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Gale speaker problem.

I just got some Gale Silver monitors and I plug them into my stereo all I get is a loud dull hum, what could I be doing wrong, I've tried the cables both ways round to check phase, but I'm not using bi-wires my stereo doesn't do bi-wires.

Gale speaker problem.

Reply #1 –
Do the Gale's have built-in amplifiers?  (That is do they have AC power cords? )
Have you tried other speakers on your stereo?
Have you tried the Gale's on other amplifiers?
Kevin Graf :: aka Speedskater

Gale speaker problem.

Reply #2 –
It's probably not the speakers for a couple of reasons...  That's an unusual symptom for a failed  speaker, and it's unusual for both speakers to get the exact same failure.  (Phase won't cause this.    And, if it's wrongly "bi-wired"*, you could get woofer-only or tweeter-only, but you won't get a dull hum.)

Speedskater is making a good suggestion.  The best way to track-down a failure is to swap equipment.

There could be something wrong with your "stereo", or it could be conected wrong, or there could just be a switch in the "wrong" position.

Tell us about the stereo.  Is it a receiver, integrated amp, etc.?  What inputs have you tried?  Is there a tape monitor switch?  A speaker selector switch?  A mute button?  Is it new?  Has it worked before?




* You don't need a special amplifier for bi-wiring.  It's the speaker that needs seperate wooofer & tweeter inputs, and you just run two pair of wires from the samp amp connection to each speaker. 

And, I seriously doubt  bi-wiring[/u] makes an audible difference in blind listening tests.  Bi-amping is another story, but it does require special equipment.)