kennywtelejazz Posted September 5, 2023 Share Posted September 5, 2023 (edited) I went through all the typical trouble shooting approaches , checking the cables , ground loops , electrical outlets , speaker cables , power cables, usb cables ....ect ect ... the powered speaker section is simply toast .....I power it up and all I'm getting is super loud thuds...... it even has a burnt smell to it after I power it up and leave it on for a few moments . I'm embarrassed to post a thread about it since my home studio set up consists primarily of a small table in my dining room w a lap top ,a focusrite 2i4 , the formally working M Audio monitors and what ever assorted guitars, amps and pedals I may be using at the time .... it is too soon for me to even figure out what I am going to do next since I live in an apt and I had to learn how to read lips when I watch television after a certain time of night..... So let me keep it short and sweet! , .... R I P M Audio monitors ....you served me well and contributed to some rather educational cringe worthy mixes ..... . Good Riddance !!!! Kenny Edited September 5, 2023 by kennywtelejazz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starship Krupa Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 Chip amp probably gave up the ghost. That's almost always what it is with these powered nearfields. Odd because it sounds like you weren't pushing them too hard. If they were manufactured in the mid-late 00's, then it could be a 'splody electrolytic cap (or two) in the power supply section. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigb Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 RIP! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grem Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 Sorry to hear of your monitor failure Kenny. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bitflipper Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 'splody caps? I'm adding that to my tech-speak vocabulary. Kenny, you may be able to order new amps from M-Audio and install them yourself. Probably only takes a screwdriver. Cheaper than new speakers, hopefully. Although you never know these days with manufacturers actively discouraging people from fixing their own stuff. I have a pair of broken nearfields here myself. Can't bring myself to toss them, as they were the best speakers I ever had before they stopped working. But the manufacturer has discontinued them and the amplifiers are from some mystery company in China. Seems like damn near everything, even expensive things, are cheap crap nowadays. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bapu Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 2 hours ago, bitflipper said: Seems like damn near everything, even expensive things, are cheap crap nowadays. Heh heh! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennywtelejazz Posted September 6, 2023 Author Share Posted September 6, 2023 5 hours ago, Starship Krupa said: Chip amp probably gave up the ghost. That's almost always what it is with these powered nearfields. Odd because it sounds like you weren't pushing them too hard. If they were manufactured in the mid-late 00's, then it could be a 'splody electrolytic cap (or two) in the power supply section. I picked these up brand new close to 14 / 15 years ago . In all truth these guys were youngsters around here. Even the strings on my Bass guitar have been over the age of 21 for the past 2 years now .. Thank you for your comment 😊 4 hours ago, craigb said: RIP! Oh man ! I sure hope I'm not next! thanks ! 2 hours ago, Grem said: Sorry to hear of your monitor failure Kenny. Thanks Grem ! all the best, Kenny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennywtelejazz Posted September 6, 2023 Author Share Posted September 6, 2023 (edited) 6 hours ago, bitflipper said: 'splody caps? I'm adding that to my tech-speak vocabulary. Kenny, you may be able to order new amps from M-Audio and install them yourself. Probably only takes a screwdriver. Cheaper than new speakers, hopefully. Although you never know these days with manufacturers actively discouraging people from fixing their own stuff. I have a pair of broken nearfields here myself. Can't bring myself to toss them, as they were the best speakers I ever had before they stopped working. But the manufacturer has discontinued them and the amplifiers are from some mystery company in China. Seems like damn near everything, even expensive things, are cheap crap nowadays. Good advice Dave ! for now I tucked them away in a spare kitchen shelf for now until I attempt to do a deep dive on finding out if I can troubleshoot and fix them on my own. In the mean time since they are broken I am put in a position where I can't trust anything I hear over here only because I was able to work around the limitations of my room acoustics and keep them out of my mix decisions by keeping my volumes low and focusing on my EQ and song stage placement .....I did know enough about the sound I expected out of my speakers. FWIW , I view myself more as a player and not so much as an engineer so I always took into account that my mixes were the best I could do working around my current living circumstances .... in my mind they were always considered placeholder mix's ... I worked in various music stores from the mid 70's until the late 80's. I'm with you and I hear you loud and clear on the view you hold about feeling a lot of gear made today expensive or cheap is utter cheap crap .... Last year for my birthday I bought myself a new guitar I had always wanted ...At the time of my purchase it was 43 years old ..... thank you for posting , 6 hours ago, bitflipper said: ' Seems like damn near everything, even expensive things, are cheap crap nowadays. 3 hours ago, Bapu said: Heh heh! Yep ! I know you know that one for sure !Bapu thanks all , Kenny Edited September 6, 2023 by kennywtelejazz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwal³ Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 9 hours ago, bitflipper said: Seems like damn near everything, even expensive things, are cheap crap nowadays. it's all about the brand, brand, brand 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bapu Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 I used to work with a guy named Mike Brand. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starship Krupa Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 12 hours ago, bitflipper said: I have a pair of broken nearfields here myself. Can't bring myself to toss them, as they were the best speakers I ever had before they stopped working. But the manufacturer has discontinued them and the amplifiers are from some mystery company in China. So convert them from active to passive: wire them so that the amp part is out of the circuit. Get a nice little 35W stereo power amp to drive them. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigb Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 5 hours ago, pwalpwal said: it's all about the brand, brand, brand Russell seems to think so! 😆 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennywtelejazz Posted September 6, 2023 Author Share Posted September 6, 2023 (edited) 18 hours ago, bitflipper said: Seems like damn near everything, even expensive things, are cheap crap nowadays. 8 hours ago, pwalpwal said: it's all about the brand, brand, brand I love a good dystopian conspiracy story! Now I'm wondering if I should still see this one . Even though it got bad some reviews ...... Kenny Edited September 6, 2023 by kennywtelejazz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigb Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 Personally, I would never try to eat that! 😮 (Not enough becan! 😜) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennywtelejazz Posted September 7, 2023 Author Share Posted September 7, 2023 You should try to eat this ! It has just the right amount of becan ! We now return to our thread topic ..... Does any one here have suggestions as to what may be a good replacement set of budget monitors for my dining room table music work area ? Kenny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheens Posted September 7, 2023 Share Posted September 7, 2023 (edited) Hey Kenny, the M-Audio were 5 inch speakers ? If so, have a look at Adam T5V (these budget Adam series have 7 and 8'' models too). I had the 7'', they sound very nice. The 5'' should be around 300 a pair (Adam are German, so expect good quality/customer service). On internet reviews they seem hard to beat at their price.. Edited September 7, 2023 by Sheens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigb Posted September 7, 2023 Share Posted September 7, 2023 10 hours ago, Sheens said: Hey Kenny, the M-Audio were 5 inch speakers ? If so, have a look at Adam T5V (these budget Adam series have 7 and 8'' models too). I had the 7'', they sound very nice. The 5'' should be around 300 a pair (Adam are German, so expect good quality/customer service). On internet reviews they seem hard to beat at their price.. But will that come with Kenny's package? 🤔 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheens Posted September 7, 2023 Share Posted September 7, 2023 8 minutes ago, craigb said: But will that come with Kenny's package? 🤔 yes Kenny will get a visit from UPS girl 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigb Posted September 7, 2023 Share Posted September 7, 2023 If this keeps up, Kenny's power supply might fry too! 😆 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennywtelejazz Posted September 8, 2023 Author Share Posted September 8, 2023 13 hours ago, Sheens said: Hey Kenny, the M-Audio were 5 inch speakers ? If so, have a look at Adam T5V (these budget Adam series have 7 and 8'' models too). I had the 7'', they sound very nice. The 5'' should be around 300 a pair (Adam are German, so expect good quality/customer service). On internet reviews they seem hard to beat at their price.. Hi Sheens ! Right now I'm in the what am I gonna do phase trying to figure out what is out there in my price range that will fit my needs .Sweetwater carries that brand and model and I have it bookmarked ..As far as the girl goes 👍I know exactly what I would like to do 👅 but I known deep down in my bones it's never gonna happen Thank you for the recommendation . 3 hours ago, craigb said: But will that come with Kenny's package? 🤔 I got enough problems with my package and I don't need you bringing it up all the time .😜 3 hours ago, Sheens said: yes Kenny will get a visit from UPS girl How many Hail Mary's do I have to say to make this one happen ? 2 hours ago, craigb said: If this keeps up, Kenny's power supply might fry too! 😆 You can try to kill Kenny but you can't extinguish his flame . So if this happens the artist formerly known as Kenny will be going under the new screen name of Sparky ! Kenny 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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