What should the sound of a blown speaker be?
Samuel Coleman
Published Apr 21, 2026
What should the sound of a blown speaker be?
If it’s nearly infinite then you obviously have an electrical problem on your hands. It should usually be in the range of 4 to 10 ohms for most cases. If you aren’t getting any sound then you have a disconnected wire, a shorted wire, or a fried voice coil. Here’s what you should do to determine if your speaker is busted, otherwise:
What should I do if my sound bar is not working?
Try and keep the cable clear of other connectors, especially power, in the tangle of wires behind your TV. Simply moving the 3.5mm cable can sometimes solve this issue. If this doesn’t solve the problem, make sure your TV volume is turned all the way up so you can adjust the sound bar’s volume directly.
Can a sound bar be connected to a TV?
However, some sound bars are more sensitive than others and some will power down even when there’s audio being played at a quiet volume. Some cheaper sound bars may only offer a 3.5mm audio input. We’d only ever recommend using this connection if your TV or sound bar has no digital alternatives such as digital optical (Toslink), coaxial or HDMI.
Can a blown speaker cause a subwoofer to tear?
When speakers are overpowered you can cause the cone to jump out of its normal range of movement and do so in such a violent, repetitive fashion that you tear the cone. I’ve had this very thing happen to a subwoofer when I let a friend borrow my car and he decided to play with the EQ on the radio.
Why is my subwoofer not pairing with my sound bar?
I too was having problems getting the subwoofer to pair. Tried several times manually (10+) with no success. Then read this thread and saw that someone else had success after unplugging the power supply to both the sound bar and subwoofer. So I did the same.
If it’s nearly infinite then you obviously have an electrical problem on your hands. It should usually be in the range of 4 to 10 ohms for most cases. If you aren’t getting any sound then you have a disconnected wire, a shorted wire, or a fried voice coil. Here’s what you should do to determine if your speaker is busted, otherwise:
When speakers are overpowered you can cause the cone to jump out of its normal range of movement and do so in such a violent, repetitive fashion that you tear the cone. I’ve had this very thing happen to a subwoofer when I let a friend borrow my car and he decided to play with the EQ on the radio.
I too was having problems getting the subwoofer to pair. Tried several times manually (10+) with no success. Then read this thread and saw that someone else had success after unplugging the power supply to both the sound bar and subwoofer. So I did the same.