speaker distortion

my son connected his reciever to 2 other speakers he has and they sounded ok. the problem must be with the speakers. thanks everyone!

hey tomic601, my son lives like 15 miles from the lava. but he's still not in danger. at least not now!

If they are 90’s vintage McIntosh, my guess would be that the woofers need to be refoamed or reconed. This is a common issue for many different speakers from the 90’s. Do they have removable front grills? If so, visually inspect to see if the foam surround is deteriorating. Also, gently push in on the center of the woofers to see if you hear a rubbing sound. This sound indicates they need a recone. If no sound, then they may just need a refoam. Not knowing the model, 2 way or 3 way, and if they are 3 way, the midrange may have the same problem. Just do a Google search for speaker repair in Hawaii.

thanks tls49. my son lives on the big island.  they don't have stereo stores, repair locations or even 'tv' repair locations. nearest location is on Honolulu on another island.

my son in Hawaii got a pair of McIntosh speakers recently. I think it's a 1990's model which listed for like maybe 5k. I don't know the model number but when he hooked it up he said they don't sound good. he mentioned that the sound has distortion. is there anyone out there who might know what the problem is??g_nakamoto06-05-2018 1:40pm


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In my experience, all xover traditional speakers offer distorted fq's, midrange.
The problem is , your son failed to take into account the new wide band high sensitity speakers which ahve near zero distortion in the midrange CRITICAL fq.s
This is his problem. Get rid of the Mac;'s and  advise him to stay away from any speaker with a  xover. 
2nd advice is to suggest one of the new high tec wide band speakers/drivers. 

Read my comments to try to understand what makesa  wide band so high fidelity in midrange.