Dead rear speakers
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Dead rear speakers
1995 ES300
Been almost two years, but I finally noticed that both my rear speakers are silent.They are unresponsive to any of the dashboard audio controls.
Any suggestions for where to fault-trace? Any plugs that routinely get knocked loose?
I sure love the silence of the car and the excellence of the sound system. I'm an authentic hi-fi aficionado (electrostatic speakers, for example) and am truly impressed by the Lexus sound.
Many thanks.
Been almost two years, but I finally noticed that both my rear speakers are silent.They are unresponsive to any of the dashboard audio controls.
Any suggestions for where to fault-trace? Any plugs that routinely get knocked loose?
I sure love the silence of the car and the excellence of the sound system. I'm an authentic hi-fi aficionado (electrostatic speakers, for example) and am truly impressed by the Lexus sound.
Many thanks.
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Chances are the speakers are blown, but I would check them before replacing. Disconnect the wires and substitue a known good speaker. There could be problems with the wiring or the amp.
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Thanks for the good, plausible suggestions. With lousy wet weather here, took me a while to crawl into my dark trunk.
I gave each of the two rear shelf speakers a test with a c-cell battery and they clicked nicely. Then I turned on the radio, FM and AM, and they worked just fine when I twisted the fader control to the rear and wiggled the balance **** side to side.
Sooo, either the battery fixed it, fooling with the wires in the dark helped, or my initial diagnosis was faulty (although I am pretty careful guy and know about electronics).
Beats me. Any thoughts appreciated.
I gave each of the two rear shelf speakers a test with a c-cell battery and they clicked nicely. Then I turned on the radio, FM and AM, and they worked just fine when I twisted the fader control to the rear and wiggled the balance **** side to side.
Sooo, either the battery fixed it, fooling with the wires in the dark helped, or my initial diagnosis was faulty (although I am pretty careful guy and know about electronics).
Beats me. Any thoughts appreciated.
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Update:
Sometimes the rear speakers work and sometimes I can't hear anything from them.
Could it be the source/sound/format that influences whether anything is playing back there?
Sometimes the rear speakers work and sometimes I can't hear anything from them.
Could it be the source/sound/format that influences whether anything is playing back there?
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