Blown driver


I left my stereo on for my house keeper while I went to work, bad plan. I came home to a blown driver in my one of my B&W 803s speakers. I ordered one & one just in case. My question is do I replace all four or not. They aren't cheap. The speakers are getting a little age on them & so am I.  My amp is in excellent condition & rated at 375 WPC. I've played them very loud with no problems. Thoughts?
128x128fertguy
jetter, you wouldn't want to see her in one of those.

It was about half volume & that's real loud.
Your speakers can be repaired at the cost of one (or two) tweeter(s).
There will be no warrantee on your B&Ws.
In fact there is never any warrantee on any speaker (despite the high gloss add papers tell something different): The manufacturers exclude
- mechanical damage (e.g. if you stumble, fall into the cone and damage it- or a cat rapped your beloved transducers)
- electrical damage (if the voice coil burns/melts)
- ...and do you know any other damage that might happen? So you see...

No manufacturer will ever feel responsible for a damaged speaker!

Regards and good luck,
Jan
Have blown several speakers in my day. IME reconing is far cheaper than a new speaker as long as there is a recone kit that fits your basket.

If your other speakers sound OK then they are OK and no need to replace them.

I suspect some type of electrical spike/surge went through your system when something with an electric motor was turned on.