Sidevalve Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 While listening to music I noticed I Wasn't hearing any violin out of my right speaker. Checking it out I found my jumper wires touching on the back of the speaker. After I fixed the fixed the wires and went back to listening still no violin. Did it short my tweeter out or damage something in my crossover ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moray james Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 pull the quiet tweeter out and check it with a 1.5 volt battery, do a simple click test with a couple of short lengths of wire to see if the VC is ok. See what you find. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidevalve Posted March 19, 2021 Author Share Posted March 19, 2021 Thank you, I still have the factory one ( it has a titanium one from Crites ) I'll swap it out to find out. If it's bad hopefully B&K will have some in stock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlthess40 Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 pull the quiet tweeter out and check it with a 1.5 volt battery, do a simple click test with a couple of short lengths of wire to see if the VC is ok. See what you find.I thought it was a 9volt battery Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidevalve Posted March 19, 2021 Author Share Posted March 19, 2021 Well changed tweeters out same problem violin sounds very faint. Guessing my problem is in the crossover. Bought the speakers new in 1999 and the only thing I have done is put Crites titanium tweeters in both mains. I am not able to rebuild the crossovers myself so must find somebody to do it for me. Looking for a place that will do the rebuild. Any Ideas ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrestonTom Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 6 hours ago, carlthess40 said: I thought it was a 9volt battery Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk I would be careful about a 9 volt battery on a tweeter 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrestonTom Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 5 minutes ago, Sidevalve said: Well changed tweeters out same problem violin sounds very faint. Guessing my problem is in the crossover. Bought the speakers new in 1999 and the only thing I have done is put Crites titanium tweeters in both mains. I am not able to rebuild the crossovers myself so must find somebody to do it for me. Looking for a place that will do the rebuild. Any Ideas ? Most of the energy from a violin wold be coming from the mid-range. The tweeter will just add a tiny amount of "Brilliance". As far as a crossover going "bad", that is unlikely. What is more likely is that a connection is loose or possibly corroded. You can check & re-thighten the connections yourself (take a photo first). 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 22 minutes ago, Sidevalve said: Well changed tweeters out same problem violin sounds very faint. Guessing my problem is in the crossover. Bought the speakers new in 1999 and the only thing I have done is put Crites titanium tweeters in both mains. I am not able to rebuild the crossovers myself so must find somebody to do it for me. Looking for a place that will do the rebuild. Any Ideas ? if 1 speaker sounds fine , yes , the issue could be the crossover or the connections ---- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidevalve Posted March 19, 2021 Author Share Posted March 19, 2021 Thanks I will check the all connections. The left speaker sounds fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moray james Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 7 hours ago, carlthess40 said: I thought it was a 9volt battery Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1.5 volts on a tweeter is more than enough to make a clear click. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidevalve Posted March 20, 2021 Author Share Posted March 20, 2021 Waiting to hear back from Bobby Crites about restoring both of my crossovers. After twenty years they could use a rebuild. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidevalve Posted March 20, 2021 Author Share Posted March 20, 2021 End of the problem Want to thank everyone that replied to my problem. Turns out the problem was my 30 year old McIntosh pre-amp that needs a little service. Thanks again, John 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 9 hours ago, Sidevalve said: Waiting to hear back from Bobby Crites about restoring both of my crossovers. After twenty years they could use a rebuild. Klipsch capacitors kits from @JEM Performance sound better than Sonicaps - JEM can also recap your crossovers if you can't do it yourself - https://jemperformanceaudio.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
001 Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 23 hours ago, RandyH000 said: Klipsch capacitors kits from @JEM Performance sound better than Sonicaps - JEM can also recap your crossovers if you can't do it yourself - https://jemperformanceaudio.com/ curious how you know or have verified jem sound "better" than sonicaps? or any other mid to upper end caps? we know all about the recent "they arent klipsch approved so they dont sound as good" claims... but have you blind tested these to confirm your claim? or just repeating what you've read on here? i have no dog in this fight, but find it somewhat questionable that a mylar(?) cap sounds "better" than a very good mid range brand polypropylene cap when compared to each other on a test meter or in any given speaker. thats not about klipsch approved, just comparing the 2 types of caps in general. anyone else thats compared these care to comment on that aspect of the 2 types/brands of caps? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 - try them , you might actually like them - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
001 Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 - that doesn't answer or even address the questions asked - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Budman Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 1 hour ago, EpicKlipschFan said: - that doesn't answer or even address the questions asked - you know you can add any member to your ignored user list 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moray james Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 On 3/20/2021 at 2:34 AM, Sidevalve said: Waiting to hear back from Bobby Crites about restoring both of my crossovers. After twenty years they could use a rebuild. Bob just recently passed away rest his soul. Bob's son Michael will be happy to help you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
001 Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 On 3/21/2021 at 1:48 PM, Budman said: you know you can add any member to your ignored user list yes im aware of that, i was genuinely curious how randy came to the conclusion of what he stated... or what other members that may have compared the jem capacitors to other types/brands opinion was. guess this is something not too many want to talk about? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Budman Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 18 hours ago, EpicKlipschFan said: yes im aware of that, i was genuinely curious how randy came to the conclusion of what he stated... or what other members that may have compared the jem capacitors to other types/brands opinion was. guess this is something not too many want to talk about? pure magic 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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