Hi, I'm new to the forum please redirect me if I'm in the wrong place etc.
I have a 10ish year old system cambridge audio cd and a500 amp and mission m74's. I recently set it up after it has been stood for several years, every part had issues. But mainly the amp blew, making a nasty electrical smell, and a bass driver went too (I vaguely remember the amp creating a similar smell when I first had it, luckily it was still guaranteed so richer sounds sorted that out). Anyway a friend who knows the ways of electricity replaced the Power driver transistor for one of the channels, and I bought a new bass driver. The system worked fine for a few hours playing, now another driver has blown. I'm sure it would be useful if I knew if it was the same one but I can't work it out at the moment, my friend may remember.
Any ideas what could be the problem?
I understand that it's old equipment and I am happy to start putting together a new system but I can't afford it all at once so part of my question is that I'd like to know if its worth risking some new speakers with the amp?
I have a 10ish year old system cambridge audio cd and a500 amp and mission m74's. I recently set it up after it has been stood for several years, every part had issues. But mainly the amp blew, making a nasty electrical smell, and a bass driver went too (I vaguely remember the amp creating a similar smell when I first had it, luckily it was still guaranteed so richer sounds sorted that out). Anyway a friend who knows the ways of electricity replaced the Power driver transistor for one of the channels, and I bought a new bass driver. The system worked fine for a few hours playing, now another driver has blown. I'm sure it would be useful if I knew if it was the same one but I can't work it out at the moment, my friend may remember.
Any ideas what could be the problem?
I understand that it's old equipment and I am happy to start putting together a new system but I can't afford it all at once so part of my question is that I'd like to know if its worth risking some new speakers with the amp?