B&W 802 S3 losing snare drum snap


without changing anything to my system, my speakers have lost their mid range snap. very noticable on snare drum fequency. everything else is crisp. fearing loss of hearing, i invited a couple a friends over that know my systems sound, and they noticed it too. has anyone else cured this problem. i isolated all componets and cables. no help.
wilelupine

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Without knowing your system this is a near impossible diagnosis. If you have a tube based system, one of the first signs of a retube are a loss of dynamics. So if you have any tubed electronics I would try retubing unit(s). Also, I would check ports to see if there are any obstructions to ports if your speakers are ported. Also check phase on your speaker terminals. If any of your components invert phase that could change the dynamics of the speakers. Alas, you may have a voltage problem out of the socket so these are a few things off the top of my head that may cause problems.
Wil,

I have owned some adcom amps before. You may want to pop the cover and check the fuses on the outputs. There should be some fuses on each of the ouput transistor boards. Use a meter and check for continuity across the fuse. As best as I can remember these fuses blow if you really crank your system and can result in the symptoms you describe.

Hope this helps,

Johnny