@bbsoundguy Could you be more specific? I've never heard or known of an audio system "ripping itself apart." I don't live in Florida but you might try Hollywood Sound in Hollywood Florida: Ask for Larry (owner) or Marcus http://hwdsound.com |
Sorry gents was fairly upset when i wrote that. So heres the scoop, Eight years ago I accidentally turned up the volume and blew the drivers in my dynaudio C-4 speakers. Sent them off for repair and when they returned I noticed one side (left side ) was clearer , right side not so good. So I thought the speakers had to be broken still, eight years later and new speakers new cables, new amps and left side still plays great and right side like crap. Have move the system five different places in room ,same thing. Even built a wall in my living room to even bass. Thousands of dollars worth of GIK acoustics. Now my new speaker on the right side sounds like a midrange diver is blown and I’m pissed off. My system used to play wonderful until that day eight years ago. I have tried a lot of other things , just to much to list. Bruce |
Dynaudio did the repairs. I have had three other pairs of speakers in the room. Same thing. All my electronics are Simaudio and had them tested at sim and was told everything was good. My cables at the time was MIT oracle and i had a problem with one of the interconnects before this happened so i even bought new cables. I have even had my AC tested. Over the eight years i have got the system to play great for a week or two then rifgt back to the same old crap. |
I recommend you have your hearing checked with an Ear Nose and Throat MD. I spent a decade swapping out speakers, amps and cables in two different homes, but the sound on the right side of my room was never as loud or as clear as the sound coming from the left. All along the problem was my hearing on my right side. Now, before each listening session (and sometimes once or twice during long sessions), I pinch my nose, hold my breath and blow out to clear my ears. It works. |
So wait, if you swap the speaker location, the problem follows the speaker, or the problem stays in place? Hearing tests are good too! One thing that goes on with me is I get far too much wax buildup, quickly. I have to rigorously use a body wash and rinse my ears out or within a couple of days my system’s channel balance starts to shift. My right ear seems to produce more wax than my left, but this may have to do with sleeping positions. |
I will try to explain a little more detail, My system eight years ago consisted of all MIT oracle ma speaker and interconnects, Dynaudio C-4 speakers , Simaudio supernova cd,Simaudio P-8 preamp , Simaudio W-10 mono blocks pluged into a dedicated outlet, everything else into a shunyata hydra. I was on the couch listening to music when wife walked in and I accidentally hit the up volume . By the time i realized what i had done ,pop pop pop pop, well i think you get it. The system has never played right from that day. Speakers were repaired by dynaudio, bought new ones just to make sure it was not the speakers (Eggleston works andra 3 se ) and just bought new amps trying to cross off the amps as the problem. So my system now is Transparent mm mm2 cables and cheap audioquest cables , Eggleston works speakers , Theta Prometheus mono blocks , Simaudio P-8 and P-5 preamp , Simaudio andromeda cd player into a PS audio P-5. The new amps have been in only about a month and my speakers about a year and they sound like they are having problems. Left speaker good deep bass and very clear sounding , Right speaker sounds softer, bass is gone and it sounds like its laboring to play music in the midrange area. If i switch the speakers in the room the speaker that was on the left now dominates on the right side. I believe i have somehow damaged the midrange driver in the other speaker now. Very upsetting. I am not sure what is good in the system anymore, thats why i am trying to hire someone to help at this point in time. Bruce. |
Here is a test. Lightly rest your fingers on the midrange and/or woofer of either speaker. They should vibrate more or less equally. You can actually do this for the tweeter as well but you must be even more careful. Another thing to do is to cover up the tweeter with your hand. See if you hear output from the midrange. There's all sorts of damage that could have occured to a speaker. The new driver is bad, or a connection went bad during shipping. I'd suggest a local repair guy. Also, you might want to measure your speakers. A calibrated mic that fits on your Android phone plus Audio Tools can tell you a lot. Best, E |
I think lak and yogiboy make good points. Please verify that you have confirmed those points. If switching speakers left and right and the problem still exists in the same speaker then concentrate on the speaker. You could have a blown cap or resistor. If when switching the speakers the problem remains in the original channel then concentrate on the preamp. ozzy |
Update I have been emailing Jim Thompson all day , owner of Eggleston works speakers. What a great gentleman. So i put my Dynaudio C-4 speakers back in and everything is good again, so i told Jim what im hearing different and we are going through it step by step as i have something wrong with the Eggleston speakers. I still dont know what started all this mess, but with the new amps and my back up pre amp in there its working for now. Thanks to everyone for your suggestions. |
