RT800i sounds muddy
Turmoil6909
Posts: 30
in Speakers
Hi everyone. I recently picked up some RT800i's from FB for 70 usd. One of them has a broken tweeter, but other looks fine cosmetically. Even with the broken tweeter one ("right speaker") disabled, the other ("left") speaker sounds very muddy. I have to turn the treble up (a lot) on my amp for it to sound "normal to me" - comparable to my Koss KSC75's for example, but I don't really have anything else to compare to. Is this normal (and maybe just my personal preference) or is something wrong?
Thanks so much!
Thanks so much!
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Those tweeters use ferro fluid, may need to change- Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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Thank you. Is it easy to change and worth it (cost, time)?
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hey @VR3, since you seem to be one of the modding experts on this form, I was just wondering if you knew how easy it is to replace a RT800 tweeter. Is it just cut a wire and solder the new one on sorta thing? Thanks
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- Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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Turmoil6909 wrote: »Thank you. Is it easy to change and worth it (cost, time)?
https://forum.polkaudio.com/discussion/185061/ferrofluid-replacment#latest- Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit. -
Perfect! Thanks so much
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