I would check every aspect of why this driver failed. It is not at all common for a driver to fail under normal conditions. I am not familiar with your source components but is there a "gain" adjustment? If so, if the gain is set too high this can blow a driver. I had a friend who blew JBL driver after driver until he realized that the gain on his pre-pro was set close to max. It I believe you are correct when you say that a driver should be able to accept considerable amouns of "clean" power -I have LInn Accurate speakers and the fronts each receive 600 watts of power. As I said, I would get to the source of why the driver failed or I believe you will be replacing drivers until the cause is determined. Hopefully this is helpful and good luck. BTW, sounds like a nice system.
Wilson Maxx II problem
I have a pair of Wilson Maxx II's that I have thoroughly enjoyed, until a couple of days ago. I developed a crackle in one of my woofers. The replacement cost is over $1K for the woofer. I'm told, the woofer is specifically designed to the crossover, in the particular speaker, that's why I can't simply replace it with a used one, from another Maxx. Does anyone have any suggestions, for a replacement woofer, other than shelling out over a thousand bucks? Here's some component info: I'm running krell KV-600 monoblocks as my power, and Aesthetix Calypso as my preamp. The Krells are rated at 1200 watts into 4 ohms, which is what the impedance is for the Wilson's. The Calypso tops out at 88 on the "dial", and I usually top out at 62, but the other night I went to 67. I don't have a graph, but I would think I was well under 1K wattage. I have always been told, that a driver can take a lot of power, as long as it's clean. Did I simply put too much power in, or should I put an oscilloscope on my amps? Is there another option, besides shelling out a thousand bucks, and still have the speaker match it's original specs?
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