A mystery for you tech gurus out there

Autozone loans tools for free, as a service to their customers. The profit would be, from you buying repair parts at Autozone.

It is Best Buys intention to sell you something that you can use. They give you the 30 day return privilege, in case the product does not meet your needs.

If you can't tell the difference between a free loaner program, and a 30 day return privilege. I can't help you.

P.S. Next time you get thirsty, go to Starbucks and order a drink. Drink only part of it and tell them it tastes funny.
They will gladly give a refund.

apparently you couldn't solve elementary school equation with all your disoriented answers. too bad.

Marakanetz, as a dealer and a manufacturer I find your suggestion to use BestBuy's return policy for testing to be immoral and dishonest.
To buy a product and realize it doesn't work in your system and then returning it is ok, but to buy something with the intention of returning it is NOT ok.
Just knowing that your argueing in your defense to do this
and thinking that others are disoriented because they point out the a-moral behavior is a little disturbing to say the least.
I will make a point to never buy or sell antything to you and would suggest others do the same.

Z, than you simply SUCK as a dealer AND manufacturer. Many of those like you will loose business just because you will refuse to give to audition your product for a couple of weeks or even to support your client that apperently encountered the problem like an OP. Even Wyred4Sound 15% restocking fee seems to have much better statement than you've just quoted. I will see the future of giant Best Buy overtaking all of your measurable business to start selling Martin Logans, Maggies, Dyns, Krells Macs and other high performance audio equipment including analogue in the near future just because they're not thinking like you and they're not going to throw me out of the customer list.
Is it dishonest to ask BB rep if there's a possibiliity??? Guess now what kind of answer do you expect to hear from BB rep or have you EVER heard one?? Exactly the answer they've been trained to give as a customer rep of Best Buy. I haven't seen them in HT department specifically that they're not happy to assist you at any of your request. Perhaps to better improve your dealer skills you should fill out an application and work at least part time to get a hands-on experience on customer service. I guess it might help running your business better.
If you think one way all the time, you won't be able to solve any problems(LOL even elementary school equations) and wouldn't be able to even stand for the product you manufacture or sell.
Please remember that there's not only length, but width, depth and height. Your math is horrible especially when you try to speak in terms of profits... As I said, find more learning resources before dogmatizing your righteouseness.

I agree with Zydo about the source's as the popping occurs at any and all inputs ... also agree with Zydo that it isn’t the speakers as the popping stays with the amp's output and does not follow the speaker

I even think your receiver is OK ...

What I think is causing the popping is that amp’s channel is not balanced correctly to the other channels and is putting out a little more power than the rest of the channels ... causing that channel to clip on peaks

This is causing the ...

"occasional, loud pop. Usually the pop comes in bursts, and sounds almost like a fireworks show would with a succession of airy-sounding, concussive pops".

... you are experiencing because the input to that amp is set to high relative to the others amp's inputs in the set up menu

Try turning the main volume down 20% and see if the popping continues ... if it stops then that amp is clipping and needs to be readjusted in the menu ... if the popping continues even at the much lower volume ... I would suspect an issue with the receiver

Maximum capacity is a rating ... not a challenge

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