Looking for some insight into a problem I am experiencing. Will try keep this short and to the point. I just received my upgrade, a set of 5 Meridian M33 active speakers and a Meridian Sub, very very excited ;D. Hooked everything up very quickly to get a taste of the music to my Meridian 568 DSP, but noticed that the system was left heavy, put it down to calibration. After spending a full Saturday hiding cables and calibrating the system I picked up that two of the speakers had very low volumes compared to the other three with equal gain settings on the processor. It was left heavy, so I decided to plug in my spare 568 processor and experienced the same result. I managed to balance out the issue by pushing up the gain on the right and lowering it on the left and put the sub on full gain at the sub and on the processor. After all that I then replaced the main right speaker with the rear left and then I had to much volume on the right, returned the gain back to 0 on the mains and increased on the rears to create a balance again.
My theory is that the rear speakers and sub have got a cap issue as the speakers are ?15 years old and the fact that they were not driven as much as the main and centre, they have deteriorated with lack of use. There is no humming or buzzing, just very low volume and the sub has lost its drama.
Has anyone had a similar experience :vsad:?
Am I putting excess strain on the sub and rear speaker amplifiers by pushing up the gain?
In Trifield all I can say is wow with a big smile.
My theory is that the rear speakers and sub have got a cap issue as the speakers are ?15 years old and the fact that they were not driven as much as the main and centre, they have deteriorated with lack of use. There is no humming or buzzing, just very low volume and the sub has lost its drama.
Has anyone had a similar experience :vsad:?
Am I putting excess strain on the sub and rear speaker amplifiers by pushing up the gain?
In Trifield all I can say is wow with a big smile.
