This morning, I continously heard a popping sound coming from my speakers, even when no material was playing, but the components were on.
Typically when having this problem, the pop or hum occurs from either the refrigerator or the microwave, but this was not the problem. After playing some material, I noticed that the midrange on my right speaker, which is bi-amped, was cutting out, and then slowly coming back on.
So the pop I was hearing was definitely coming from one of my monoblocks powering the right channel. After feeling the heatsink of the left channel, it was hot, but no hotter than usual. But, after feeling the right channel heatsink, well, I have this lovely pink stripe along my right index finger now.
I checked the fuses, they're fine. Can overheating perhaps trigger protection circuitry, causing the channel to cut out? I've never had this problem before. Should I try simply increasing the ventilation around that amp? (The amps were designed to be stacked, and there is no power switch, it is always plugged in)
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Typically when having this problem, the pop or hum occurs from either the refrigerator or the microwave, but this was not the problem. After playing some material, I noticed that the midrange on my right speaker, which is bi-amped, was cutting out, and then slowly coming back on.
So the pop I was hearing was definitely coming from one of my monoblocks powering the right channel. After feeling the heatsink of the left channel, it was hot, but no hotter than usual. But, after feeling the right channel heatsink, well, I have this lovely pink stripe along my right index finger now.
I checked the fuses, they're fine. Can overheating perhaps trigger protection circuitry, causing the channel to cut out? I've never had this problem before. Should I try simply increasing the ventilation around that amp? (The amps were designed to be stacked, and there is no power switch, it is always plugged in)
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.