Mushroom01 Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 (edited) I purchased a pair of second hand, Aaron Paragon P-3 Speakers a few weeks ago. Previous owner had them in storage for approx 10 years. After running them at a moderate to high volume, I noticed a strange sound coming from the bass drivers at low volume, sounded similar to when i fried my 15" subwoofer voice coils in past years. I was really starting to become quite concerned & thought the worst. So i ripped out the bass drivers for a quick look (not that you can see anything internally) and to my surprise i heard something small rolling around inside the dust cap area. I gave one a shake and out came cockroach poo! Up to 15 pieces in one driver! So i did the same with the other drivers with the same result. It seems the previous owner didn't plug the bass ports when stored for all those years and the little buggers found a nice home inside the drivers, via the VC vent holes on the drivers rear. High volume was just enough to loosen the cocky poo & bounce around like little beads in the dust cap area. I re-installed the drivers & all is well, with no strange sounds, just good sounding bass. Anyone wanting to store speakers! just make sure ya plug those port holes. Edited April 11, 2012 by Mushroom01 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lusk Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 (edited) So they literally sounded like shite Good to see you sorted it out and all good. Edited April 11, 2012 by lusk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuzArt Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 Oh crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LogicprObe Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 I hate cockroaches for this mainly. They get into everywhere and crap. It stains and it smells. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolster Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 I know there's a good joke here somewhere. All I can think of is auditioning high end speakers at a posh hi-fi shop and suggesting that the sound isn't what it should be and then asking them to check for cockroach poo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juicester Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 all i can think about is a possible add for "V" with some cockroaches getting into the speaker while a beetle cranks some Led Zep to 11 and the little buggers crap themselves.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dingo Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 Can the cockypoo be obtained from my local hifi dealer, and does it come in silver or gold termination coatings. Damn, I'm guessing the price will now soar. Makes my vanilla variety dust look tacky and lofi by comparison. Severely jealous, Dingo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Telecine Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 You shouldn't have told us Mushroom, now everybody will want some. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
formerguest Posted April 27, 2019 Share Posted April 27, 2019 On 11/04/2012 at 3:42 PM, Mushroom01 said: I purchased a pair of second hand, Aaron Paragon P-3 Speakers a few weeks ago. Previous owner had them in storage for approx 10 years. After running them at a moderate to high volume, I noticed a strange sound coming from the bass drivers at low volume, sounded similar to when i fried my 15" subwoofer voice coils in past years. I was really starting to become quite concerned & thought the worst. So i ripped out the bass drivers for a quick look (not that you can see anything internally) and to my surprise i heard something small rolling around inside the dust cap area. I gave one a shake and out came cockroach poo! Up to 15 pieces in one driver! So i did the same with the other drivers with the same result. It seems the previous owner didn't plug the bass ports when stored for all those years and the little buggers found a nice home inside the drivers, via the VC vent holes on the drivers rear. High volume was just enough to loosen the cocky poo & bounce around like little beads in the dust cap area. I re-installed the drivers & all is well, with no strange sounds, just good sounding bass. Anyone wanting to store speakers! just make sure ya plug those port holes. Hi Mushroom, Been a periodic lurker on this site for a good while now and usually find my answer, but not for this one. I have a bunch of Aarons, but have never seen these ones and going off the Pre 2008 PDF, they are not listed as having two 8in drivers, but only one. Just wondering how they compare with the ATS5's, in case you have sampled both? Thanks, Bryce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vwo60 Posted April 27, 2019 Share Posted April 27, 2019 How was there hearing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Muon N' Posted April 27, 2019 Share Posted April 27, 2019 @formerguest You can download a review of them here https://www.manualslib.com/manual/423304/Aaron-Paragon-P-3.html?page=2#manual Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
formerguest Posted April 27, 2019 Share Posted April 27, 2019 9 hours ago, Muon N' said: @formerguest You can download a review of them here https://www.manualslib.com/manual/423304/Aaron-Paragon-P-3.html?page=2#manual Thanks Muon, as the review pretty well addressed that which I sought to clarify. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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