Kef 105/3 buz

sturge · 29th January 2012, 08:02 PM

Hi all, first post here so be gentle. I have just got hold of a pair of 105/3 speakers as an step up from my 104/2's. The are in great condition as are the drivers, no foam rot etc. But I do have a problem, i can hear a buzzing sound on vocals more then any other type of music. The only way I can describe it, it sounds like someone singing through a Kazoo. I have checked the drivers for coil rub which there isnt and for loose wiring. Have I got shot UniQ drivers? If so do Kef supply an up dated uni?
Any help you guys can give would be muck appreciated. BTW i live in the UK.

Many thanks.

wintermute · 29th January 2012, 08:14 PM

Hi Sturge, and welcome to diyaudio. Interesting speakers (just googled them). I'd be suspicious of the tweeter (I'm guessing it is the middle one, they all look the same). Could have been overpowered and the voice coil slightly fried. Could also be dirt in the voice coil gap (I fixed my dome mids which had a similar problem by dismantling and cleaning. Though your drivers don't look like they would come apart.

Tony.

sturge · 29th January 2012, 08:19 PM

Thanks Tony, I dont think taking them apart would be my forte. I think I would leave that to someone that knows what he's doing.

Lee

29th January 2012, 08:02 PM	#1
sturge diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Surrey	Kef 105/3 buz Hi all, first post here so be gentle. I have just got hold of a pair of 105/3 speakers as an step up from my 104/2's. The are in great condition as are the drivers, no foam rot etc. But I do have a problem, i can hear a buzzing sound on vocals more then any other type of music. The only way I can describe it, it sounds like someone singing through a Kazoo. I have checked the drivers for coil rub which there isnt and for loose wiring. Have I got shot UniQ drivers? If so do Kef supply an up dated uni? Any help you guys can give would be muck appreciated. BTW i live in the UK. Many thanks.

29th January 2012, 08:14 PM	#2
wintermute just another diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Sydney Blog Entries: 22	Hi Sturge, and welcome to diyaudio. Interesting speakers (just googled them). I'd be suspicious of the tweeter (I'm guessing it is the middle one, they all look the same). Could have been overpowered and the voice coil slightly fried. Could also be dirt in the voice coil gap (I fixed my dome mids which had a similar problem by dismantling and cleaning. Though your drivers don't look like they would come apart. Tony. __________________ Any intelligence I may appear to have is purely artificial! Some of my photos

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29th January 2012, 08:19 PM	#3
sturge diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Surrey	Thanks Tony, I dont think taking them apart would be my forte. I think I would leave that to someone that knows what he's doing. Lee

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