scratching noise coming from speaker

[Lucky 76 5]

I just installed a set of image dynamics x69. I am running them full range right now with the high pass set at 60hz. The 3sixty.2 hasn't even been tuned yet. I am not even bridging the sax 50.4 yet.

For some reason I am getting a scratching noise on some of the mid-high frequencies (ex:someone singing a higher octave). I was not playing these loud at all. In fact we were just testing them to make sure sound came out.

Is this because the speaker was not meant to play higher frequencies? When I integrate my horn tweeters should I be fine or is there a possibility that something is wrong with either the install or the product itself?

Any input would be great. Thanks!

[jcarter1885 995]

I just installed a set of image dynamics x69. I am running them full range right now with the high pass set at 60hz. The 3sixty.2 hasn't even been tuned yet. I am not even bridging the sax 50.4 yet.

For some reason I am getting a scratching noise on some of the mid-high frequencies (ex:someone singing a higher octave). I was not playing these loud at all. In fact we were just testing them to make sure sound came out.

Is this because the speaker was not meant to play higher frequencies? When I integrate my horn tweeters should I be fine or is there a possibility that something is wrong with either the install or the product itself?

Any input would be great. Thanks!

Thats probably what they could be, I would take them out of full range and manual dial them in on the SAX-50.4 until you can tune them properly with the 360.2 or just put them on low pass from now and see if the scratching noise is still there. Just my .02

[Lucky 76 5]

Ya that is what I thought it could be. I hope lol. I finally got the 3sixty.2 to work right before I had to leave for college. So I am kinda pissed I didn't get to use it yet and see if that is what it was. Next week I will have to check it out. It's going to be eating at me all week though.

Is it possible that the speaker was damaged? They are hardly seeing any power (probably 40 watts).

I was listening to a talk show today and it seems to do it a lot too. It is mainly out of the left speaker. The right speaker does it occasionally but not usually (maybe I just can't hear it because I am not next to it).

[jcarter1885 995]

The only way to tell if it is damaged is to take it out and play it on another amp, house stereo or reciever or play it in low pass and see if does it. I know when I hooked up my Eminence Alpha midrange speakers on low pass like everybody told me to, with a crosssover range of 500hz-4000Hz I noticed that after a while they started scratching too. So I noticed that they sounded better on the Low Pass Filter but since they are dedicated midrange speakers they needed to be on High Pass Filter, which gives them less depth in the frequencies it plays but a louder vocal and instrument range without the scratching. So it could be amp(which I doubt it), settings, or speakers so just some small troubleshooting. I hate hooking up systems, for some reasons on first try around something isnt right but its 2 second fix.

Oh yeah another question is the 360.2 bought used or new, was it hooked up when the scratching was occurring also? If so then un hook and go from there, it could be the 360.2 but lets hope not. Good luck with it and just be patient you will get it going.

[Lucky 76 5]

The only way to tell if it is damaged is to take it out and play it on another amp, house stereo or reciever or play it in low pass and see if does it. I know when I hooked up my Eminence Alpha midrange speakers on low pass like everybody told me to, with a crosssover range of 500hz-4000Hz I noticed that after a while they started scratching too. So I noticed that they sounded better on the Low Pass Filter but since they are dedicated midrange speakers they needed to be on High Pass Filter, which gives them less depth in the frequencies it plays but a louder vocal and instrument range without the scratching. So it could be amp(which I doubt it), settings, or speakers so just some small troubleshooting. I hate hooking up systems, for some reasons on first try around something isnt right but its 2 second fix.

Oh yeah another question is the 360.2 bought used or new, was it hooked up when the scratching was occurring also? If so then un hook and go from there, it could be the 360.2 but lets hope not. Good luck with it and just be patient you will get it going.

Ya I was thinking about the 3sixty.2. I bought it new so I am going to unhook it and see what happens. It is under warranty so if it is bad then I can send it back but ya, lets hope it is nothing and is a 2 second fix.

Thanks.

[Lucky 76 5]

I emailed eric at id and am awaiting a response from him. I would still like to get some more input from people on possible reasons.

[Lucky 76 5]

Eric thinks that the voice coil could have gotten some metal shavings in it. He said that the neomagnet is so strong that it will actually suck the metal shavings out of the air as you drill or w/e you are doing ahahaha. He sent me a video on how to clean that bad boy out. Hopefully this works. Great customer service over there.

If you guys were interested in cleaning your voice coils take a looksy - http://www.imagedynamicsusa.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=2921