Proac Ribbon Tweeters Damaged


Hi all - this is my first submission, so looking forward to your responses...

I own 2.5 year old Proac D48 R speakers, powered by a Parasound Halo A21 amp (about 8 years old). When listening the other day I thought the speakers sounded dull, muddy. It appears both of my ribbon tweeters have gone out and I am at a loss to understand why.  The amp is certainly not under powered to cause clipping damage and I never play my unit abnormally loud  - maybe 1/4 to 1/3 total volume.

As you can imagine, my repair/driver replacement will not be covered by warranty as this is not considered a manufacturer defect. I am told the tweeters run $399 per.

Worst thing I can do is have these repaired and then have it happen again. HELP!
gnoworyta
gnoworyta, thanks for the update and honestly wish that the dealer or Proac would have stepped up and helped out.

Totally understandable your hesitancy to use your current amplifier with your new replacement tweeters.

Random thoughts: I think if they were my speakers I would consider buying a pair of the tweeters PBN suggests above for about $250 total and running my speakers with those for awhile as a test.  I would want to know if the tweeters lead wires are soldered or clip on.  I would also want to make sure I could return the tweeters to Parts Express if they did not fit perfectly.
jetter - thanks. I know the replacement tweeters the dealer installed were G2SE's - got them from Proac. Not sure if the G2SI's are the same...
Hi gnoworyta, you can go to the Aurum Cantus website and see every spec you could want for the Aurum Cantus tweeter pnb recommended.  Unfortunately there is no information online for the G2SE that you mentioned the Proac uses..  

Did you happen to notice who manufactured the G2SE?  If it was manufactured by Aurum Cantus you could call them and ask if they are compatible.

To be honest, if they were my speakers and I could not find out the information otherwise, I would ask the dealer or call Proac directly, its not like you owe them anything at this time.  Buying a new amplifier is a big deal, especially as a number of persons aren't so sure that it was the problem.  It would be nice for you to be able to run the speakers in the meantime with a less expensive potential outlay until you have it all sorted out.
Excuse the question ... did you use a test disc? Many ribbon tweeters burn with test discs.
Regards
Nope - no test discs. I never did identify the cause, but have since replaced my Parasound amp with PS Audio Stellar  M700 monos.