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JBL Northridge E250P making popping sounds.....

post #1 of 7
12/10/12 at 1:32pm
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Hello. This problem has been happening for awhile. When i play games or watch movies, after a while my sub woofer starts to make popping sounds and other little noises. When it does the popping, the light blinks between Red and Green. I have it hooked up to my receiver via a RCA cable I had laying around. Is it because I am using those cables? I am looking for a direction to start going into to resolve this . Thank you.
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post #2 of 7
12/10/12 at 2:01pm
you might be pushing the sub to hard. i have the same sub and no issues at all. try turning down the gain volume.
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post #3 of 7
12/10/12 at 2:50pm
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Trying a set of component cables that are shielded. Hoping that was the issue.
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post #4 of 7
12/10/12 at 8:01pm
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well the cables worked for a few hours and then it started doing the popping and rattling again. I have the volume on the sub itself a little over half. Surely that's not over working it is it?
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post #5 of 7
12/10/12 at 8:13pm
Perhaps a bad amp that starts acting up once it gets warm. Its not the cable or the volume or it would act up all the time.
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post #6 of 7
12/10/12 at 8:20pm
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It usually starts doing it a half hour or hour after I start watching a movie or playing something.
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post #7 of 7
12/11/12 at 6:19am
The popping could be due to a failing electrolytic capacitor (which can fail with heat and time - some capacitors may not be made as well as others). One of my subwoofers gradually got worse in that the intervals between the pops grew shorter and shorter. I replaced the amp with a Parts Express 500w BASH plate amp.
Edited by wwinkler - 12/12/12 at 5:52am
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