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Bottlehead Kits => Jaeger Speaker => Topic started by: oguinn on March 19, 2021, 09:24:07 AM
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Today in the right channel I started noticing some distortion in the woofers. At first I chalked it up to a scratched record but I noticed it happened on all inputs.
Here's what I've done so far:
- Removed the Kaiju, which would have normally driven the woofers, from the chain and drove with only the Stereomour II. The issue persisted.
- Tried multiple inputs. Issue persisted
Here's what I plan to try next:
- Once the BeePre tubes cool I plan to swap them. I anticipate this will not be the issue. (BeePre tube issue)
- Swap the crossover boards to see if the problem follows the board. (passive crossover issue)
- Swap the left and right cables to see if the issue follows the channel (BeePre construction issue/speaker issue)
Anything else I ought to try?
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Updates as I get them. Here's what I've done so far:
- Removed the Kaiju, which would have normally driven the woofers, from the chain and drove with only the Stereomour II. The issue persisted.
- Tried multiple inputs. Issue persisted
- Swap the left and right cables to see if the issue follows the channel. It didn't. That, in my mind, eliminates the BeePre, the cables, and the tubes.
Here's what I plan to try next:
Once the BeePre tubes cool I plan to swap them. I anticipate this will not be the issue. (BeePre tube issue)- Swap the crossover boards to see if the problem follows the board. (passive crossover issue)
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Swapped the crossover boards. Initially no change: distortion and weak output from the right channel. However, after a few seconds the sound kicked in fully without distortion.
This to me sounds like a loose connection inside the cabinet, which sucks since that means I have a new project. I'll wait until it acts up again.
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When I have run into this with my Jagers, it has always been a loose banana plug (a loose set screw, not the connector itself).
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I'm satisfied by that explanation for now. Saves me from light surgery.
Thanks, Paul.
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Ditto, and when it happened to me it was at a banana plug in a binding post on the cabinet. Time for me to serve up my rant about cleaning all the connectors in your system once a year.
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I too had some "distortion" in the woofers. The quick disconnects fit very loosely on the terminals of the woofers. I crimped them tighter on the terminals and the distortion went away.
Debra