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"blown speakers"

When a speaker "blows" what actually happens. I suppose its different between a tweeter and woofer, but is there some mechanical damage or is it electrical. does something break? Besides a woofer cone ripping, what happens to a tweeter if it is still working, but raspy or staticy? I have heard "blown" speakers before, or ones that didnt work at all, but I really dont know what it is that breaks and whether it is fixable or just replace.
manitunc
manitunc OP
795 posts
 
Timlub,
I suspect, after further investigation, that it is a problem with the crossover, as the mid and tweeter work fine, and no sound out of the 3 woofers on that speaker. I doubt that all three woofers would suffer mechanical damage and the same time. Any thoughts?
rleff
1,065 posts
 
I would have to agree it maybe a crossover failure as well;any chance it is fuse protected,do you have the crossover out or viewable?
dancer
56 posts
 
What is your set up? Speakers & amp.
loftarasa
171 posts
 
Is it rasping or is there no sound at all from the woofers?

Play a test tone CD.

Either your drivers are damaged or something's failed in the crossover, yeah.
timlub
1,649 posts
 
Manitunc, at this point, you need to remove 1 of the dead woofers and test it individually. If that works, you are on the right track with a crossover repair. I didn't see anywhere, did you say what speakers you have?
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