Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Technical Questions Tweeter trouble

canuck
i read a lot more on here than i reply being that my knowlendge of sound and electricity is limited to first hand experience and what i read on the forums. however i did have a tweeter problem with the m60's, i ran all sorts of test to make sure it was not anything else but the actual tweeter. such as switching speaker wire, to switching the speakers themselves to playing different test disk, even trying the speakers in different locations. i even went as far to remove the binding post (i think that is the correct term) to just hear the mid-range and tweeter playing by themselves. and after all that it did end up being a faulty tweeter but there was a new one at my front door within 3 days. and no problems since. if you have done everything to eliminate the speaker itself, then i would be on the horn with rotel. odds of burning through 3 axiom tweeters is unheard of. i have pushed my m60's beyond recommendation and they still sound just as beautiful as the day i got my new tweeter. just trying to add my 2 cents here and there....

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the binding post (i think that is the correct term)

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The binding posts are the nut-looking things that you attach your speaker wire/banana plugs to. You mean the straps between the binding posts.

Bren R.

Ok here's my plan. I'm going to replace all my speaker wire. I mean if there is something wrong with the wire maybe it's a defect somewhere other than a connection. Second I'll phone Axiom and explain my troubles. I don't mind paying for a new tweeter when this is the amp's fault or wire defect or my fault.

I really don't want to be without any sounds for long. I dread taking that amp somewhere. Maybe I'm being stupid by not biting the bullet and getting the amp checked out. I'll look into calling Rotel.

Ok let 'er rip guys, do I have more money than brains for replacing the wire, buying a new tweeter, and praying that solves the problem?

Thanks again.

i knew someone out there knew what i was talking about, thanks for the correction....keep on at it canuck, you will get it solved

Thanks frenche. My heart really sank last night when that amp cut out again and now the tweeter sounds different. This is the first nice stereo system I've had in my life and the sound is amazing but when troubles start brewing I'm not surprised when it's me.

switch speakers, then you'll know if it's the amp or not. Could be an internal short between the binding post and tweater conection. Mistakes happen.

What are you using for a preamp ? At what level on the dial are you playing at when this happens ? It could be that you are simply over driving the amp

No preamp. 81 or 82 out of 90 on the volume dial.

Then you are using a receiver.That to me seems pretty high,has it ever happened when playing at a lower level.The only time I had a tweeter go bad on me ( around 20 years ago ) was when I played a low powered receiver into clipping.

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81 or 82 out of 90 on the volume dial.

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That's extremely high. How large is your room? Have you measured the db's you're playing at?

From everything you've stated so far is seems 99.9% that the issue is your receiver. Not the wire. Not the speakers.

Good luck, and keep us up to date with the outcome.