I decided to create a desktop system and planned on repurposing a pair of mini monitors from an Energy Take 5.1 home theater setup. I connected the speakers and the sound was thin on one side; a bias to the other side. It turns out that there was no sound coming from the woofer on the thin side.
My first step was to physically switch the speakers, though I felt that if sound was produced by the tweeter that it was unlikely that there was an issue further up the chain. Once switched the thinness moved to the other side, so it was the speaker. I pulled the front baffle off to see if the wires were connected to the woofer and they were. I saw the crossover, but I didn't really investigate further, as I didn't know what I was looking for. The other two mini monitors from the set are dead and gone, otherwise I'd just replace the bad one with one of those.
I have already ordered another pair of speakers, but I would still like to fix the speaker if possible. I think it would be a good learning experience for an electronics newbie. Given that I have narrowed the problem to inside the speaker cabinet, how do I go about troubleshooting the issue?
Thank you.
My first step was to physically switch the speakers, though I felt that if sound was produced by the tweeter that it was unlikely that there was an issue further up the chain. Once switched the thinness moved to the other side, so it was the speaker. I pulled the front baffle off to see if the wires were connected to the woofer and they were. I saw the crossover, but I didn't really investigate further, as I didn't know what I was looking for. The other two mini monitors from the set are dead and gone, otherwise I'd just replace the bad one with one of those.
I have already ordered another pair of speakers, but I would still like to fix the speaker if possible. I think it would be a good learning experience for an electronics newbie. Given that I have narrowed the problem to inside the speaker cabinet, how do I go about troubleshooting the issue?
Thank you.
