Distortion/Gregory - Thanks, that's what I thought. Mine was a rhetorical question for the poopster - suggesting perhaps he shouldn't "crank the system to it's maximum".
Amp Clipping? with my Swan 6.1's
Hello,
A few years ago my wife purchased these speakers for me from you. I have been very, very happy with them, great looks and even better sound. Something strange has happened to them though. I have two young children and only once and a while, when everyone goes to sleep early, do I have a chance to "rock-out". When given this chance I crank the system to it's maximum, using a Sonance Amp rated at 165 watts a channel, and a Angstrom 100 Pre-amp, I also use Xindak PC-03 Bi-Amped cables. Well, this time after about a half-hour on maximum volume the system crashed, No sound at all. I realized that the amp had blown its fuse. I replaced the fuse and the system came back up. Something did not sound correct. I realized that the speakers were no longer producing sound from the mid-range drivers or the tweeters, both speakers! Still there is no sound from the mid and tweeters. It is not distorted just simply missing. When the system is used with other speakers there is no problem with the highs or mid-ranges. Are they blown? The speakers are rated at 200 watts and my system only goes to 165 watts? Is there something I can do, or do the tweeters and mid's need replacing? Now, I have heard that I blew my crossovers due to Amp Clipping and they probably need to be replaced. Is this true? Can I put in a better set of cross-overs and still use the bi-amp connectors it came with??????
Regards,
Jim
A few years ago my wife purchased these speakers for me from you. I have been very, very happy with them, great looks and even better sound. Something strange has happened to them though. I have two young children and only once and a while, when everyone goes to sleep early, do I have a chance to "rock-out". When given this chance I crank the system to it's maximum, using a Sonance Amp rated at 165 watts a channel, and a Angstrom 100 Pre-amp, I also use Xindak PC-03 Bi-Amped cables. Well, this time after about a half-hour on maximum volume the system crashed, No sound at all. I realized that the amp had blown its fuse. I replaced the fuse and the system came back up. Something did not sound correct. I realized that the speakers were no longer producing sound from the mid-range drivers or the tweeters, both speakers! Still there is no sound from the mid and tweeters. It is not distorted just simply missing. When the system is used with other speakers there is no problem with the highs or mid-ranges. Are they blown? The speakers are rated at 200 watts and my system only goes to 165 watts? Is there something I can do, or do the tweeters and mid's need replacing? Now, I have heard that I blew my crossovers due to Amp Clipping and they probably need to be replaced. Is this true? Can I put in a better set of cross-overs and still use the bi-amp connectors it came with??????
Regards,
Jim