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    Posted: 10 August 2016 at 3:53pm
B&C prices are a lot more reasonable now Blue Aran have taken over distribution. Proel were completely useless.
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After "several" years, I would say you've probably just hit the MTBF (mean time between failures). 
Titanium is nearly magic, but not quite. A certain amount of flexing, and consequent work-hardening of the material, is a normal part of operation - and when the hardness goes past a certain point, poof! Metal confetti. 
If you were shattering them every month, you would be doing something wrong. Once in several years is not really anything to worry about though. Apart from having to buy a new diaphragm at B+C prices of course ;)
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Originally posted by fatfreddiescat fatfreddiescat wrote:

To me that looks like it could be due to running high amounts of boost in the 8K plus region where the diaphragm is no longer working in piston mode, but is flexing. Often if the diaphragm has hit the bung hard, you can see the marks on the diaphagm

That's entirely possible.  More unusual on small compression drivers but seen it happen on large format ones where people have boosted them to try and produce frequencies they just can't do.
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To me that looks like it could be due to running high amounts of boost in the 8K plus region where the diaphragm is no longer working in piston mode, but is flexing. Often if the diaphragm has hit the bung hard, you can see the marks on the diaphagm
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Which is exactly why i run all of my HF drivers behind a very big (Fc at least an octave below intended Xover frequency) MKP capacitor.
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Some amps chuck out some DC when switching off.   Crackle and pop are some of the sounds.
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Maybe, what slope?
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Even when crossed at 2500Hz? Using DCX2496.
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This damage is typical for a diaphragm that ran too low a frequency.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote mirenkoo Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 08 August 2016 at 9:57pm
Possible equipment switching on/off before amps. And no, no cap used between. Ill probably add them.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote mirenkoo Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 08 August 2016 at 9:55pm
Coil is absolutely fine. Maybe switching off other equipment first instead of amplifiers? Not expensive repair, but still... Speaker is 5 years old. 
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I have had this reoccuring on some Tannoy V15i cabs. They are run passive, but part of a active 2 way FOH.

DSP is set exactly as per settings in manual, and has look ahead limiters, and huge amount of limited headroom on amps. My opinion is low res mp3, rich in unnatural harmonics, creating square waves at HF.

Either that, or the Tannoy designed and built X-over's are crossing at too low a frequency, or at too low a rate per octave.

I would expect similar from these identically failed diaphragms.
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