Well it finally happened, I blew a tweeter due to lack of power
I've been powering my RTi12's with a UPA-7 for a while but am undergoing a move soon so I disconnected the amp and intend to sell it. I figured I'd hook up the RTi12's to my receiver (Yamaha Aventage RX-A780), which is a very decent receiver but the 12's are quite power hungry. Well, after like 2 days of some limited medium-loudish listening I blew one of my tweeters. So it is true, you can definitely break stuff due to lack of power. Time for me to order that new amp, oh, and a new tweeter. Speaking of which, anybody have an extra RTi12 tweeter handy? They seem to be hard to find since they have a different shape than all the other RTi tweeters.
KEF Q150 | Rythmik F12 | Yamaha Aventage RX-A780
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Why does your sig say you have a 3080? Do you have two surround sound setups in your house both with RTi12's? One on the 3080/Rotel and one 780/Emotiva?afterburnt wrote: »They didn't speak a word of English, they were from South Carolina.
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Why does your sig say you have a 3080? Do you have two surround sound setups in your house both with RTi12's? One on the 3080/Rotel and one 780/Emotiva?
System is currently undergoing a transformation as I move. I actually have three setups - home office, living room, and home theater. RTi12's are currently in the living room and home theater is decommissioned for now.KEF Q150 | Rythmik F12 | Yamaha Aventage RX-A780 -
You might want to check that tweeter by itself.
It's a well know fault in their crossover design where a resistor burns up, stopping the signal from reaching the tweeters. I'll bet a 1.00 it's a blown resistor. Let's hope it is anyway.
I have a pr. of the Rti12's where the resistors are blown in each one. Tweeters are silent for now until I replace those resistors.
The tweeters are still fine though.Most people just listen to music and watch movies. I EXPERIENCE them. -
You might want to check that tweeter by itself.
It's a well know fault in their crossover design where a resistor burns up, stopping the signal from reaching the tweeters. I'll bet a 1.00 it's a blown resistor. Let's hope it is anyway.
I have a pr. of the Rti12's where the resistors are blown in each one. Tweeters are silent for now until I replace those resistors.
The tweeters are still fine though.
Yep I already replaced both crossovers earlier this year (with RTiA9 crossovers) for that same reason. This time I swapped the tweeter and narrowed it down to one tweeter being bad.KEF Q150 | Rythmik F12 | Yamaha Aventage RX-A780 -
OK.
I think I remember you doing that now.
I think those tweeters are 70.00+ from Polk.
I hope you find one.
eBay?Most people just listen to music and watch movies. I EXPERIENCE them.
