My 2 year old set the volume to 10 again....

[myriad1973]

Do you think my speakers are blown?

 

[Adam]

Do you think my speakers are blown?

I'm going to go with "absolutely." You should go out right now and buy new ones.

J/K! How would we know? Do they sound okay?

 

[markw]

Do you think my speakers are blown?

Hard to say without hearing them. What do your ears tell you?

 

[jostenmeat]

Do you think my speakers are blown?

Is the kid doing it when the system is playing back? Does he/she do it when the system is off, and the unit is adjustable while off? Which unit is it?

If it's the Onkyo 805, you can set a preset of volume, which will be the default for every time you turn it on.

 

[Adam]

If it's the Onkyo 805, you can set a preset of volume, which will be the default for every time you turn it on.

Excellent comment. The 805 also lets you set a maximum allowable volume. The max allowable volume is covered on page 96 of the owner's manual, and the "Power On Volume" is described on page 97.

 

[gqmagic]

Make sure your 2 yr old reads pg 96 before you let him handle things

 

[Lordoftherings]

Only the tweeters from your two front main speakers should be checked in.

Like Jostenmeat and Adam already suggested, set your Onkyo TX-SR805 receiver to a maximum master volume level, as indicated by Adam with the exact page of your 805's manual.

* Now your speakers; the ones to really check for, would be your two front main ones,
"their tweeters".
-> Very easy to verify: Put a CD, and put your ear right against the grille of your speaker,
right where the tweeter is. You'll know right away.
~ If you're not too experimented with this, just put the 805 in Dolby Pro Logic II audio mode,
and do that with your center speaker (put your ear right across the tweeter),
then do the same with your two front main speakers.
You'll know if one of the tweeters is caput.
The mid-woofs and the woofers are fine.

*** The tweeters for your center and surround speakers should be fine, no problem there.

* Kiss your son, and tell him that you still love him.
[It has to be a son, girls are not into electronics in general.]

Cheers,
Bob

 

[rnatalli]

I've had Universal Remotes lock up for seconds when increasing the volume resulting in it getting very loud unexpectedly. If you aren't hearing anything unusual afterward, then setup the max volume like others have suggested and don't worry about it.

 

[gmichael]

Huh?
What?
Can you speek up?

 

[highfigh]

Do you think my speakers are blown?

Go out and buy a key-switch that can be wall mounted. That way, the system will only turn on when you want it to. Otherwise, put the receptacle on a wall switch.

 

[myriad1973]

Actually, the receiver is still my Sony STR-DB840. It doesn't have the feature that the Onkyo has, because the Onkyo is in the shop getting a minor repair done.

The speakers seem to sound fine. I guess if they were blown, it would be pretty obvious, eh? It was loud enough to wake up the dead....

 

[adwilk]

I'm disappointed in your kid. 11 is one louder.

 

[mikes70mustang]

I would say that if nothing is buzzing or sounds awry, then its probably ok.

 

[Lordoftherings]

Often, it's hard to tell when a tweeter is blown off.

 

[mikes70mustang]

Often, it's hard to tell when a tweeter is blown off.

True, i guess you have to have a good ear and know what to listen for.

 

[Lordoftherings]

True, i guess you have to have a good ear and know what to listen for.

Yes, you don't normally noticed it right away. But then it does sound incomplete.
That's when you put your ear right to it, then you'll know.