Totem Rainmaker distortion??

I've heard this on a pair of speakers before. I discovered after removing the driver, that the problem was the speaker wires were too close to the back of the driver's cone. Everytime there was a need for lower extention(more travel of the cone), I got a very light buzz. Fixing the problem involved only pushing the wires back into the cabinet away from the driver's cone.

Timrhu ..this isn't exactly the same thing as tearing down the engine of a brand new car.LOL Taking four or five screws out isn't a big deal... atleast for the mechanically inclined. Some manufactures would suggest you do this before going through the trouble of shipping the speakers back for a simple fix. If you had to replace a driver. Most would ship the driver to you.. You still would have to change it out yourself. This wouldn't void the warranty. I've done it several times through different companies.

Cheers

Yes I understand Timrhu. He could also just take them back to the dealer..if close enough. Let the dealer take the driver out and see if this is the problem. Man..I'm glad I haven't had to deal with Paradigm's customer service.

The two companies I dealt with were much smaller and customer friendly. Neither company charged me for the replacement. One of them even 1 day shipped the driver to me for free. All I had to do was drop the original in the same shipping box and let the courier pick it up. It didn't cost me a dime.

If you think about it... it could go either way. They could still claim the speaker was damaged by the owner. Whether shipped back or not..it just depends on the company.