I don't think it is the crossover. You may have damaged the midranges along with the tweeters! What amp were you using? B&W's are pretty robust so you must have been really cranking them!
B&W 801D trouble
Hello
I managed to blow up both tweeters on my 801D speakers and have a set on order which is on back order arriving next month. Now when I play music the sound on the midrange on both speakers are extremly distorted and muffled. When I crank up the volume pass the half way point the sound gets clear on midrange speakers but gets distorted again after 10-15 seconds. When I use the headphone on the pre amp the sound is crisp clear.
Since the crossover for HF/MF for 801D is on the same circuit on the will the midrange sound be effected this bad? How could I tell if perhaps the crossovers on both speakers are damaged? any other troubleshooting guide is appreciated.
BTW, I have eliminated the Audio equipment as with the headphone the sound is perfect so it is the speakers.
Thanks for your reply
I managed to blow up both tweeters on my 801D speakers and have a set on order which is on back order arriving next month. Now when I play music the sound on the midrange on both speakers are extremly distorted and muffled. When I crank up the volume pass the half way point the sound gets clear on midrange speakers but gets distorted again after 10-15 seconds. When I use the headphone on the pre amp the sound is crisp clear.
Since the crossover for HF/MF for 801D is on the same circuit on the will the midrange sound be effected this bad? How could I tell if perhaps the crossovers on both speakers are damaged? any other troubleshooting guide is appreciated.
BTW, I have eliminated the Audio equipment as with the headphone the sound is perfect so it is the speakers.
Thanks for your reply
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