Meltdown

I have the 950/770 Combo and while listening to the new Allman Brothers DVD I burned up one of my 630I B&W Speakers. There was literally a 1 foot flame shooting out of the speaker. The voice coil obviously burned up. Can I check something on the amp itself to make sure that it is ok? I replaced the speaker temporarily with another one. While I wait for my new driver from the repair shop. This older speaker sounds fine. What can I check on the B&W(cross-over etc.) to make sure that it is ok? I like to play it very very loud.

Woah... That gives me flashbacks to living in the dorm my freshman year (although in that case we were using carburetor cleaner and a match, not Allman Brothers and a speaker). Flaming speakers are almost always an indication of trouble. Hopefully somebody here can give you some good thoughts on checking the crossover and other internals -- all I can think of is to look for obvious damage (blackened components on the crossover, singed or melted insulation, etc).

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Wow! Let us know what the service center has to say about the repair, it might give some insight as to the cause.

Almost always?