They sent me a replacement new pair, but that was four years ago.

I no longer own them.
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