HELP! quick question for speaker gurus

[cshores]

Long story short: I have a really nice pair of Mission bookshelf speakers (751's), and I messed them up. I think it may be b/c I hooked them up to a turned-on amp, but I do not know. Now, all I get from them is a very weak signal -- very, very trebly whisper. Or, if hooked up through the low-end inputs (they are bi-wireable) a very weak, muffled signal.

Are they salvageable? Are the 'voice-coils' fried? If so, are they now garbage or can they be fixed? Sending them back to the manufacturerer is not an option (made in England).

ANY info would be appreciated. There is absolutely no visible damage. They were definitely not blown due to volume. After hooking them up, they worked for about 3-4 seconds, then just cut out. Both of them - the same story.

Hope someone can give me some info -- please!! I LOVED these speakers, would pay up to $200 or so to fix them. They retailed for $800.

Thanks.

[RLA]

Hi
It sounds like something in the crossover may have been damaged  you can check the woofer for miss alighnment
or damage by pressing gently inward on the woofer
with you thumbs about 1/2" in from the surround
if you hear a dragging or scratching noise or it makes a sound like a tin can with rocks in it then it is damaged or missalighned If this is the case you may be better off
with new speakers you can find severall manufactures today that can surpass the performance of the Missions for less than 1/2 the money of the Missions. Just a few years ago this would not have been true
Good Luck

[Doug Plumb]

A friend of mine had a set of these and got the woofers replaced - same woofer no problem. Take them to a Mission dealer.

Mission makes great stuff -one of my favorites - they are worth keeping.

[MacManNM]

You hurt the amp. The speakers are fine. Try a different set of speakers on the amp. Make sure it's off first.