bass_cat

OK, I purchased an entire set of RF series in late July. Two weeks later, my right RF-5 made a minor popping sound and started causing a short -- clipping my amp. So, I returned it and got a new one the last day of August. OK, so I've been toying with the system, decided to upgrade and bought a new Outlaw Audio 950 preamp and 755 amp. I popped in a James Taylor CD this afternoon and a couple of tracks later, another slight pop was heard. So, I walked over to the speaker and found that the noise (music) was nearly muted. I disconnected every speaker except the right RF-5. All three speakers are playing, but barely. I never received an exact diagnosis of the last speaker, but the preliminary diagnosis was a short in the crossover. The only difference this time is that I can continue playing the speaker and it doesn't clip the amp. Perhaps the quality of this amp is better. So, what can I conclude from this? I was listening to the CD at moderate - high levels. Isn't that what you're suppose to do with Klipsch speakers? But having a speaker crap out on the first sign of overload seems funny to me. I have a pair of 1989 Pioneer speakers that are much stronger than this. They sound like crap, but what good is quality if you don't have something dependable? Can someone shed some light on this? Thanks Joey