CS400i just quit???

bassaholic
bassaholic Posts: 315
edited February 2007 in Troubleshooting
Well I was just starting a movie and my center just quit working. No sound, scratchiness no anything. Any ideas??? I have it narrowed down and it is the speaker for sure. TIA, Steve
Pioneer SC-37
RTiA9-fronts
CSiA6-center
RT55i-surrounds
SVS PB13 Ultra & PSW650
Monster Power 3250 amp
Monster Power 2250 amp
Monster Power HDP-2500 surge pro.



Denon 3805,CS400i,RT25i's & FX500i's sitting in the basement collecting dust
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  • disneyjoe7
    disneyjoe7 Posts: 11,435
    edited February 2007
    Are you sure it's the speaker? I own one have trouble believing it would die 100%, you have tweet, woofers different cross overs if you consider the bi-wire capability. I would try swapping it for a front channel speaker to test out further.

    Speakers
    Carver Amazing Fronts
    CS400i Center
    RT800i's Rears
    Sub Paradigm Servo 15

    Electronics
    Conrad Johnson PV-5 pre-amp
    Parasound Halo A23
    Pioneer 84TXSi AVR
    Pioneer 79Avi DVD
    Sony CX400 CD changer
    Panasonic 42-PX60U Plasma
    WMC Win7 32bit HD DVR


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  • bassaholic
    bassaholic Posts: 315
    edited February 2007
    Yeah its for sure the speaker. Luckily I had 2 pair or 25is to use as a back-up till I figure out whats wrong with it. When I push on the right side driver....it doesn't want to move very smoothly. Still no sound out of either driver or tweeter. Tried both sets of binding posts.
    Pioneer SC-37
    RTiA9-fronts
    CSiA6-center
    RT55i-surrounds
    SVS PB13 Ultra & PSW650
    Monster Power 3250 amp
    Monster Power 2250 amp
    Monster Power HDP-2500 surge pro.



    Denon 3805,CS400i,RT25i's & FX500i's sitting in the basement collecting dust
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  • disneyjoe7
    disneyjoe7 Posts: 11,435
    edited February 2007
    bassaholic wrote:
    When I push on the right side driver....it doesn't want to move very smoothly.


    Well it the driver doesn't move smoothly, I feel yes you cooked it. Interesting just how loud where you playing the movie? What is the AVR behind that center?


    Other then that leaving this to Polk Customer Service.

    Speakers
    Carver Amazing Fronts
    CS400i Center
    RT800i's Rears
    Sub Paradigm Servo 15

    Electronics
    Conrad Johnson PV-5 pre-amp
    Parasound Halo A23
    Pioneer 84TXSi AVR
    Pioneer 79Avi DVD
    Sony CX400 CD changer
    Panasonic 42-PX60U Plasma
    WMC Win7 32bit HD DVR


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  • bassaholic
    bassaholic Posts: 315
    edited February 2007
    I demoed the system last night...pretty loud. Running Monster Cable amps 250 wpc. Sounded clean during the demo.
    Pioneer SC-37
    RTiA9-fronts
    CSiA6-center
    RT55i-surrounds
    SVS PB13 Ultra & PSW650
    Monster Power 3250 amp
    Monster Power 2250 amp
    Monster Power HDP-2500 surge pro.



    Denon 3805,CS400i,RT25i's & FX500i's sitting in the basement collecting dust
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  • bassaholic
    bassaholic Posts: 315
    edited February 2007
    cfrizz wrote:
    Congrats Bass! There is no such thing as more power than you need, or more power than the speakers can handle.

    The speakers will draw exactly what they need to sound their best. Your ears will give out long before the speakers do!

    Well this certainly wasn't the case. My ears held up fine. Took the speaker apart today and the tweeter and 1 driver are done for. I don't know about the cross-over yet as Polk CS told me I can't check it with only 1 working driver. If anyone has replacement speaker for this I posted in the WTB forum. Polks replacements will cost almost as much as a used speaker on EBay. $132+ shipping(Polk discount applied) OMG. The retail on the tweeter alone is $88
    Pioneer SC-37
    RTiA9-fronts
    CSiA6-center
    RT55i-surrounds
    SVS PB13 Ultra & PSW650
    Monster Power 3250 amp
    Monster Power 2250 amp
    Monster Power HDP-2500 surge pro.



    Denon 3805,CS400i,RT25i's & FX500i's sitting in the basement collecting dust
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  • scottvamp
    scottvamp Posts: 3,277
    edited February 2007
    I cooked a CS400 brand new from Crutchfield, long ago. I did not calibrate and cranked up the icefield scene from Titan AE. After learning to properly calibrate, i have never had a problem. Those Monster amps are bad a$$, nothing but clean sound.
    Hope ya get it fixed....
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