Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Advice from Axiom Owners M80 ordeal..is it just me?

So the ordeal continues...Fedex delivered another box with one tweeter and i put it in..no use..the issue still continues.

Now its driving me nuts..I requested the speaker to be replaced ASAP. I hope the warranty clause allows it.

HOPE ! HOPE !! HOPE !!!!

Sounds strange that multiple tweeters would all be bad.

Have you tried swapping the tweeters between the two M80s. If not take the two known good tweeters out of the other M80s and put them in the bad one. Also, put the tweeters from the bad M80 (especially the new tweeter you just got) and put them in the good M80. If the problem follows the tweeter then it is actually bad. If the problem stays with the speaker itself then it’s not the tweeters but something else in the cabinet that’s wrong.

Have you check where the wires come off the crossover to make sure their not loose there and not just at the driver itself?

Yeah, it sounds like there's something else going on here.

Hello Avi,

This is most unusual. Please check the gold links between the two sets of speaker terminals to make sure they are making good electrical contact between the woofer and tweeter/midrange sections. If those are inadvertently displaced, the tweeter section may not work.

In my nine years with Axiom, I don't ever recall two replacement tweeters in succession being defective. They are carefully checked on a sweep frequency recorder on the line to make sure they conform to the response limits profile in the computer.

Regards,
Alan

Hi Alan:

That was the first check i was asked to do and they are super tight..also midrange work fine. Its just the tweeters..they work on & off..not totally off..so something else is going on.
When i tap on the speaker..they work and then again stop..midrange are always working. These speakers were from factory outlet..hope it does not make a difference.

BTW, i got an email from JC and sent him the details. Will update soon.

Regs
Avi

Good News...Axiom comes through yet again..

Noreen confirmed that they are shipping me a new M80 and this one goes back.

Now question, what about the break-in of the new one..will it sound weird with one old and one new?

Send me the new one, I'll send you one already broken in.

Hi Avi,

Thanks for checking. Sounds to me like an intermittent connection between the tweeters and the crossover board.

Nothing to do with the Factory Outlet. It is only slight cosmetic blemishes on the exterior at final inspection that will move a model to the Outlet store. They are normally acoustically perfect and fully guaranteed.

You don't have to "break in" the new M80. If any break-in occurs, it happens in seconds. The notion of break-in is really a psycho-acoustical phenomenon, where your ears and brain adjust to the sound of new speakers in your particular room.

I'm delighted that you are receiving a new M80 and regret the problems you've had.

Regards,

Alan

Thanks Alan.

Now i really should drop the ball and get that EP 500 or 600

I know Alan mentioned EP350 would do the job in my room..but future proofing ..so go higher is the motto

So much stuff to buy..

BTW, what do people do with old electronic stuff which is in excellant working condition? like my toshiba DVD player from 10 years..works good..but doesnot play recorded DVDs

This has come up in the past. I have donated stuff to Habitat for Humanity, and others have donated to schools and youth groups.