Hi everyone,
I purchased the Klipsch RP-500M (passive, 93dB, cont 75W, 8 Ohms). I coupled them with the Schiit Vidar (100 watts per chanel into 8 ohms). The sound is lovely but everytime I turn off the Vidar, the Klipsch speakers make a moderate "popping" / thud sound.
Any idea what could be the issue? My understanding is that these popping sounds may be related to a voltage transient spike that can damage the speakers or reduce their life span.
The Schiit rep that I contacted told me that the popping sound might be caused by the fact that the Vidar is providing too much power to the speakers. I'm a bit surprised to hear that since the power amp only has 25 watts in excess of the 75 watts rating of the speakers.
As a sidenote, I use the Schiit Asgard 3 as a preamp (it has preamp outputs). It does make a popping sound as well through the headphones when they are plugged in.
Thanks for your help!