Weird Speaker Happenings...
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1998 E320 Sedan
Weird Speaker Happenings...
I have the bose 6 speaker system in my 98 E320 and my driver side door speaker starting popping one day. It would pop and crackle for 15-20 minutes then stop and sound fine for anywhere from 20 minutes to a few days. So eventually I took the panel off and unhooked the speaker. Well then the crackling moved to the rear deck speakers. Now they crackle and pop anytime I have the power hooked up to them. In the mean time I've unhooked them and all of the other speakers sound fine.
I had a mechanic friend take a look at it, stereos are not his specialty by any means, but he said the speakers are getting power intermittently. So the popping is coming from the power going it and out.
Is my amp or possibly the deck going out? Could it just be a short circuit somewhere? Any help on where to start looking is much appreciated.
I had a mechanic friend take a look at it, stereos are not his specialty by any means, but he said the speakers are getting power intermittently. So the popping is coming from the power going it and out.
Is my amp or possibly the deck going out? Could it just be a short circuit somewhere? Any help on where to start looking is much appreciated.
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Well the fact that the popping is moving around from speaker to speaker suggests a radio problem. Maybe the output transistors? 
One reason I mentioned La Jolla is that I called them about a radio problem I was having and they were very helpful. One advantage to a auto radio shop is that they can substitute a known good radio or amplifier or antenna to help isolate the problem.
If your car has the stock Becker or Alpine, Becker NA (www.beckerautosound.com) has a exchange program.
If you haven't done so, you might try posting your question in the Audio/Electronics subforum or PM poster Skylaw who may have other ideas.
One reason I mentioned La Jolla is that I called them about a radio problem I was having and they were very helpful. One advantage to a auto radio shop is that they can substitute a known good radio or amplifier or antenna to help isolate the problem.
If your car has the stock Becker or Alpine, Becker NA (www.beckerautosound.com) has a exchange program.
If you haven't done so, you might try posting your question in the Audio/Electronics subforum or PM poster Skylaw who may have other ideas.
Last edited by RichardM98; Feb 3, 2011 at 09:54 PM.
