robertbartsch
08-13-2016, 08:13 AM
Score another one for the great folks on E-bay who sell busted stuff.....
Several years ago, I purchased a pair of 2426 compression drivers from a cat in Maryland. Since I only lived a couple of hours away, I drove down and picked them up. The rubber bumper piece that protects the magnet was not seated properly, so I took it off when I got home.
I found a BAD crack in the ceramic magnet. The seller refused to take it back, however.
Anyway, I put a large hose clamp around the magnet and the driver appeared to work just fine.
Fast forward to today - about 6 years later. This speaker system, a pair with 2226, 2426 and 2405s, is now acting up. One of the pairs needs +8 DB more power to reach the same sound level as the other speaker in the pair.
I have not taken the backs off the speakers yet, but I am reasonably certain the cracked compression driver is the source of this issue.
Anyone else have this symptom where a cracked magnet is the problem for low output? The quality of the sound from the "bad" side is not impacted, I think.
Several years ago, I purchased a pair of 2426 compression drivers from a cat in Maryland. Since I only lived a couple of hours away, I drove down and picked them up. The rubber bumper piece that protects the magnet was not seated properly, so I took it off when I got home.
I found a BAD crack in the ceramic magnet. The seller refused to take it back, however.
Anyway, I put a large hose clamp around the magnet and the driver appeared to work just fine.
Fast forward to today - about 6 years later. This speaker system, a pair with 2226, 2426 and 2405s, is now acting up. One of the pairs needs +8 DB more power to reach the same sound level as the other speaker in the pair.
I have not taken the backs off the speakers yet, but I am reasonably certain the cracked compression driver is the source of this issue.
Anyone else have this symptom where a cracked magnet is the problem for low output? The quality of the sound from the "bad" side is not impacted, I think.