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for one speaker. Checked all sorts of different connections and this one speaker sounds much less loud. The woofer and tweeter are working but lower volume. What could be the problem? Can it be fixed?
Thanks
Bill
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My retailer who sold the Bostons to me 5 years back has offered to fix them. His shop is in a big city 300 miles away but I have a friend commuting occasionally by car and he has offered to carry the speakers in the boot. I think I will stuff the B&W 685 too for him to get rid of. The Retailer has gone up in life and has a booming HT business. It appears like he wants me to upgrade to a Totem Dreamcatcher but he has the new Boston A26 which got good reviews from JA. He also has Dali Zensors, MAs and PSBs. All this means a trip to audition these and other speakers that he has. As soon as the Budasone spraying rate is reduced, I will make a trip.
Meanwhile I will spend more time in the bedroom with the very musical Tivoli vertically placed and connected to the PC via the Dragonfly.
You are all so very helpful which is greatly appreciated.
Best Regards
Bill
lets see if we can figure out what tweeter these use. We COULD have a crossover issue, too such as a bad cap connected to the non-working tweeter, or even a brolen connection, or possibly just a dirty connection.
A photo of the tweeter would be helpful. Checking the possible crossover issue involves swapping the tweeters between the two speakers. If the "bad" tweeter now works but the good one doesnt, we are dealing with a crossover not tweeter issue.
All of this is possible to diagnose, and repairs could be quite straightforward.
Crossover failures are very uncommon. However if he has a multimeter from radioshack he could test the tweeter (and return it - hint hint hint).
charles
As per the instructions from the inmates, all sorts of interchanges were tried. Finally found from keeping my ear close to the woofers and tweeters that speaker No 2 had a dead tweeter. I am surprised that it made that much difference to the total volume. It is difficult to tell if it is absolutely dead or some little hiss is coming from it. If it is totally dead, perhaps some connection inside is come off or something , to be optimistic about it. I like my Boston Acoustics CS 26 speaker but there are no service men here and no parts available. A new tweeter could be ordered from Parts Express? I dont dare do these repair works myself.
With tinnitus and loss of hearing of the right ear, fate is leading me to a mono future. Perhaps I must go for one Tannoy Westminster speaker or more realistically, one KEF LS50.
You guys are so helpful. Thanks.
Bill
Yes, I would be surprised as well if a tweeter alone caused such a drastic drop in volume. Methinks something else is awry, not just the tweeter. If the mid/woofer is still working 100%, you shouldn't notice a drastic drop in output from a missing tweeter alone. Just my experience....YMMV.
A tweeter is a very easy fix. Give it a try!!!! A few screws, a connector and you're back to the music.
However if it is glued PLEASEEEEEE post before prying. there are a few tips and tricks to limit damage to the speaker enclosure. But still and easy fix.
Go for it!
charles
Bill:
Looks like it could be this tweeter:
http://www.parts-express.com/tang-band-25-1166sj-1-neodymium-tweeter--264-834
Can you contact them and get a model number? Or, you could take the dead tweeter out and get numbers from it, or just photo it and post it here...
Changing this tweeter is 4 screws then 2 wires with "sta-kon" connectors (or perhaps solder) and away you go.
Cheers,
Presto
Has amp blown up or been played reeeealllly loud lately? Got any other speakers? Try them, too.
If not, try one speaker by itself, first right, then left channel. Then do same thing with other speaker, by itself, each channel. You have now eliminated every possibility but the speaker, including your hearing.
If the speaker is the problem, it will be more difficult to find, but you can do a lot of the work yourself.
Try moving the woofer cone slightly by hand, with no power input. Is one more difficult to move than the other? Is there anything rubbing or scraping? Can you remove any drivers or the binding posts? Can you get inside the cabinet? If not, buy new speakers. If you can, first try bypassing the binding posts. Then try bypassing the crossover by attaching leads directly from the amp, but only to the woofer, NOT the tweeter.
Peace,
Tom E
I know you tried this, but move the actual speaker between right and left. Don't move any inputs, cables, etc.. just the actual speaker. See if it moves with the speaker.
One common reason the output seems to go, is a blown or broken tweeter. It makes noise and seems like it's working, but when they go, they commonly sound just like that. Low volume output.
What speakers are you using?
charles
Any tubes in the chain?
nt
Switch amp channels to see if it's the speaker or the amp. Check speaker connections to make sure they're tight. Try different sources.
Switched and tried everything.. It must be the speaker. Turned the balance to left and right and this one speaker was low.
Bill
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Have you switched left cable to right speaker and vica versa?
Tried that too. Wonder if something can affect the sensitivity of the speaker and if yes, what it can possibly be. I am planning to take the pair to a neighbor's system and see what happens.
Bill
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