BadaBing11
Active member
Recently I got a Cary Slp 98 pre amp. Last weeken I had just turned the pre from standby to on, played a cd, and shortly into the cd I got some very loud pops and crackling from my speakers. It was probably twice as loud as the music.
Now I have never had this issue in the 8 years of owning Ascents using a Bryston preamplifier . I read where dusty stats can cause pops and noises, but this was like OMG.I thought a stat had blown.
Well I vacuumed the speakers. And I have to say, I did not see any dust before doing so.
I called Cary and they were really not sure what it was. Perhaps a bad tube or capacitor.
I digress. After cleaning, I have had no recurrence.
I'm wondering if the stats could have been the source of the sounds. I know they do funny noises every so often. But this intensity was similar to what you would hear if you dropped your tonearm on an LP.
Thoughts? Is the preamplifier the culprit? Or is it the speakers.
Thoughts, opinions, facts.... All welcomed,
Best regards
Bing
Now I have never had this issue in the 8 years of owning Ascents using a Bryston preamplifier . I read where dusty stats can cause pops and noises, but this was like OMG.I thought a stat had blown.
Well I vacuumed the speakers. And I have to say, I did not see any dust before doing so.
I called Cary and they were really not sure what it was. Perhaps a bad tube or capacitor.
I digress. After cleaning, I have had no recurrence.
I'm wondering if the stats could have been the source of the sounds. I know they do funny noises every so often. But this intensity was similar to what you would hear if you dropped your tonearm on an LP.
Thoughts? Is the preamplifier the culprit? Or is it the speakers.
Thoughts, opinions, facts.... All welcomed,
Best regards
Bing