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Dynaudio Confidence C1 broken & Cap question

Last night we sat down to listen to some music. I quickly noticed something was amiss. Sound was tilted toward one side and figured I had a cable or tube issue. After about 20 minutes of swapping cables and tubes and generally getting paranoid that my Pass Labs 350.5 amp was broken I swapped speaker placement and discovered that one of the midrange drivers was dead. That was somewhat of a relief.

Having purchased these used I took the offending speaker apart. After unsoldering the driver from the cross over board I checked the driver with a 9 volt battery and noted no cone movement. The wires are still secure but something is definitely wrong here. I called Dynaudio this morning and got the impression that because I don't have a receipt, other than AG, they are not going to help me. I'm waiting to hear from tech support. Anyone have any experience with used, broken, expensive equipment and refused support?

If in fact they do and I don't end up with a mono system, I was wondering about the Solen caps on the x-over and a possible upgrade to platinums. Any thoughts on this?
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desalvo55 OP
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Mapman, You're right on both accounts however my feeling is that these speakers were well cared for. I've been in contact with the former owner who's offered to help in any way he can.

Speaking with the Dynaudio folks, they mentioned that driving these speakers with a lot of bass information can overheat the bass driver. Anotherwards, don't play it loud enough to put the driver in harms way.

Again, it might be that Shiny Toy Guns, B-Tribe, Bryan Ferry, Porcupine Tree, Depeche Mode type of groups/music aren't friendly to these speakers.

Using an outboard active cross over is another solution and one that was in agreement with the Dynaudio folks. Limiting low bass to these speakers would probably cure any future mishaps.

But why would I want to spend another 3K dollars in x-over and all the associated cabling to protect these speakers from burning? I might as well buy some Wilsons and call it a day (and a credit card payment - NOT).

Now obviously folks here aren't burning up their C1's.
We did and we couldn't stomach another failure.

The speakers are (or will be when the new driver arrives)in pristine condition and do sound wonderful. Maybe just not for us.
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drubin
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Maybe you can persuade the new owner of the LS6's to sell them back to you. Even if it costs you a little, sounds like it will be worth it.
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desalvo55 OP
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The guy was more than a little thrilled with the sound. He was blown away. He'll be back for the speakers. He just needs to find the right room. God Bless that lucky %$#*!
hieule5
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That's the thing with standmount monitors. They disappear and they pass the WAF test easily but if they have to deal with bass heavy stuff, accidents can happen.

Buy her a fake LV handbag and you can persuade your wife to give you the OK for a brand new pair of LS6 sir....:-))
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desalvo55 OP
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Well, it's like this.

My wife loves and is in the same boat I am when it comes to this crazy hobby of ours. So, being scared of the Dyns, we search for another solution. The LS6's. I'd feel stupid and rightfully so to sell one for another, especially given the AV123 demise, and the work I'd done to my current set.

I'm freaking pissed though. I wanted to love the C1's. We liked them and with a lot of material they sounded better. Although slow and somewhat limited in ELF they worked.

But 1 driver smoked. Not knowing why we have this dilemma. Dynaudio points it's finger at us. Speaking with some engineers who know us well, they have a different opinion. Regardless, what's done is done, pay the bill and move on.

Nuforce they are not. Oppo they are not. Slim Devices not.

Hielule5 - My wanted the LS9's...
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