Problem Solvers Needed-Got my New XOs installed and am worried....


I think I made a big mistake. I loved the sound of my 1988 Tannoy FSM Dual concentric 15'
speakers. So I thought an expert could analyze the existing XOs and make improvements.
I installed the new XOs expecting a 300-400 hour burn in period. Herein lies the problem.

After 30 hours or so the initial sound has no high end to it. I expected to initially hear sound as good as I had
which would continue to improve as the burn in continued. But no. 

I am tempted to reinstall the old XO and kiss off the $2k invested. 

I am very open to some suggestions from anyone who has been down this road.

Thanks,
chorus

Showing 2 responses by mijostyn

chorus, Make sure they are hooked up correctly. Without speaker impedances and the values of the components it is impossible to make an accurate statement. Somebody may have goofed up on his math. I would put the old ones back in for the time being. Draw a schematic of the new crossovers with the impedance of the speakers and I'd be happy to run the math for you. You may be able to adjust a value or two and get the right result.  
Chorus, I am a master with a soldering iron but my knowledge of electronics engineering is.....limited. I can design a cross over which is pretty straight forward in most cases. Dahlquist DQ 10 excepted. It sounds like the difference is beyond anything that break in might overcome. It is also possible the speakers are actually more accurate now and you are just use to listening to the way they were. You could only tell by measuring the loudspeakers. You will have to review thw schematic and the crossover to tell if the math is right and there are no mistakes. Tannoy wisely gave you the flexibility to adjust the speakers for various amplifiers and room conditions and they did it brilliantly with jumpers. I would have maintained that system at least until you knew exactly how you liked them. But, then what happens when you change rooms or amplifiers?