I blew one MW6500

Ricardo
Ricardo Posts: 10,636
edited December 2007 in Troubleshooting
on my Monitor 7's; I guess it had it coming; I bought these speakers 6 months ago and only played them for a very short while. I upgraded the crossovers last week and have been using them daily, and today one of the drivers got stuck.
I have a pair of MW6502's, which are 4 ohms, vs 8 ohms the 6500's. Can I just swap them or the different impedance is a no-no? I know the sound will probably be different; I just want to know if something can blow up.

Thanks!!
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,987
    edited December 2007
    You're not going to blow anything up, but the crossover frequency will be altered, along with the efficiency.

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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited December 2007
    That's disgusting.
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  • ND13
    ND13 Posts: 7,601
    edited December 2007
    I may have one or two laying around. I'll look for them tomorrow.

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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,029
    edited December 2007
    No you won't blow anything up. Discounting operator error :p, what volume level were you at when it blew?
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  • Ricardo
    Ricardo Posts: 10,636
    edited December 2007
    They were not overdriven; in fact I left thm fine last night, and when I turned everything on today one of them was pushed out and stuck; I forced it back and it plays but with a lot of scratching.

    Noel, let me know if you have one/two.
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,029
    edited December 2007
    Ricardo wrote: »
    They were not overdriven; in fact I left them fine last night, and when I turned everything on today one of them was pushed out and stuck; I forced it back and it plays but with a lot of scratching.
    Something had to have caused this Ricardo. I have not one clue as to what except checking a loose connection, but I would tend to think it was something else.

    What would cause a current surge so bad to cause this? Amp?
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  • Ricardo
    Ricardo Posts: 10,636
    edited December 2007
    Hmmm...last night we had 40 MPH winds and lost power a few times. maybe that had something to do with it.

    Anyway, I could not stand it and swapped them. have listened to a couple of songs, and cannot tell the difference. So everything's good.
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  • Ricardo
    Ricardo Posts: 10,636
    edited December 2007
    Wrong; there is a difference. Bass. Not necessarily lower extension, but with a lot more "presence". I like it.
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited December 2007
    The audible reality of replacement drivers is exactly what you said Ricardo.

    There's not a soul on this board who could tell the difference between a MW6509 and MW6510. It does make sense to replace them with the proper drivers but in a pinch, or without a proper replacement, they work just fine.

    Polk is condensing the replacement driver line, actually has been, so some of you folks might want to stock up now. At some point it should end.
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