why does my sub tick?

that white kid · Sep 3, 2013

well as the title says on of my subs is ticking is it because there might be a hole in my box or there is something wrong with my sub?

audio1der · Sep 4, 2013

Is there anything inside your box which could have become loose inside the box? Is the sub loose in its box at all?
If you press EVENLY on the cone downward, does it feel like it's scratching on anything on the way down?
A ticking makes me think it's blown (bad voice coil).

Etroze86 · Sep 4, 2013

When does it tick? I heard loose tinsel leads that do this but I haven't heard much on kicker having this problem. Other thing is like before maybe piece of junk got into the box.

Savfil · Sep 4, 2013

Check that the screws holding the sub into the box are all tight (and all accounted for,) I had a noise coming from mine a while ago, but it was because the sub wasn't totally secured down and I had to tighten it up!

that white kid · Sep 4, 2013

i took the sub out and played it and the tick is from the sub not the box

i will have to push the cone down tomorrow and feel if there is scratching

audio1der · Sep 5, 2013

Could be some debris in the voicecoil too, not trying to assume you blew it :emotions133:

BlkRamRt · Sep 5, 2013

Maybe the coil is unwinding.

BlkRamRt · Sep 5, 2013

Did you break it before bumping it hard?

that white kid · Sep 6, 2013

BlkRamRt said:
Did you break it before bumping it hard?

i broke it in for about a week before i really turned it up and i dont think i blew a L7 with only 500 watts

Etroze86 · Sep 6, 2013

You can blow an L7 with 500w if its a clipped signal which is very easy to do.

autokraftgt · Sep 6, 2013

Return it to JL

scHemi · Sep 6, 2013

how about a electronic ignition tick

Graygoose · Sep 6, 2013

Could be many things. Mechanical tick could be from spider, or voicecoil. You can blow a sub easy off 500 watts, or make one last off a clean 1000w.

Do you still have your receipt from Kicker dealer, and is it under 1 year?

that white kid · Sep 6, 2013

its over a year old and no receipt i got them 2 christmas's ago lol but its not a loud tick you have to put your ear up to it to hear it but if it starts to get worse i think im just gonna run tell they both blow and get some 12in kicker rt

audio1der · Sep 6, 2013

There are SOOOOOOOO many options pit there. not just the mainstream stuff all the chain stores carry.
DD's 6.5" sub would blow your mind, given its size and space requirements.

that white kid · Sep 6, 2013

my L7s sound great i have about .71cu and the minimum is .66 so it barely meets the requirements but i put cotton in there to make the sub think there is more space and i easily have the cleanest system at my school everyone there just throws 15s on there back seat with 300 watts and they are homemade boxes where the subs barely fit heck i have seen the back of a sub poking out of a box for space reasons the kid said lol

ya airspce makes a huge different

audio1der · Sep 6, 2013

Any reasonable discussion should assume at least meeting RMS power rating, internal space requirements and enclosure build quality needs are met or exceeded.

Etroze86 · Sep 7, 2013

My vote is an audio pipe aspm 1500 which clamp to close to rated power and go find a couple of the new sundown SD series subwoofers and bang the crap out of them. If they blow recones can be had for next to nothing. The only reason I suggest this is you are very young this will save you money in the long run and you can figure out what sounds good without breaking the bank. Kicker does have good products and so do most other main stream companies but for the money there are some other good solutions out there too.

Graygoose · Sep 9, 2013

Audiopipe, man that stuff is scary!

Etroze86 · Sep 9, 2013

Can be, the new CL line or whatever they are calling it is having some quality issues thats for sure. Their mini amps aren't bad at all, but you put up with fan noise and you don't get crazy with the gain. For 120 bucks I don't know of a better deal, but if there is no budget yeah I would go with something else for sure.

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