Rt5 problem

mikeg
mikeg Posts: 2
edited January 2004 in Troubleshooting
I purchased my RT5's about five years ago and have always used them for rear channel sound. Just yesterday, (1/2/2004), I installed them in a simple stereo setup for my aunt. Now that they are the ONLY speakers, a noticed that one of them sounds "hoarse". That's the best way to describe it. It's as though there is a short somewhere inside the speaker. The sound is crackly & rough....seems to clear a bit at higher volume. I checked the receiver using a different set of speakers and it is NOT the receiver.

What should I do?
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  • Frank Z
    Frank Z Posts: 5,860
    edited January 2004
    Gently push the drivers in and see if you notice any friction, possibly a scratching noise. If so, the driver is shot. Have you tried swapping the speakers and seeing if the problem is the speaker or the Left/Right channel itself?
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  • mikeg
    mikeg Posts: 2
    edited January 2004
    Yes I did switch the speakers from left to right and that did not help. I will try your other suggestion about gently pushing the drivers.

    Thank you :)
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,648
    edited January 2004
    WTF is all this about? Not to be off topic....but ever since i have bought a pair of the RT5.......All I've read are problems with them! EFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF!

    Good luck with the problem, might be a blown woofer or on its way there.

    Hey, just a thought......

    IT COULD BE a lose crossover piece. Open the problem causing speaker up and give a look...my RT35i had a similair problem a while back. Just a thought of course.....
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