Blown Linn AV5140 tweeters?


I have Linn Espek speakers in the front, an Ekwal in the center, and Linn AV 5140's for the rear speakers (the older equivalent of the Espek's). I was listening/watching a concert DVD and at the same exact time, both tweeters in the Linn AV5140's stopped working. There is no sound whatsoever coming from the tweeters of my rear speakers. I was listening at high volume but not ridiculous volume. They are being driven by a Linn amp and I have never had any issues like this. Any ideas of what happened or how to fix it?
rushrx

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Thanks for the response. As a follow up, everything is plugged into a Tice Elite power conditioner except the Linn Amp. It is plugged into the wall directly, as several had recommended not running my amp through the Tice.

To experiment, I plugged the Linn Amp into the Tice along with all my source components, and there is a humming noise when doing this. Obviously I discontinued this and re-plugged the amp back into the wall.

Additionally, when I first bought the amp I noticed a humming noise even when plugged directly into the wall. It is a three prong cord where all of my other components are two prong. I was told to buy a 59 cent adaptor to convert the amp to two prong. I did and it eliminated the humming.

So, now my question is, I will buy new tweeters but how do I prevent this from happening again? Buy a separate power conditioner for my amp? Any recommendations?