Is my subwoofer blown or is this normal?

Question

there's like a rattle kind of sound. it kind of sounds like someone blowing into a phone/rattle kind of sound. even when i turn down the volume to 1 i can hear the rattle even when the radio people are just talking. its not bad but still im not sure if thats normal.

Answer 1

get access to the sub.

some easy ways to know if its blown is by gently pushing down on the cone of the subwoofer.

-if it moves down very smooth.. the sub is ok

-if it moves down a bit too hard, might be messed up

-if it moves down hard and theres a scratchy feeling/sound.. that means the coils could be burned/melted.

another way is to play it and if the sub has this... weird smell... that means its messedup.

Answer 2

its on the wrong setting on the amp.

refer to the amp manual to see how to correctly tune...

Answer 3

If you can, try turning the sub down a bit and see if it still does that. It could be that your subs are rattling thing in your car around.

Answer 4

It sounds like blown sub to me, said you could still here it even on a low volume. You do have an amp, it's just hidden.

Your best bet would be to get it checked out at the dealership.