The past month or two, I’m hearing intermittent popping from my 2 year old SVS SB3000 subwoofers. But I haven’t contacted SVS yet because I’m not yet sure if it’s the subwoofers specifically, or something else. Including possibly my pre-pro (really hope not!). I’m hoping there are some ideas on how I can better isolate what’s happening so I can work with SVS on warranty service effectively or find a way to mitigate it if it’s coming from the processor.
Here’s the basics:
Any suggestions are welcome in trying to track it down, including specific songs or movie/tv scenes with really low bass that might highlight this problem.
Thanks!
Here’s the basics:
- During scenes with relatively large amounts of subwoofer engagement, there will be very low frequency pops / crackles.
- This only started recently, after about two years of owning the subs. I’ve changed nothing in my Audyssey config since then.
- I upgrade the AppleTV and Projector and HDMI cables last Fall, but this problem is happening a month or three after that was all stable.
- The AppleTV or HBOMax intro sound logo tend to cause it
- I initially tracked it to my left subwoofer by turning it on and off while playing scenes in question
- I spent an hour last weekend trying to cause the problem and I couldn’t. The problem seemed to have gone away for a week or so.
- It happened last night. It was now happening from the right subwoofer and seemingly not from the left.
- I’d been sure it was an early failure with the left sub. But now I’m wondering if it’s a problem with my Marantz 7702mkII?
- Or…I use the SVS RF transmitters…could it be a wireless interference problem?
- Most annoying, I can’t make it happen repeatedly. And it’s not frequent even if it is happening.
Any suggestions are welcome in trying to track it down, including specific songs or movie/tv scenes with really low bass that might highlight this problem.
Thanks!
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