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Okay, I was away from home for a few weeks and returned recently. I can't seem to find my screwdrivers so I can't swap the two drivers on the RC-7 just yet. However, I have inquired about getting a replacement driver from my local Klipsch dealer and they are suppose to get back to me soon. If a woofer makes a scraping sound when pushing on it, does that mean that it is definitely blown? I'm asking because the right driver (the one making the buzzing sound) does make a very faint scraping sound when I push on it while the left driver (that appears to be fine) does not. Secondly, is it possible for a blown driver to only show its "problems" at certain frequencies or does a blown driver have problems throughout the frequency range?

1. 28 2. Loud. 90-100 dB. 3. I listen to music on my iPod most of the day. 4. None. By the way, I tested my brother's and my hearing with one of the those online high-frequency hearing tests and I can hear high-frequencies much better than my younger brother (3 years younger) who barely listens to any music.

If you find a certain IEM bright but continue to listen to it, is it bad for your ears? When I first got the Sony MDR-NC22, they were EXTREMELY bright. They would make me cringe. However, I continued to use them because they were the only set I had. Over time, the brightness sorta died-out and they started to sound "normal." I am pretty sure it was not because of break-in but because my ears adjusted to them. Why? Because my home theater speakers are also quite bright and stopped finding them bright too. If my ears adjusted to the brightness, does this mean I have lost some high-frequency hearing? Will I ever get it back?

OK, so I tried pushing the cones in on the RC-7 in a dead-silent room. The one that makes the buzzing sound does have some very faint sound of something when pushing it. The other cone on the RC-7 that does not seem to have an issue does not make that sound. Should I still try swapping the drivers and testing or does this conclude that the driver is the problem?

Good idea. I'll try it tomorrow. It's almost 1 AM here. [:S]

It feels smooth till I push it in real deep, then I feel it scratching something. It feels the same as the other driver cone on the RC-7 that does not seem to have a problem.

Thanks. Any guesses on what caused the woofer to blow? Underpowered clipping? I generally watch movies very loud (had these speakers since 2004) and I am assuming I pushed the A/V receiver too hard?

CECAA850, I am not using the legs, only the rubber feet that came with the speaker. Frzninvt, I am using a 80 Hz crossover for all of my speakers. I tested the center channel with AVIA and the 5.1 Audio Toolkit DVD. I could hear the same buzzing as in the movie during the 80 Hz crossover test. Then I took the front-right RF-7 speaker cable and attached to the RC-7. Played the same tests and could hear the same buzzing. I guess it is the RC-7. I'll talk to my local Klipsch dealer and see how much they charge for a replacement woofer. By the way, is it hard to replace the woofer yourself? Is it just a matter of unscrewing the woofer from the speaker, pulling it out (forward), removing the speaker wires, and inserting the new one while reattaching the speaker wire to the woofer? How is the speaker wire attached to the woofer?

I don't have another A/V receiver. Is there any other way I can test to make sure it is the woofer in the RC-7 and not something else?

Thanks for the reply. I will do some more testing. However, I was looking at the prices of the woofers in the RC-7 and they are being sold for around $60-$70 brand new. How come they are so cheap? This was a $800 speaker!

Did some more testing and it seems it only happens when lower frequencies come out of the center channel (RC-7). It also only happens to the right woofer of the RC-7.

Just watched the first Transformers movie and during the opening credits with the machine-like sounds, I heard the same buzzing. Is it the RC-7 or the A/V receiver? [:S]

I was watching Saving Private Ryan on DVD (DTS version). I had it loud, -5 db. During the opening battle scene when Tom Hanks gets "stunned" and everything sounds muffled, I can hear a buzzing sound coming from my right RC-7 woofer. If I lower the volume, the tone changes, and if I continue to lower the volume, it goes away. I can only hear the buzzing during this part of the movie. However, it may be because the rest of the movie has loud clear sounds. I watched this part on my Sony HTIB and could not hear the same sound during the same part of the movie. What could it be? Does anyone else hear it? I don't think I've heard it before. Hope it is not the RC-7! I wouldn't mind if it was the A/V receiver because I am planning on getting an amplifer soon anyway.

Info: http://www.dolby.com/us/en/professional/technology/cinema/dolby-atmos.html Trailer: The Hobbit will be released in this format. Should be interesting.

This question was asked on the Seaton Sound thread on the AVS Forum. Seaton Sound and JTR speakers have some similarities. This was the answer by Mark Seaton, the owner of Seaton Sound (he also has had a hand in designing some of the JTR speakers): http://www.avsforum.com/t/1163005/the-official-seaton-sound-speaker-thread/30#post_16855681

http://jtrspeakers.com/home-audio/noesis-212ht/

Seeing that you are fron the UAE, I would have expected less since your oil is subsidized by the government. Also 95 and 98 is equvalent to 91/95 I think, just different measurement. Correct. The UAE has some of the highest fuel prices in the Gulf. However, I've heard/read that they might be cutting fuel prices in the UAE by 60%.

$1.88 per gallon. I think this is for 95 octane. There is also 98 octane.

How do the B&W speakers compare to the Klipsches?

Found some more interesting stuff.

Have any of you seen this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=aWl8mUSDIwU Some things may seem far fetched but others are quite shocking. I watched the whole thing.

Watch it! [6] http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/vhs/

Talking about join date. Anyone have an older join date than me? [A]

Good to hear! What is he powering the speakers with?

Same here. But when I went to my local video rental place, it was there.