B&W 802 Nautilus speakers

All good advice above.  Assuming ampler is not the problem its probably a blown driver.   Check each driver with an Ohm meter and see if you have any out of spec.   

garryh16, I'm having great difficulty thinking there is a problem with the speaker in the scenario you describe. Can you verify the sound cuts out at low volume and not high volume? Also, would you mind listing the other components, amp, preamp, source?

Also, if you have headphone option, try to replicate the issue thru headphones instead of with the speakers. Cheers,
Spencer

The speakers I am talking about are up for sale for a owner that a Hi Fi store set up for a demo in the owners home using new gear because the guy sold all his gear. This was done to let people listen to the B&W Nautilus 802’s . The owner said , he had not played them in a long time since moving from Colorado and sold all his gear in Colorado but he kept the speakers . Now the Hifi store wants to sale him a wireless system and take the money that they make from the sale of the speakers to buy his new system with. The thing is I went to the owners home on Saturday to listen and one tweeter was push in and the speakers would play for about 5 to 10 minutes then cut out with no sound and it did this a few more times so the owner would turn up the volume up and it would be ok again. I do not want buy speakers that are go to cost me a lot to fix . I called B&W Friday and asked them if the push in tweeter would make a difference in sound and they said yes a lot of difference and I ask the cost to fix it about 500.00 to 600.00 dollars at least. What do you guys think am I getting in to can of worms with this pair of speakers ? Please help me. Thank you. Owner of the B&W said they were made back in 2002 or 2003 he said they are about 16 years old or so.

I think you should buy a new Monitor Audio on sale from Parts Connexion here on Audiogon instead. :)

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