What's the buzz about?

Davidv
Davidv Posts: 94
edited January 2005 in Speakers
Hey guys,
Quick question. My mom had some horrible speakers and I replaced with some baby advents that I picked up at a garage sale for $20.00. She loved em. Now she says that one of the speakers has a buzz to it. Any ideas on how to fix, other than to replace the cheap speakers? What could be causing the buzz? I would love to buy her some polk's, but I can't force myself to part with one of my pair and I cannot afford to buy her a used pair. If I can't salvage the advent's any recomendations on decent used speakers?
Thanks,
David
Beer on tap is great, until the keg runs dry and the liqour store is closed!:D

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  • PolkThug
    PolkThug Posts: 7,532
    edited January 2005
    There's a bee trapped inside.
    Never Forget
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited January 2005
    A "buzzing" could easily be a bad driver, crossovers RARELY go bad.

    The easiest way to troubleshoot a speaker, is to use the other speakers' drivers.

    Swap drivers, with the other speaker, theres only 2 of them, if it goes away, problem identified.

    If it doesn't go away bring the speakers home, and see if they "buzz" on your gear.

    Troubleshooting is not hard. It's not always a big issue, most loudspeaker problems are easy, it's when you think to much that it gets difficult.
    CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,734
    edited January 2005
    Another thing to look at is the foam surrounds, they rot and can cause the driver to buzz.
    Political Correctness'.........defined

    "A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."

    President of Club Polk

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  • Davidv
    Davidv Posts: 94
    edited January 2005
    Thanks for all the input. Now I have somewhere to start.
    Beer on tap is great, until the keg runs dry and the liqour store is closed!:D

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  • Tropic-Al
    Tropic-Al Posts: 44
    edited January 2005
    Polk Thug- LOL !!!:p
    Sony STRDA-5000ES
    Sony TA-N110 X 2
    SONY CDP-CX205
    SONY CDP-CX400
    JVC XV-FA902SL
    JVC AV-65WP74
    JBL PB12 ( Sub )
    POLK RTi-12 (Mains)
    POLK CSi-5 (Center)
    Infinity US1 x 4 (Rear surrounds)
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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited January 2005
    Agree with doro... but before swapping drivers, try swapping speaker wires to eliminate your electronics as a source...
    More later,
    Tour...
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