Hi,
After listening to Van Halen at a moderate volume, (0-98 scale - with volume set on 55) the tweeters in my one year old Monitor Audio S 200s being powered by my Denon AVR X6500H are shot. Blown. No sound emanating from within the MA boxes... They have ceased to be. They are no more...
I was/am a little surprised. And, disappointed. Power is clean. No surge protection. Dedicated twenty amp outlet/breaker.
Having read that blown drivers can be caused by 'under powered' amps, I'm wondering if I should consider getting an external amp.
The Denon AVR X6500H has a stated power of 140 watts per channel, two channels driven. To me, that seems like enough power for all but the hungriest of speakers. The MA S 200s are easy to drive.
I'm thinking about an Apollon amp of some type. Maybe around 250 watts per channel two channels driven(?).
I'm not sure what happened or what my next move should be.
I'm open to suggestions and any help will be very much appreciated.
Thanks
P.S. I'm currently auditioning a pair of Focal Chora 826. The MA S 200s will be taken out of the mix and replaced with another speaker.
After listening to Van Halen at a moderate volume, (0-98 scale - with volume set on 55) the tweeters in my one year old Monitor Audio S 200s being powered by my Denon AVR X6500H are shot. Blown. No sound emanating from within the MA boxes... They have ceased to be. They are no more...
I was/am a little surprised. And, disappointed. Power is clean. No surge protection. Dedicated twenty amp outlet/breaker.
Having read that blown drivers can be caused by 'under powered' amps, I'm wondering if I should consider getting an external amp.
The Denon AVR X6500H has a stated power of 140 watts per channel, two channels driven. To me, that seems like enough power for all but the hungriest of speakers. The MA S 200s are easy to drive.
I'm thinking about an Apollon amp of some type. Maybe around 250 watts per channel two channels driven(?).
I'm not sure what happened or what my next move should be.
I'm open to suggestions and any help will be very much appreciated.
Thanks
P.S. I'm currently auditioning a pair of Focal Chora 826. The MA S 200s will be taken out of the mix and replaced with another speaker.