Veiled 'wet blanket' sound from tweeters


Is it my speakers or my amp?

My gear consists of B&W PM1 with Rotel Integrated RA-1570.  

I'm experiencing a lack of detail and separation from the speakers , specifically at the tweeter source.   Switching between headphones (Grado RS1) and speakers, it is like there is a heavy blanket covering the tweeters.  Midrange/bass is fine.

Switching sources between DAC/Turntable yeilds no difference.

I'm actually wondering if the crossovers have been damaged.   

I don't really have the luxury of switching components.  Any ideas on what my next steps should be?




gmckay1960

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Thank you all for your valuable input.  

oldhymec, definitely getting sound out of the tweeters so they are not blown.    If I can describe the difference in clarity between my headphones connected to the same amp vs. the speaker, there is far greater clarity from the high frequencies , whereas the speaker sounds veiled /muffled in that area of the audio spectrum.     

When I auditioned these speakers some 6 years earlier, they were clear as a bell...now its about 60% of what I recall.