Struggling Scorpion Speaker—Help, Please

Are you sure you aren't running out of power and clipping or limiting the heck out of the power amp in your combo? Is the DDT limiter engaged?

Are the eq sliders really pushed all the way up, or is it just the picture?

 

Id say check cables like you mentioned.
Check wired connection to speaker jack and actual speaker connections. Also small silver wires from cone to terminal.

I've had weird things fall into speaker ports and get attached to the magnet.
See if wires or lining is hanging and can vibrate on the cone.

With black widows , little foam on the vented magnets can degrade and get sucked into the speaker coil. You remove the basket and clean the foam from the gap and the coil.
Scorpions have removable basket, can clean the gap and coil if all gooped up

 

I'd say either bad cable/jack.
Or intermittent cable/jack

It's really a guess.
Insertion/reinserting Jack's yes can clean them. Or jiggle or hang a intermittent connection so it's good for awhile

I'd pay attention to the known amplifier output jack/cable/cab input that originally was plugged in your scorpion loaded cab

Or even the smaller silver wires from cone to terminal might need a touch-up. Basically any connections. Drivers don't fix themselves. Unlikely a damaged driver, for the most part

 

Try cleaning the speaker connectors and jacks with electrical contact cleaner or alcohol works, too.

 

Yeah for the most part.
States are opening up. Mine already has. Gaming is up. Poopy cover gigs still available.... boring.
Scene will go back to underground or outdoors. Alot of camping/live stuff happening. Otherwise industry still pretty lame. No worries on the lightweights, they keep dying weekly lol. Your Peavey still working...ahhh shucks

 

How does the top cabinet sound by itself? Do you feel comfortable working on your gear? Example: checking the speaker wire leads behind the speaker?
Good news if it is something like a blown speaker, the Peavey baskets are *fairly* cheap and easy to replace. You will need the part number on the back of the speaker.
A quick google search lead me to this, you might find better deals with more searching.
"Peavey SP-15825 RB 15" Scorpion Speaker Replacement Basket" from www.parts-express.com!

Edit: I missed a few posts, glad to hear its not the speaker. I would start with checking that cable thoroughly.
Also, put the good cable in the questionable jack on the amp - make sure it's not the issue.

 

I've had a few *** moments from dirty input and speaker jacks. We forget how dirty they can get.

 

Black Widows are awesome drivers!

 

It may still be an intermittent cable. Thoroughly troubleshoot everything before spraying anything into the jacks and maybe creating a new problem.

If you use DeOxit, less is more, really.

 

Maybe just a short. Have you checked the wiring in the back panel? Tried the other plug?

 

Oh, there you go. I got some old EV PA speakers from my church when they upgraded the sound system. She said they didn't work anymore. As it turned out, only one jack on one speaker didn't work. Tape over that one to mark it, and I have a fully functional, great sound system free of charge. (Sigh) its the little things in life...

 

I am really enjoying the Scorpion 15 in my TKO115S; I like what it does when you shove a bunch of bright, clean, just-starting-to-break-up guitar sound into it. (In the TKO’s ported enclosure). I would not think it would be a good-sounding guitar speaker based on looking at Peavey’s published specs, but I love it. It lets me put a taste of drunk, homicidal redneck into my guitar sound, and that is pleasant and rewarding.

I find the TKO to sound pretty good cranked up with bass too, but pretty beamy—I have to stand in the right place to hear the upper bass guitar frequencies. I don’t notice that as much using it for guitar, plus it doesn’t seem as volume-limited at 80 watts for guitar.