sluggo
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Try pressing straight inward half-way up the cone at the 12 o'clock, 3 o'clock, 6 o'clock, and 9 o'clock positions. If the voicecoil is misaligned, you will likely hear rubbing in some positions and (maybe) no rubbing in others. If such is the case, your voice coil is probably misaligned. The misalignment may be due to heat (warping the coil) or due to a separation at the coil or spider. It's pretty rare that a frame will bend without it's having been whacked pretty well, and I think you'd remember that
If the coil is misaligned you CAN get it replaced, but you're probably best off with a new woofer. Replacing the damaged coil might actually be the more expensive way to go.
BTW, that press test shoud be done slowly and not more than a few times. Also, if you're considering buying some used speakers, it's not a bad test to do - you want a driver that makes no noise at any position.
If the coil is misaligned you CAN get it replaced, but you're probably best off with a new woofer. Replacing the damaged coil might actually be the more expensive way to go.
BTW, that press test shoud be done slowly and not more than a few times. Also, if you're considering buying some used speakers, it's not a bad test to do - you want a driver that makes no noise at any position.