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i tried somthing like that today, if i switch the rcas, left to right on the amp and visa versa shouldnt the channels be switched? I wanted to see if the amp had a bad channel.

Its either damaged tweeter
Amp has one bad channel

I cant think of any other way to check for a bad channel. What else can I do to narrow it down, oh if i turn up the volume enough the noise gets drowned out somtimess.

[quote="Mithrandir"]well the tweeter must be damaged, i faded it to the passenger side you hear the noise, i faded it to the drivers, no noise. I called the shop they are gonna check it out wednesday, what should i do?[/quote]

Not necessarily. I started getting some distortion in my driver's side comp set(Aura MR6.1's) around 3-4 months ago. I initially thought it was the tweeter since the distortion seemed to go away when I placed my hand over it. I replaced it with a brand new Aura MR1 tweet and the distortion was still here.

I then flip-flopped the driver's and passenger's side mids to see if that solved the problem. The passenger's side still sounded perfect but the distortion still remained on the driver's side. I even replaced the comps' crossover but that didn't help either. The distortion seems to be frequency specific as acoustic guitar sounds as great as always.

There was a recall on the ignition switch on my '98 CRV and I had it replaced in late September. I'm wondering if the tech's at the dealership damaged the amp in some way since I know they didn't disconnect the battery when they performed the procedure. I know this since my Kenwood eXcelon KDC-X589 HU never displayed the security code screen afterwards. I should add that my left rear speaker(an Aura MR62 Integrated comp) sounds like it's blown.

Could the left side of the amp be defective? It's been fine for three years.

I'm gonna connect my other amp to the speakers to see if the problem goes away. I'm not sure if it's the amp, the interconnects, or the HU.

heh the Orion XTR-1 tweeters I used in the festiva (the 4 softdomes) were made by peerless, and the wire between the terminals and the coils were literally thin as a hair. I used to fry those dumb things and replace the coils almost monthly.
I got tired of that, even with each pair of 8 ohm tweeters in series.

"may just be a loose wire, too."

Could have even broken at the solder point considering the dinky lead wires manufacturers put on tweeters. I hate that.

may just be a loose wire, too.
have those things deadened too.. it'll help the midbass response.
mat the doors, etc.. very helpful.

If you bought them authorized, then they should replace it no questions asked. JL warrants for 90 days, 1 year if you have an approved install. These things happen, especially with something as delicate as a tweeter, and it's important to know who you're buying from. Otherwise you end up with equipment that has serial #s burned off so companies can't track them down.

did you buy the speakers from that store? if so they should get their ass in there fixing anything that went wrong. even if they didnt sell it they should still check it out.

is it sealed or ib?

not that i know of

Are they going to replace the speakers for free? If so, let them do it and see if that fixes the problem.