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EDEN 210XLT problem..HELP*****

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manjonning

May 18, 2006
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Minneapolis
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#1
I have an issue with my 210XLT ..

I'm running the cab with a GK 1001RB II ..never turned it up. The speakers just started putting out an extremely distorted sound ...when I turn it up ( with out playing my bass ) the speakers pop and crackle ...

Whats wrong? I have hard time thinking the speakers are blown ..Maybe it's the cross over bulb?

Please help!
 
#2
Sounds like the amp is having issues, not the speaker (given that you get pops, etc. when the amp is not amplifying a signal). Also, if the bulb blows on the tweeter, you would just have the tweeter out of the circuit versus 'bad sound'.

As with all these types of situations, you first need to isolate the problem, which means trying the rig with a different instrument and speaker cable and bass, trying the head with a different cab, and trying the cab with a different head. Hopefully you have a bass player friend that you can get together with and try these different combinations to figure out what the issue is. It could be something as simple as a battery going dead (if you have an active bass), or a bad speaker or instrument cable.
 
#7
manjonning said:
Did the whole switch out deal with basses, chords, amps ...still have no idea how it could have blown the speaks ... It is an old cab ....Do they just **** out after a while or....
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Bummer. Sorry to hear that. Not sure about age. I think the general wisdom is that the surrounds last about 20 years on average.

I guess the good news is, if you like the cab, you can replace the old speakers with the new Eden Neo models, and cut a few pounds.
 
#10
Could also be a bad / broken connection inside the cabinet at either the jacks (or the jacks themselves) or right at one of the speakers. I would pull the speakers and check the internal wiring. While you're at it you can visually inspect the speakers for any visible damage (surround or spider damage, or voice coil wires to the speaker terminals).
 
#11
gerryjazzman said:
Could also be a bad / broken connection inside the cabinet at either the jacks (or the jacks themselves) or right at one of the speakers. I would pull the speakers and check the internal wiring. While you're at it you can visually inspect the speakers for any visible damage (surround or spider damage, or voice coil wires to the speaker terminals).
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Sounds like I have some work to do...I know the outsides of the speakers do not show any damage ...but for the insides I cannot say.

Thanks for the hints!
 
#12
When you do the elimination changes, it helps greatly to write down every step. It's easy to forget something while swapping several things.

You have bass, instrument cable, head, speaker cable. That's 16 combinations for a proper test. (We presume there are no pedals in the circuit.) After you exhaust all these possibilities, then it's time to check the actual speakers and their internal connections.

One other thought. Power line noise! Try a different outlet.
 
#13
Could be the crossover

Could be something metallic shorting out a terminal intermittently (speaker/crossover/tweeter/input who knows)

Could be a voice coil is fried and shorting out intermittently

I'd be very careful how you go about testing this!!!!
 

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