ok, so I took out the driver and am replacing it just in case that is the problem.... Seems unlikely since the noise sounds like it is comming from the back.

Here is an image that I got from audioholics:


Look at the cable that runs from the amp to the driver. My cable is longer then that by a little bit and it actually sits on the top of the plastic amp boot.

Do you think that the wire is vibrating against the amp boot?

It doesn't seem like such a small thing could cause so much noise.... But it might be the reason. Also, it does not look like there is enough slack on the wire in the pic to be able to even remove the driver, so that may be abnormal.

Also there is no caulking where the side walls meet the back wall or where the side walls meet the bottom if there is suppose to be.

Also this sound only occurs when there is a large amount of LFE being sent to the sub and the volume is fairly loud. Is this just a limitation of the ep500... Am I trying to play it beyond it's abilities?

What do you guys think?


-David