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[sbutler]

We have just bought a new house and since moving in the speakers will work fine for about 5-8 minutes and then they start "popping" and the sound of the main unit is shut out. I have rechecked all the connections to make sure they are in correctly - any other ideas?

 

[Sheep]

"the speakers" can you elaborate?

Is it a staticy popping sound? or bassy, which one?

What is all the electronics in the signal path from cd, to speaker cone.

Sheepstar

 

[sbutler]

It is the main 2 speakers - I have 6 speakers total (two surround, 2 main, one center and a sub) - it could be coming out the others as well but the 2 main ones are the loudest. It is a deep pop without any consistency in rhythm or anything like that. I have a DVD player and the TV going through the receiver as well but the wires going to the speakers come straight from the receiver to the speakers.

 

[Sheep]

OK soooo,


When does this exaclty happen. IE: what are you doing when it happens? Its the receiver muted, is there anything playing? what input is it on etc etc.


Sheepstar

 

[sbutler]

At first it can be on anything we want and it is fine but after about 5-8 minutes it will start and continue no matter what you put it on. Even when you turn the receiver off it will still pop. I have checked for surge and nothing came up.

 

[Sheep]

If the reciever is off, then it must be coming from the subwoofer. Give it a listen, and it if is, it can be a number of things.

1.) Bad/loose connection
2.) Power left on and sub picking up signals.
3.) something physically in the subwoofer (most likely not, but one guy had a rat in his )


Thats what I can think of off the top of my head.
Do you turn your subwoofer off, or does it have auto on/off?

If you use auto, check to see if it will turn off after your receiver is shut down. Give it a couple mins and it should turn off. If not, theres your problem, and I suggest getting it looked at, hopefully there is still a warrenty.

Sheepstar
EDIT: It can also be the cord, I had a cord that would make contact after everything was off, or not being used, and it would make the sub blare you 60 tones and spirts.
EDIT 2: Do your mains have powered subwoofers in them? Or are they powered?