> > > Since you know the amp is OK and the trouble follows one speaker, I wouldn't keep
> > > trying to use that speaker with the amp. You may end up damaging it.
> >
> > When you say "damaging it" do you mean that hooking up the bad speaker to the amp
> can
> > damage the amp, or just that the speaker will become more damaged?
>
> If the problem follows the speaker and not the channel, your speaker is bad. The amp
> appears OK from what you've said. Continuing to use the speaker on that amp could
> damage the amp. Those PV700/1500's are pretty robust, so it should have been fine
> with what has been done so far. They usually don't fry until they've been over-driven
> for a few hours.
>
> The reason your amp is clipping is that the speaker is drawing too much load. They
> might be hooked up wrong internally. One of them might be blown. Check the diaphragms
> on the horn, and the high frequency caps.
To get access to the inside of the speaker, would I just pry off the front grill, or go through the back? I don't remember seeing a lot of screws on the speaker, other than two of them near the back jacks.
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