Hmm, interesting. Some more information as to why I think it's a recone is because the speakers (I think) are made in the USA. I'm trying not to name brands because I'm having issues with this speaker, which I'm otherwise happy with. It was actually sent as a replacement for another speaker that failed a few days after being installed. Coincidentally this speaker has also blown, well not BLOWN, but the voice coil is shorting when I turn up the volume (I can see it happen).
I'm starting to wonder if my amp is causing this to happen or if I'm just unlucky? I know recones, if not done properly, can allow debris into the voice coil gap causing premature failure in high power systems. The speakers aren't receiving clipped signal, as far as I can tell, I've always been keen to back off as soon as I hear anything "non-musical" in nature from the speaker.
I also feel pretty bad, I don't like when things like this happen where I have to get the manufacturer to replace a component, especially more than once.
Even if it was a recone, I could care less if the cosmetics are off, as long as it functioned as a new speaker. I just want to know whether or not it is a recone so I know if debris from the recone process could of contaminated the voice coil.