limited_edition Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 (edited) One of my Forte 1's only comes on when I turn the volume up to a medium level. Then, while I'm listening it will just stop playing until I turn the volume up again. This doesn't happen all the time. One day it will play fine and the next I will have these issues. I know there's something going on in the crossover, but I don't have a clue. Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! Edited April 18, 2021 by limited_edition 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted April 18, 2021 Moderators Share Posted April 18, 2021 The first thing I would do is switch the L and R speaker and see if it follows that speaker. This will eliminate either electronics problems or confirm a speaker problem. It would at least take some of the guessing out of what's going on, then go from there. And it's free to try. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
001 Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 agree with the above, swap L&R speakers. very unlikely the crossover would be intermittent like that, sounds like its a wiring issue or something with the receiver/amp or source component. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybob Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 Welcome! Do the above by just switching the left/right speaker cables. Would then consider deoxidizing volume and balance controls etc. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave1291 Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 I'd agree it's prolly not the speaker crossover. Do the simple cable/speaker switch and see what shakes out. I'd think it's more in the receiver you're using but that's a guess. . I wouldn't do the deox spray until it was narrowed down to that as a possisble solution. What kind of receiver are you using and how old is it? That will give all of us a better idea on what's happening. Give us the skinny! THEN we'll help you spend your money. We've allllll been there! We're all limited editions too! 😂 😂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerwoodKhorns Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 If it has not been mentioned yet, you should switch the speakers... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikerodrig27 Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 I have a few things that come to mind. Switch speaker outputs on amp gain access to the crossover and tap on the individual componants to see if that effects sound check solder joints to see if any are cracked look for any obvious burning etc of electrical componants check the binding post to see if it is cracked. Judging by the fact that the whole speaker goes out, I would check anything that shares a common source like the positive and negative supply I don't think there is a zener diode or any type of protection built into that circuit. Note, do not jiggle the connections going to the tweeter diaphragm. They are very delicate and can break the fine wire that leads to the voice coil on them. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 On 4/18/2021 at 2:35 PM, limited_edition said: One of my Forte 1's only comes on when I turn the volume up to a medium level. Then, while I'm listening it will just stop playing until I turn the volume up again. This doesn't happen all the time. One day it will play fine and the next I will have these issues. I know there's something going on in the crossover, but I don't have a clue. Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! 1st reaction-------either you're having a wiring-cabling issue where the wiring is not connecting properly ------- or 1 channel of the amplifier is damaged --swap the speakers , if the problem persists , swap another amplifier and retest ---both speakers - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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