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Loud popping sound from speakers

I have a Rotel setup (RB-1080, RC-1070, RCD-1072) with a pair of Definitive Technology speakers. Has been working fine for a while and now when I turn on the Power Amp there is a very loud popping sound from the speakers. Any thoughts on why this is happening all of a sudden? Could this possibly be a blown fuse in the amp? Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks.
noet
rcallaghan1
1 posts
 
Bad capacitors possibly
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sdrconsultant
43 posts
 
Probably not a blown fuse. Blown fuses generally stop one or both channels from working at all.
minorl
1,014 posts
 
Isolate what component is causing this.

Unplug all components from the amp but the speakers and turn the amp on.

Any issues? yes? then it is the amp. No? then plug the pre-amp in with nothing plugged into the pre-amp and turn it on. Issues? Yes, then it is the pre-amp. No? Then plug other components into the pre-amp one at a time until you determine the culprit.

If the problem is the amp, it could be several things. The amp would need evaluation and repair.
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