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Why not swap it with the one from the other side to see if it does the same thing, then you know, then you can order a replacement tweeter. That VW factory is supposed to be the world's biggest car factory under one roof....All I buy are VW's or Audi.
The problem with the CDM1 speakers I had was too much treble. The quality was fine but the quantity was excessive in relation to other frequency bands, and in the end wore me out. I think you need to have a dealer look over yours.
Hello DUP,
The problem occurs on both tweeters so there is no normal tweeter to compare with.
You are right, the VW factory in Wolfsburg is the biggest one in the world under one roof.
More than 40.000 workers and employees do their job there.
Best regards Peter
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Hello Logan,
It is true, something is wrong with my tweeters but what ?
I don't want to buy new ones before there is evidence of the kind of failure.
I don't trust in the B&W manager's advice completely.
I deeply doubt the theory of overheated coils and thick ferrofluid, because I never played the speakers loud.
I have some experience in self-building speakers.
I sold two Dynaudio D 28 and two D54 speakers the other day on E-bay, both 30 years old and stressed the whole time with high pop levels, but playing absolutely well after all decades.
They have ferrofluids as well.
If one of those speakers would have been damaged I could believe in overheat as cause for failure but not here.
If the ferrofluids really have become thick there must be a manufacturing or material cause for it and B&W is liable for this defect.
Regards Peter
Hey guys,
I'm very lucky, because i got my pair of CDM 1's repaired now.
Both tweeters have been substituted for new ones because the ferrofluid in the voice coil gaps had dryed out.
First an coil overheating was assumed as responsible for it by the mechanic , but when measuring a normal coil-DC-resistance of 4.9 ohms a technical failure within the 10-years warranty was considered to be causal.
I'm very happy with the clear sound of the speakers now.
Thanks to B&W for the 10 years warranty.
Best Regards
Peter from Germany
Hi Peter - Glad to hear you got it sorted out and are enjoying the sound you paid for.