speaker popping

[opps]

Hi all.

In my local pub, one of the speakers pops on tracks with a lot of base (very rarely though). The speaker is rated at 8 ohms and a continuous 110w. Is it likely that the crossover is faulty. the speaker was made by Acoustic Solutions but I don't think that they exist anymore.

How difficult would it be to source a suitable replacement crossover or would it be prudent to replace the whole speaker.

 

[mattylad]

Is there an identical one? can you swap them to see if the problem follows the original speaker?

 

[opps]

Is there an identical one? can you swap them to see if the problem follows the original speaker?

Yeah, there are 4 in total. Will try it when I get a chance.

 

[brig001]

It’s not likely to be the crossover, it sounds like the woofer could be hitting the magnet pole piece. Could be because the woofer is damaged, the cabinet is leaking or they are just expecting too much of it

Brian

 

[Lucid]

The speaker ratings aren't the first thing I'd look it. I'd start with the amp.

The speaker may well be rated for 110W continuous, but if the amp is clipping (distorting) trying to run 4x speakers through tens of metres of cable when it doesn't have the power capacity... well, the extra distortion is going to cause the voice coil to heat up and distort the former around which the wire is wrapped.

Acoustic Solutions isn't a brand to get excited about. For audio product it's about Bush or Alba quality. The name sounds familiar because it sounds similar to Acoustic Energy and Acoustic Research. Both of these are (or were) respected audiophile Hi-Fi brands. If the speaker is damaged then I'd look of a used replacement, or if the aesthetics of a used speaker is the issue then swap the driver from a donor of the same model.

Other stuff to consider
'* the amp power in to 4 Ohms (speakers connected A + B)
'* the thickness of the speaker cable versus the lengh and how much power is being wasted

 

[RandomGrinch]

Acoustic Solutions isn't a brand to get excited about. For audio product it's about Bush or Alba quality

Exactly! - they are all Argos own brands

 

[Lucid]

Exactly! - they are all Argos own brands

They might well make stuff as exclusive lines for Argos, but I know product has also been sold via RicherSounds and I think one of the stores like Cash Convertors or CEX as well, so it has been independent in the past. That may have changed more recently though.

 

[RandomGrinch]

Apologies, this may be a little off-topic!

They might well make stuff as exclusive lines for Argos, but I know product has also been sold via RicherSounds and I think one of the stores like Cash Convertors or CEX as well, so it has been independent in the past. That may have changed more recently though.

You've made me question my knowledge now!
What I've found is quite strange...

It seems as if AS have always been resellers rather than manufacturers.
In 2008 AS became Clarity Vision (Group) Ltd.

From at least 2011, Argos has fully owned the trademark for AS:

Search for a trade mark - Intellectual Property Office

trademarks.ipo.gov.uk

Whether Clarity Vision still act as the reseller for AS products, I don't know; but they do provide some interesting generic own brands!

AS Far East Brands

 

[cwhaley]

I would agree -- start at the amp.

My '70s Aiwa amp was doing this with a set of Cambridge Audio speakers. My other '70s amp (Pioneer) didn't do it as badly. I was trying to get them to take both a left and right speaker as well as a centre speaker for the bass. It crackled very loudly until I removed the centre speaker. The problem is likely at the source of the sound.