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Veiled 'wet blanket' sound from tweeters

Is it my speakers or my amp?

My gear consists of B&W PM1 with Rotel Integrated RA-1570.  

I'm experiencing a lack of detail and separation from the speakers , specifically at the tweeter source.   Switching between headphones (Grado RS1) and speakers, it is like there is a heavy blanket covering the tweeters.  Midrange/bass is fine.

Switching sources between DAC/Turntable yeilds no difference.

I'm actually wondering if the crossovers have been damaged.   

I don't really have the luxury of switching components.  Any ideas on what my next steps should be?




128x128gmckay1960
oldhvymec
5,101 posts
 
They are bi ampable, correct? Just hook up the tweeters and listen, don't turn it up..

Remove those silly jumper bars they use and add a  pair of good copper jumper wires. Just strip the ends and use that.

One will tell you if they are blown, or a crossover problem. The second will tell you is there is a poor connection (s).

Then, WHY there is a problem...What caused the problem? Overdriven or amp oscillation (clipping)..

Regards
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russ69's avatar
russ69
3,523 posts
 
Blown tweeter fuse?
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gmckay1960 OP
1 posts
 
Thank you all for your valuable input.  

oldhymec, definitely getting sound out of the tweeters so they are not blown.    If I can describe the difference in clarity between my headphones connected to the same amp vs. the speaker, there is far greater clarity from the high frequencies , whereas the speaker sounds veiled /muffled in that area of the audio spectrum.     

When I auditioned these speakers some 6 years earlier, they were clear as a bell...now its about 60% of what I recall.  


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millercarbon
12,531 posts
 
There’s a clue. Now if we can just pinpoint when in those 6 some years this change occurred....?
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