High compression titanium 25oz horn driver

[Jdeezy]

Hello,

I am searching for some technical help on speakers that I purchased online from a company in Ohio. Below is the link to the speaker specifications. I have the 700 watts peak power speakers.

http://www.eliminatorlightingdirect.com/EAP_EAP_15D_p/eap-15d.htm

I am looking down into the horn from the front at the silver high compression titanium 25oz horn driver and noticed the material surrounding the silver (looks like a small tweeter) is uneven or burnt. This does not look normal to me. I have only had these speakers for about 6 months. Please advise if this is damaged and if so how can this be repaired or replaced.

Your help is greatly appreciated.

Thank you

[billfitzmaurice]

Hello,

I am searching for some technical help on speakers that I purchased online from a company in Ohio. Below is the link to the speaker specifications. I have the 700 watts peak power speakers.

http://www.eliminatorlightingdirect.com/EAP_EAP_15D_p/eap-15d.htm

I am looking down into the horn from the front at the silver high compression titanium 25oz horn driver and noticed the material surrounding the silver (looks like a small tweeter) is uneven or burnt. This does not look normal to me. I have only had these speakers for about 6 months. Please advise if this is damaged and if so how can this be repaired or replaced.

Your help is greatly appreciated.

Thank youIt may be damaged, chances are you can't get a replacement diaphragm and you'll probably have to replace the entire HF driver, but you need to know the crossover on what's in there.

[Jdeezy]

It may be damaged, chances are you can't get a replacement diaphragm and you'll probably have to replace the entire HF driver, but you need to know the crossover on what's in there.

I am very new to this. How can I provide you the information on the crossover? Do I need to open the speaker box? It is completely sealed and covered with black mat.

[Paul O]

Before you go tearing these cabs apart answer one question, do the horns work and if so do they sound normal or is there some distortion? If they sound OK then forget about what they look like and use them, otherwise you'll have to remove the woofer to get access to the crossover board, and take some pictures so the parts on it can be identified.

[wg_ski]

Before you go tearing these cabs apart answer one question, do the horns work and if so do they sound normal or is there some distortion?

+1. It's quite possible the driver diaphragms just have a polyimide-coated and pleated surround. The 2" Seleniums do, and it would look weird if you didn't know what to look for. When an HF driver has been stressed, it will have a burnt smell and usually distort badly. No smell, it's probably fine.

[Jdeezy]

Before you go tearing these cabs apart answer one question, do the horns work and if so do they sound normal or is there some distortion? If they sound OK then forget about what they look like and use them, otherwise you'll have to remove the woofer to get access to the crossover board, and take some pictures so the parts on it can be identified.


I would say the horns still work. This is how I experienced my initial findings that led me to post here.

I was DJing at a party this last weekend and noticed the sound coming out of the horn did not sound clear. It sounded a bit distorted until I adjusted the highs on the EQ. Thats when I also noticed the diaphragm looking uneven and not the usual smooth look.

[Jdeezy]

+1. It's quite possible the driver diaphragms just have a polyimide-coated and pleated surround. The 2" Seleniums do, and it would look weird if you didn't know what to look for. When an HF driver has been stressed, it will have a burnt smell and usually distort badly. No smell, it's probably fine.

I don't feel that the HF drivers have been stressed. I have maintained control on the L & R output levels of the amplifier (not going into consistent reds, just the occasional flickering reds). There is no burnt smell that I noticed.

Adjusting the highs (treble) on the EQ reduced the little distortion that was coming out of the horn.

Could it be that the treble on the EQ was being maintained high, enough to cause a stress on the HF driver?

[billfitzmaurice]

Could it be that the treble on the EQ was being maintained high, enough to cause a stress on the HF driver?Possible. I can't imagine the driver in that cab to be better than a $15 dollar variety, and it's not likely the crossover is high order or that there is any protection circuitry either. OTOH it may be perfectly OK, drivers tend to either work well or not at all.