Thread: Yamaha HS80m 2 failed within 6 months!

ok... another idea as this problem is still unresolved...

Should I get a reference amp and rewire hs80m into passive mode... What amp would i need to get than?

i might be a lil off subject but ive heard a "MYTH" that dragging your feet on carpet and touching your monitors will short circut your monitors/blow EM out,...???

and also sitting them next to your computer monitors will fry em to,... ???
these are just "MYTHS" never happened to me but im very cautious about it

you sure this isnt what happened??

Putting the monitors too close to the video will not blow them up (the worse it will do is distort the video image). Static electricity CAN cause the power amp section to fail. You can buy a spray product from computer supply stores that will reduce static electricity on rugs, etc. A friend of mine used this after he blew up a Blue Sky monitor rig and a flatscreen TV when he moved from humid Florida to relatively dry West Virginia.
I'd also ask the person who repaired the Yamaha what they might think caused this...BTW, don't waste your time trying to passively run the Yammies. Those babies need an active crossove/processor besides the power amp to operate them properly. Bite the bullet and start sprayin', those boxes are way better than the newer K-Rok stuff...

I don't have carpet in my control room (any where on the first floor of my house and i am sure i did not shock them). And jeeees I mean i can send it for repair and it will cost me around 230... But i am just afraid it will fail again ... I guess i will call and ask if they have any warranties on their repair. Both time it happened after i they have been turned off for two weeks or so.

Are they plugged directly into the wall? Or a power bar, Surge Suppressor, power conditioner, UPS, etc? If they are plugged directly into the wall, maybe look into some of the other options.

I doubt you can blast monitors with static if they're in a wooden box. Unless you like to touch the metallic inputs...

They are plugged into the Furman m8

Hey Code -
If the power switch is on the rear panel, you're touching metal everytime you turn them on. For that matter, I've sent a shock through a power switch (plastic) into the board behind it before (probably around the switch since the capacitance and resistance of the plastic would be too high...)

For what it's worth Gertok -
I just went to GC recently (don't hate me for that...I was weak!). They had their Event ASP 8s on sale for $700 for the pair. Sell a kidney or some bodily fluids if you must but these speakers are WELL worth that money. They're top notch monitors at budget prices. Go and buy them if you can.

Just a random thought.

J.