Do you know how old are these speakers ?
Probably. Amazing what a tweeter does. Do try to swap the tweeters. A 5 minute job.
And can we get a picture of the woofer ?
Definitely try swapping the tweeters, if there is no change then the problem may be with the crossover or a bad connection.
I had a similar problem with some old Wharfedale Lintons that had been on the wrong end of an overdriven amp, the amp survived but the woofers and one tweeter died. A new tweeter only partly fixed it so I suspect that one of the caps or resistors in the crossover was damaged.
Still sounds ok though.
It's nothing to do with DC and tweeters are naturally protected against DC anyway in a passive design.
It probably is a blown tweeter due to a small amp clipping though.
It's nothing to do with DC and tweeters are naturally protected against DC anyway in a passive design.
It probably is a blown tweeter due to a small amp clipping though.
Quite correct with a capacitor in series, but if the amp was in oscillation then that could well pass through the capacitor and do some damage.
This is what I think happened to the tweeter in my speakers - although I must point out I bought the amp and speakers in that condition !
So the capacitor might be gone too?
Hopefully I'll be able to find a 1:1 replacement including the same brand ProAc used for theirs.
Hi Arkless. Thank you for your wonderful insight as always. So it's possible for a tweeter on one to get blown, but not for the tweeter on the other to get blown in a clipping situation?
Quite correct with a capacitor in series, but if the amp was in oscillation then that could well pass through the capacitor and do some damage.
This is what I think happened to the tweeter in my speakers - although I must point out I bought the amp and speakers in that condition !