From: dpierce@cartchunk.org   
      
   guy25 wrote:   
   > Thanks you all. I'm a newbie,actually no nothing about these (very   
   > basic). all opinion are very welcome. so please tell me what to do is   
   > the best.   
   >   
   > I have question for you guy: can I replace the 7W with 10W (the   
   > digitkey have resistor available) is it going to work?   
      
   The increase in wattage will work just fine, if and only if...   
      
   > If it does work. does it affected the sound stream.   
      
   IF there is nothing else wrong, the increase in wattage   
   will have NO effect on the sound of the speaker, except...   
      
   > All original still   
   > in the speaker and have a sweet sound. If I can I really do not want to   
   > have the sound different in my system If I still have choice.   
      
   Increasing the wattage of ANY of the resistors will   
   not change that sound of the speaker, but ...   
      
   > please give the advice.   
      
   I think you, unfortnately, standa a good chance of having   
   something else wrong with the speaker, like possible a   
   blown driver. While I do not have the older 801 schematic   
   here (the one I have has no 0.47 ohm resistor), it's pretty   
   like that enough power through that resistor to blow it up   
   happened at the same time as a LOT more power through   
   something else.   
      
   Another possibility is that when a driver went, the topology   
   of the network was now changed sufficiently that MUCH more   
   power than normal went through taht resistor, and it failed   
   AFTER some other component failed.   
      
   But while, if everything else in the speaker is okay, upgrading   
   the power on that resistor will have no effect on the sound of   
   the speaker, because something else may be broken, replacing   
   the defective resistor with ANY wattage may well not fix the   
   speaker.   
      
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