crunchy tweeters

[jspsc123]

i recently purchased a set of klipsch quintet 3 and i am having a problem with the tweeters sounding crunchy/crackly. i get this mainly from explosions and thunder. i havent noticed it on any music.
i did a test with 2 other speakers on the same content(grenade from ps3 game killzone 2). first i did the grenade with my tv speakers, i could still hear the crunch but it was not as in your face. then i did it with my old bose 4.2 speakers, there was almost no crunch. when i hooked my quintets back up it seems like they purposely amplify the crunch.
i know they are not blow because i returned one set right away assuming they were blow, but the second set sounds exactly the same. what can i do to try and tune out some of this crunch. i ran the ypao on my yamaha rxv465but it didnt help and sounded like garbage. i tried messing with the geq but didnt get good results, so i have turned the eq off. any help is appreciated.

 

[j_garcia]

It could just be that you don't like the Klipsch sound. They are quite bright so you get a lot of top end in them, especially when you compare them to Bose which has pretty much NO top end.

 

[highfigh]

i recently purchased a set of klipsch quintet 3 and i am having a problem with the tweeters sounding crunchy/crackly. i get this mainly from explosions and thunder. i havent noticed it on any music.
i did a test with 2 other speakers on the same content(grenade from ps3 game killzone 2). first i did the grenade with my tv speakers, i could still hear the crunch but it was not as in your face. then i did it with my old bose 4.2 speakers, there was almost no crunch. when i hooked my quintets back up it seems like they purposely amplify the crunch.
i know they are not blow because i returned one set right away assuming they were blow, but the second set sounds exactly the same. what can i do to try and tune out some of this crunch. i ran the ypao on my yamaha rxv465but it didnt help and sounded like garbage. i tried messing with the geq but didnt get good results, so i have turned the eq off. any help is appreciated.

Did you boost many of the bands on the EQ? What about the input levels for the sources- are they boosted? If you hear chuncy sounds, it's a good bet that your amp is clipping or the digital input 0VU level is being exceeded. If you defeat the EQ and the volume drops considerably, you need to decrease the ouput and/or input levels so you see/hear the same overall volume, but the differences in sound between EQ'd/non-EQ'd will probably make it sound somewhat quieter with the EDQ engaged because the midrange will probably be reduced.

 

[krzywica]

Did you boost many of the bands on the EQ? What about the input levels for the sources- are they boosted? If you hear chuncy sounds, it's a good bet that your amp is clipping or the digital input 0VU level is being exceeded. If you defeat the EQ and the volume drops considerably, you need to decrease the ouput and/or input levels so you see/hear the same overall volume, but the differences in sound between EQ'd/non-EQ'd will probably make it sound somewhat quieter with the EDQ engaged because the midrange will probably be reduced.

Yeah clipping on the input source would be my guess as well. Try a different source.

What volume level is the receiver set to when this is happening?

 

[jspsc123]

here is what i did to the eq. it goes from -12 to +12

63 +4
160 -6
400 -1
1k -2
2.5k +1
6.3 0
16k +2

when i switch the eq on and off the volume is the same. i dont know what digital input level is. i dont think its clipping because i can hear the noise on very low volumes. doing a direct swap with the eq off the bose does not have this sound.

 

[Chatta]

Maybe tweeters damaged? it is very possible that they has been damaged at some point over the time.

 

[krzywica]

here is what i did to the eq. it goes from -12 to +12

63 +4
160 -6
400 -1
1k -2
2.5k +1
6.3 0
16k +2

when i switch the eq on and off the volume is the same. i dont know what digital input level is. i dont think its clipping because i can hear the noise on very low volumes. doing a direct swap with the eq off the bose does not have this sound.

We are not saying the amp is clipping. We are saying your source is clipping the input before it even gets to the amp, so you have proven this theory by lowering the volume on the receiver and the distortion persist.

TRY ANOTHER SOURCE.

 

[sholling]

It could just be that you don't like the Klipsch sound. They are quite bright so you get a lot of top end in them, especially when you compare them to Bose which has pretty much NO top end.

+1 I've owned Quintets before and they are a bit bright. You will hear sounds that you never knew were there when you were listening to Bose. In my opinion they are one of the better small satellite speakers.

The first thing I would do is make sure they are setup correctly. For Quintets that means setting your receiver's crossover point to somewhere between 120-150hz. You don't want to be trying to make them produce 100hz sounds because they can't. Set the crossover somewhere between 120-150hz and then turn off the EQ and try another source.

 

[adwilk]

I'd just like to point out that I'm a huge fan of using culinary terms to describe sound. Creamy, chocolaty, buttery, midranges and crunchy highs.

 

[highfigh]

i recently purchased a set of klipsch quintet 3 and i am having a problem with the tweeters sounding crunchy/crackly. i get this mainly from explosions and thunder. i havent noticed it on any music.
i did a test with 2 other speakers on the same content(grenade from ps3 game killzone 2). first i did the grenade with my tv speakers, i could still hear the crunch but it was not as in your face. then i did it with my old bose 4.2 speakers, there was almost no crunch. when i hooked my quintets back up it seems like they purposely amplify the crunch.
i know they are not blow because i returned one set right away assuming they were blow, but the second set sounds exactly the same. what can i do to try and tune out some of this crunch. i ran the ypao on my yamaha rxv465but it didnt help and sounded like garbage. i tried messing with the geq but didnt get good results, so i have turned the eq off. any help is appreciated.

Did you buy these new? If not, maybe they were modified/repaired and the crossover components are out of spec, specifically the caps for the high pass. If the tweeters are crossed over too low, they can click or sound crunchy.

 

[Quickley17]

I'd just like to point out that I'm a huge fan of using culinary terms to describe sound. Creamy, chocolaty, buttery, midranges and crunchy highs.

I prefer my speakers to be like jalapeno and pepper jack stuffed shrimp, wrapped in bacon.

 

[jspsc123]

it definately is the source. i have been testing different movies/games with lightning sounds and some have it some dont. being that it is the source is there any way to make the quintets more forgiving. im just not used to the sound

 

[sholling]

You could try dropping the eq to -2 at 16khz and then over time gradually bring it back up to zero. Give your ears time to adjust too far more accurate speakers.