Fuzzy, Buzzy Bass Speaker?

amber · #1 05-11-2006, 11:02 PM

My new bass speaker fuzzes a lot, and it drives me batty. I mean mental. I have to unplug it, then. But obviously I want to hear the bass in songs.

Does anyone have any suggestions, or did I just buy too cheap of a speaker?

I've tried messing with the equalization on my itunes, but have only been able to improve it slightly.
I thought I'd ask all you members of the Super Music Squad. Or perhaps some members of the Super Computer Squad would have some suggestions.

carrie721 · #2 05-11-2006, 11:43 PM

hmm, i have you tried kicking it? that's usually my first reaction when my **** starts acting up!

what kind of speakers did you get?

amber · #3 05-11-2006, 11:53 PM

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Originally Posted by carrie721

hmm, i have you tried kicking it? that's usually my first reaction when my **** starts acting up!

what kind of speakers did you get?

No, it's not acting up, that's just the way it has always been.

Uh...they were cheap...Micro Innovations speakers. Not as cheap as my last speakers, though. But my last speakers only had 2, and none were a bass speaker.

sidenote - I love the way bass is a fish as well. The word makes me laugh.

carrie721 · #4 05-12-2006, 12:08 AM

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Originally Posted by amber

No, it's not acting up, that's just the way it has always been.

Uh...they were cheap...Micro Innovations speakers. Not as cheap as my last speakers, though. But my last speakers only had 2, and none were a bass speaker.

sidenote - I love the way bass is a fish as well. The word makes me laugh.

fish-related words are pretty great in general. i love that there is a fish disease called "ick." ick!

amber · #5 05-12-2006, 12:14 AM

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Originally Posted by carrie721

fish-related words are pretty great in general. i love that there is a fish disease called "ick." ick!

Me, too! But I didn't love the fact that the only fish I ever got died from ick.

When my friend told me her fish had ick -
"ick?"
"ick."
"what do you mean, ick?"
"ick, it's called ick"
"really? that's the real name? Ick?"
"YES.

"
Me ====> "

"

carrie721 · #6 05-12-2006, 12:18 AM

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Originally Posted by amber

Me, too! But I didn't love the fact that the only fish I ever got died from ick.

When my friend told me her fish had ick -
"ick?"
"ick."
"what do you mean, ick?"
"ick, it's called ick"
"really? that's the real name? Ick?"
"YES.

"
Me ====> "

"

hahaha! who's on first?

yeah, i've lost a good number of fish to ick. i also lost a hamster to cannibalism ... my bro's hamster was apparently too hungry to wait for breakfast one night!

amber · #7 05-12-2006, 12:41 AM

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Originally Posted by carrie721

hahaha! who's on first?

yeah, i've lost a good number of fish to ick. i also lost a hamster to cannibalism ... my bro's hamster was apparently too hungry to wait for breakfast one night!

That's pretty gross. I thought rodents only ate their young. Have you seen baby mice? They look like those little tiny hot dogs that come in a can.

carrie721 · #8 05-12-2006, 12:44 AM

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Originally Posted by amber

That's pretty gross. I thought rodents only ate their young. Have you seen baby mice? They look like those little tiny hot dogs that come in a can.

it was disgusting and traumatizing! i was 7 at the time. RIP, max!

hahaha, i never saw that connection but now i totally do! reminds me of the time my friend and i bought a jar of gerber hotdogs and re-labeled it "baby penises" ... and then accidentally left it on her parents' dinner table. try explaining that one!

amber · #9 05-12-2006, 12:50 AM

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Originally Posted by carrie721

it was disgusting and traumatizing! i was 7 at the time. RIP, max!

hahaha, i never saw that connection but now i totally do! reminds me of the time my friend and i bought a jar of gerber hotdogs and re-labeled it "baby penises" ... and then accidentally left it on her parents' dinner table. try explaining that one!

ROTFLMAO

That would have been so hilarious to me and my friends. Obviously.

Okay, I have to do this paper, quit saying funny things.

Plus, the south park is on where Mr. Garrison gets plastic surgery and turns into David Hasselhoff and they keep playing "Shadow Dancin'" by the BeeGees whenever he comes on.

carrie721 · #10 05-12-2006, 12:55 AM

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Originally Posted by amber

ROTFLMAO

That would have been so hilarious to me and my friends. Obviously.

Okay, I have to do this paper, quit saying funny things.

Plus, the south park is on where Mr. Garrison gets plastic surgery and turns into David Hasselhoff and they keep playing "Shadow Dancin'" by the BeeGees whenever he comes on.

ok, i'm done! good luck with the paper!

JazmenFlowers · #11 05-12-2006, 08:30 AM

I've got the same problem with a couple of speakers in my car. everyone said oh you've got a great system...comparable to Bose...so I didn't replace them and now I'm wishing I had. I need to take the car in to get it fixed.

I have Boston speakers...

**mylittledemon** · #12 05-12-2006, 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by amber

My new bass speaker fuzzes a lot, and it drives me batty. I mean mental. I have to unplug it, then. But obviously I want to hear the bass in songs.

Does anyone have any suggestions, or did I just buy too cheap of a speaker?

I've tried messing with the equalization on my itunes, but have only been able to improve it slightly.
I thought I'd ask all you members of the Super Music Squad. Or perhaps some members of the Super Computer Squad would have some suggestions.

Amber...roll the low cut down to between 50-80Hz...that'll give you more lows...sometimes people turn the low cut up to 100+ and it sounds crappy. If you're still getting buzz, turn the volume to about 5 or 6 and see if you get a good "thump"...playing "dreams" is a good test. If you're still getting fuzz or an popping sound, the cone might be busted on the sub.

the Demon sayeth

JazmenFlowers · #13 05-12-2006, 04:07 PM

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Originally Posted by mylittledemon

Amber...roll the low cut down to between 50-80Hz...that'll give you more lows...sometimes people turn the low cut up to 100+ and it sounds crappy. If you're still getting buzz, turn the volume to about 5 or 6 and see if you get a good "thump"...playing "dreams" is a good test. If you're still getting fuzz or an popping sound, the cone might be busted on the sub.

the Demon sayeth

a good thump huh? I need a demon to test mine I guess.

cone's BUSTED on the sub *sung to the tune of Love Shack*

amber · #14 05-12-2006, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by mylittledemon

Amber...roll the low cut down to between 50-80Hz...that'll give you more lows...sometimes people turn the low cut up to 100+ and it sounds crappy. If you're still getting buzz, turn the volume to about 5 or 6 and see if you get a good "thump"...playing "dreams" is a good test. If you're still getting fuzz or an popping sound, the cone might be busted on the sub.

the Demon sayeth

I don't know what that means. Where do I "roll the low cut down"?

If the cone were busted, where is it and how do I check?

I don't have a volume "5" or "6", but I think I know what you mean.

Thanks, Demon - someone finally trying to help me!

**mylittledemon** · #15 05-12-2006, 08:58 PM

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Originally Posted by amber

I don't know what that means. Where do I "roll the low cut down"?

If the cone were busted, where is it and how do I check?

I don't have a volume "5" or "6", but I think I know what you mean.

Thanks, Demon - someone finally trying to help me!

Ok you probably have a "passive sub" which means: 1) you dont plug it in (it doesnt have its own power source) and 2) you typically don't have control over the hi cut (it's a frequency knob which allows you to adjust how much low end you actually get thru the speaker...i.e 40 HZ to 120HZ usually)
If you set it to 60 HZ for example, you get more "bassy" low end from it...you set it to 100 and you get more high frequencies in the sub...which is no good

....the volume knob should be there regardless. The "cone" is part of the speaker itself, if it's busted it gives you that popping, ugly sound when the speaker "hits"

Sounds like you probably got a bum sub. Sounds like a bad sandwich.