eden metro getting distorted on me! help!

hmmm...i didn't wanna wake the nordschows, so i thought i'd throw it to you guys. for some reason or another, i'm getting this really crappy distorted sound from my metro i have no clue what it could be...there are no tears in the cones, i can push on the speaker with no resistance, tellin me that _maybe_ there is nothing wrong with the voice coil...and what are the odds of both speakers being blown at the same time? BUT, i did notice that the bulb/fuse thingy on the ?crossover? was blown...so, does blown limiter bulb=crappy distorted tone? i hope that's the problem...those things only cost a buck or two. i really don't wanna chunk out 300 bucks for new speakers. that would suck.

 

on my profile...hey, munji, you already gave me crap for that, 'member? yeah, i put in a couple of hartke drivers (8 ohm drivers vice 4 ohm, like the stocker eden drivers) to see if it would work. i figured since the 4 ohmers drew more current, i could stick some 8 ohmers in there to make it a little less efficient to keep from distorting...that worked...but, come on! they're hartke drivers...what, munji said! so, will blown light bulb thingies yield a crappy distorted sound?

 

to answer your question, munji, i leave the bass and treble controls flat with some boosted mids, and a little bit of tweeter in there...i put the volume to about 4 and the gain to about 3. now, the speakers sound fine for about 3 minutes, then it gets all crappy. weird, eh? i'm about to call eden, too, but don't let that stop anyone from replying...thanks

 

haven't tried replacing the tube...and my amp is about 5 years old, so i don't think they'll be replacing speakers for me

 

hey, munji, that would be 3/10 and 4/10...i took my drivers to a speaker doctor and confirmed they were blown...i got some more bulbs and a couple of 12AX7's as well. if you guys ever need bulbs, just go to an auto parts store...those bulbs are the same thing as dome light bulbs (1 amp). same part number, same markings, everything. plus, you can get 2 for a buck. also, over the weekend, my two and a half year old decided to use my 2 eden drivers as a ladder to sneak some oreos, so even if they were good before, they are crap now. she put her foot straight through the cone material and tore the center dome out! munky! good grief. off to be reconed, i do believe

 

anyone got some 10" eden drivers? or else, i suppose the hartke drivers are gonna have to go back in there

 

wow...where did this thread come from yeah, the xst drivers would rule, but i opted for original equipment and got the xlt's. the hartke drivers actually sounded pretty sweet...and i did check the old batteries. that was the second or third thing i looked at, but lo and behold, the voice coils were S-H-O-T. new cones...yeehaw