Less bass from crossover

[MaxHing]

I've been modding and restoring a set of dittons. Since last re soldering everything there is less bass from one side, mainly the sub end of things. I swapped the woofer so it points to being the crossover as it remained on the same side.

Does anyone have any idea what it would be? Am I somehow making a hpf somewhere?

 

[dumptruck]

A leak, perhaps? A very high resistance joint on the main woofer inductor?

 

[MaxHing]

As in a physical sound leak or electrical wise?

 

[dumptruck]

Physical. I dunno, how dramatic of a difference are we talking about here?

 

[MaxHing]

It's a fair difference that I'm going, the left is weightier than the right. Could it be a cap or inductor that had died?

 

[dumptruck]

I don't know, not really if you're talking about the lowest bass and it's just a 2nd order lowpass, which is what I imagined. Maybe start with disconnecting the whole crossover, just running the woofers alone wide open in each, A/B that and see what you get. Also swap amp/pre/etc. channels, just in case, if that's not already ruled out.

You have these speakers in pretty much the same location, not like opposite corners of a room, right?

 

[tinitus]

sounds like it could be a wrong phase connection, somewhere

 

[MaxHing]

I'm intend on checking the location and amp just to rule them out. Phase is something I considered although resoldering the polarity just made it worse. I might re do the crossover if all else fails.

 

[PeteMcK]

re:"I swapped the woofer " - does the replacement have the same sensitivity as the original?

 

[MaxHing]

I mean I switched it with the woofer from t'other speaker. So I would hope so!

 

[AllenB]

Which one do you think is right? and can you describe the crossover?