Thanks for the reply. Yeah they are new bought from BestBuy. I thought speaker wire was the issue, however, I connected M-Audio AV40 with the same wire to the same system and no problems at all, plays loud and clear.
You think Yamaha 200W has enough power to run these?
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/yamaha-200w-2-ch-stereo-receiver-black/5037100.p?skuId=5037100