NewOldStock Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 Hello all, Just to add to an already frustrating day, my speakers/amp are playing up. The issue: Everything powers up as it should but when I put on the iPod through the MP3 port or the record deck, the sound comes out when turns almost to max as extremely low and distorted as hell. When I plug headphones in however, both play fine and as normal. Is this speaker end or amp speaker output end? The setup: Cambridge Audio 351a amp Cambridge Audio Azur 551p pre amp Rega RP3 deck B and O S50 speakers Can anyone offer any suggestions/trouble shooting? I'm going to go through the usual reconnect everything and check for faults that way. But any other guidance as to whether the speakers have blown etc would be helpful. I'm trying to source some other speakers I can connect up and test. Thanks all - trying to save Christmas as no ability to hear vinyl is sad! P.S. Potential follow up post will be to advise on a new set of speakers...! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kannibal Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 If I understand you correctly, I would be very surprised if the problem is with your speakers. Other than that, I don't think I can help. Hope you you figure it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allenh Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 If the headphones are working it's definitely not the sources or the front stage of your amp. That only leaves the power amp stage, the speakers or speaker cables. I'd be surprised if both speakers or speaker cables have suddenly gone bad unless you've had a very drunken party and just had the volume up too high for too long but those B&O's are probably capable of being over driven by that Cambridge amp so it is a possibility. If you can borrow some more speakers you can try them to try and isolate the problem a little more but other than that go over all your connections again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewOldStock Posted December 23, 2016 Author Share Posted December 23, 2016 (edited) 4 hours ago, allenh said: If the headphones are working it's definitely not the sources or the front stage of your amp. That only leaves the power amp stage, the speakers or speaker cables. I'd be surprised if both speakers or speaker cables have suddenly gone bad unless you've had a very drunken party and just had the volume up too high for too long but those B&O's are probably capable of being over driven by that Cambridge amp so it is a possibility. If you can borrow some more speakers you can try them to try and isolate the problem a little more but other than that go over all your connections again. Thanks @allenh . Tested some other speakers and it all works fine - they must be toast. Any way back for them or is it game over? Edited December 23, 2016 by lastvaultboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allenh Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 depends what damage has been done but I suspect it's blown drivers which unless you can find a tatty looking pair to steal the drivers from or some suitable equivalents I suspect they are due a trip to the local tip. NewOldStock 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewOldStock Posted December 23, 2016 Author Share Posted December 23, 2016 It's a damn shame. They haven't been punished in any way so I'm surprised. Got some on loan so I can at least enjoy records until I replace them. May wait until Jan... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kannibal Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 On 12/22/2016 at 4:43 PM, kannibal said: If I understand you correctly, I would be very surprised if the problem is with your speakers. Other than that, I don't think I can help. Hope you you figure it out. So much for my level of understanding of what you were talking about... LOL Glad you got it figured out. Sorry about your speakers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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