Csi3 "Surgery"

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TheMARPATNinja7
TheMARPATNinja7 Posts: 150
edited January 2009 in Basic Hookup/Wiring Questions
I have a Csi3 center channel and with it I get frequency spikes and at times harsh sound from the tweeter. I really do like this speaker though because it has a great frequency response and the midranges give great sound. Is there anyway I can swap out the tweeter? If I can, can I do it without voiding the warranty?
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  • comfortablycurt
    comfortablycurt Posts: 6,745
    edited January 2009
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    I believe you can get replacement tweeters direct from Polk. You'd probably be best off staying with the same tweeter. You'd probably void the warranty if you swapped in a non-original tweeter. Not positive on that though.
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  • Conradicles
    Conradicles Posts: 6,400
    edited January 2009
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    Does your AVR have an EQ or some kind of room acoustic set-up feature?
    I had a CSi3 and loved it. No harsh sound at all from that tweet when my Pioneer used the room EQ.
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  • TheMARPATNinja7
    TheMARPATNinja7 Posts: 150
    edited January 2009
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    Well it has Audyessy but I opted to configure everything myself. Should I give the Audyessy a shot?
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  • comfortablycurt
    comfortablycurt Posts: 6,745
    edited January 2009
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    TheMARPATNinja7 wrote: »
    Well it has Audyessy but I opted to configure everything myself. Should I give the Audyessy a shot?

    Yeah...I'd try audyssey. It worked great for me. I had to adjust my sub level a little bit after I ran it...but I think it nailed the setup about dead on other than that.

    There shouldn't be anything wrong with the speaker...I've never heard of any problems with them before.
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  • TheMARPATNinja7
    TheMARPATNinja7 Posts: 150
    edited January 2009
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    Ok, well I'll give it a shot. And overall the speaker is good except for the few times where dialouge is distorted. I mean it only happens in less than 5% of the dialouge per movie but 1% would still be enough for me to try to find a solution. It did it with my old Pioneer AR, so who knows hopefully the Audyessy should help. Cheers
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  • comfortablycurt
    comfortablycurt Posts: 6,745
    edited January 2009
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    Do you have it turned up excessively loud? I've never heard of anyone having problems like this with a CSi3. The frequency response on those is rated up to 25khz IIRC...so it shouldn't be spiking under reasonable listening levels I wouldn't think. Might be time to look into a CSi5/CSi A6.
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  • TheMARPATNinja7
    TheMARPATNinja7 Posts: 150
    edited January 2009
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    Nope, I get the spikes all all volumes and I'm not pumping a ridiculous amount of wattage into it either (80w). I read a ton of reviews before I bought it and nothing was ever said about any kind of spikes or distortion at all. I only got it a couple of months ago so I don't know if I'd turn right around and buy another, plus I'll of course give the Audyessy a shot before I drop 3 or 4 hundred bucks on another speaker.
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  • comfortablycurt
    comfortablycurt Posts: 6,745
    edited January 2009
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    Yeah...I'd try Audyssey...if that doesn't work...then I don't know...lol
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  • TheMARPATNinja7
    TheMARPATNinja7 Posts: 150
    edited January 2009
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    Haha, fair enough.
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