Audio Dropouts With New Speakers (1 Viewer)

[ScottH]

I recently upgraded my speakers (to nOrh Mini 9.0) and on the second day after hooking them up, I started experiencing dropouts with my Marantz SR-8000. The dropouts occur whenever a really "loud" scene comes on. For example, in Saving Private Ryan, whenever there was a loud explosion, or gunfire, or a tank. If I turn the volume down to a very low level, the dropouts don't happen. This isn't "clipping", is it? I would think the Marantz (105x5) could handle these speakers.

 

[Shawn Fogg]

"This isn't "clipping", is it?"

Not really. What you are doing is activating the Marantz's protection circuits though.

If you didn't have this problem with your old speakers (played at a similiar level) they were easier to drive then your new ones.

Shawn

 

[Sean D]

You might want to check that there are no stray speaker wire strands touching the back of the chassis of the receiver as well.

 

[Bruce Hedtke]

Definitely check all connections. Having a positive wire touching a negative terminal will shut the operation down. Playing at normal levels, it will be ok, but during a loud sequence, it will overload the protection circuits and shut down the reciever.

Bruce