How to Tell If a Speaker Is Water Damaged: 4 Signs

How to tell if your speaker has permanent water damage or just temporary moisture. Identify distorted audio, voice coil rub, and blown drivers.

Start audio tests at low volume; stop for distortion. Tones cannot guarantee removal of water or repair internal damage. Do not charge a wet device.

1. Raspy scraping noise even when playing pure reference sine tones at low volume (voice coil rub).

2. Volume remains permanently quiet (damaged amplifier output or corroded trace).

3. High frequencies are completely missing while low frequencies distort heavily.

4. Phone displays liquid detection warnings for more than 48 hours.