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Well, it stopped working again yesterday and stayed off. Took them up to ProAudioLA for a tweeter change, and as of about ~15 minutes of listening, so far so good. They mentioned it might be a crossover issue as the tweeter was on/off, but the only way to tell would be to replace the tweeter and see if more problems arise. I have my fingers crossed this is the fix!
They also mentioned it may have been caused by an amp issue due to the fact that the Two18s are 200W monitors and my JW Adcom mod is only 150W. I'm wondering if I should just buy the Amp700 to be safe? EDIT: I just checked and Two18s were originally rated 50-200W and Amphion has updated the spec sheet to say 100-350W. Either way, my 150W amp fits in their guidelines.
Also, WOW fresh tweeters are crispy. They sound a bit more like Genelecs right now, and the next 50-100 hours or so will be interesting. Assuming that they don't stop working again, at least.
Have not posted here in a minute . Still using Amphion’s and this is like going on 8 years. I have been using a Jim Williams modified Adcom 545 the whole time. I have used this Amp on One 18’s for years One 15’s and currently on Two 15’s.
The Amp is underrated power output wise . This came straight out of Jim Williams mouth. It puts out a lot more than the factory spec. I do not think it’s the amp, imo.
Amphion’s blowing tweeters is somewhat of a known factor as well. I am not dissing but I think people tend to drive them hard because the output is not as loud as other manufacturers. As well as the fact that for the first couple of years of production there was no protection circuit. I have been told there is now. I have never blown a tweeter( crosses fingers).
Much like others have said and what I have noticed with these monitors falls in line and I stated that hundreds of pages back the One18 is going to give you a bit more laid back feel and just overall complete top to bottom feeling.
One15’s are definitely more up front in your face and put you in the middle of things, for close in mixing it’s hard to beat them. Oh and they do deliver decipherable bottom end . Oh and ya I do a lot of Electronic music. and dance oriented stuff.
Now with that said this is not kick you in the gut bass . It’s their thought. I actually bought a set of Barefoots for that and loved that aspect of them alongside my One15’s . In the end I sold my Barefoots though because I could not get over the fact that they were scooped in the low mids to the point of a ? Like I can’t hear what’s going on there compared to the Amphion when switching back and forth. Bought the Barefoots for playback and composition.
End story Barefoots gone Amphion’s still here. My ideal setup would be to get a Bassflex to go with my One15’s.
Jury has not decided on the Two15’s some love them some claim they are more boxy , darker , closed in of the line. I originally found the Two15’s could rock synths and bass freq’s pretty damn good.
So I got a set and set my One15’s aside for a minute. Not selling them!
Oh and if anyone has one side go out completely using the Adcom amp the left right outputs are fused and you can occasionally bow this fuses as they are old school little wire filament tube fuses. I have had these blow on me as they do age.
It’s really easy to remove the top cover and replace them.