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Mon, 04 September 2006 12:27

twsnell1984
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Registered: September 2006

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Hey, this has kinda been addressed 4 million times before but all the info is confusing to put together so i here i go again for my specific situation...

i have a k200 b-1 with what appears to be the original cabinet and speakers (although the speakers are labeled that they are 8 ohms a piece which is not consistent with what i've read on the boards). anyways with the bass guitar volume all the way up and the amp volume at about half way the speakers crackle quite unpleasantly on loud and/or low notes. i've read that this is normal in another post but it sure sounds an awful lot like blown speakers to my ears.

so here are my questions

1. how can i tell the difference between "normal" and blown speakers?

2. if they are blown what is the best replacement without breaking the bank? and is there any way i can up acoustic wattage or volume while doing this? 4 ohm speakers? something else that i'm not aware of? i was looking at jensen mod-15s cause they are cheap but i read on the board that those are bad news. why is that?

3. if this is normal is there any way to get around it? - cause most of the time i really need to be at this volume and it kinda sounds like crapola.

4. also, if "cone sag" is a possible culprit, how long after flipping those babies back over does it correct itself. would it be weeks (or months?) before they corrected themselves? or if it's already damaged are they even correctable at all?

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		Blown Speakers? By: twsnell1984 on Mon, 04 September 2006 12:27
		Re: Blown Speakers? By: stevem on Tue, 05 September 2006 07:28
		Re: Blown Speakers? By: twsnell1984 on Tue, 05 September 2006 08:52
		Re: Blown Speakers? By: stevem on Tue, 05 September 2006 12:45
		Re: Blown Speakers? By: twsnell1984 on Tue, 05 September 2006 20:46
		Re: Blown Speakers? By: stevem on Wed, 06 September 2006 07:14
		Re: Blown Speakers? By: twsnell1984 on Wed, 06 September 2006 09:49

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