philly0116 Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 I got my RF-5's home tonight. I hooked them up to a Marantz 2265. They sound good but occasionally the woofers "pop" or "snap", it isn't just clear smooth bass. The Marantz is 65 wpc and the RF-5's are 99db sensitivity and rated at 150 wpc. Surely I'm not over driving these things. On the back there are 4 plugs. 2 high and 2 low it says. I guess I need to ask how they should be hooked up. They are all tied together with the factory jumpers, should I have say the red plugged into the high and black to the low or both plugged into the low or both into the high? Or should they be connected where the 2 arrows are pointing? It may not even be a connection problem, I don't know. Any advice/suggestions would be appreciated. I am new to the Reference stuff, have been all Heritage to this point. Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuzzzer Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 Leave the jumpers where they are and connect your positive speaker wire to one of the red inputs and negative wire to one of the black inputs. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twistedcrankcammer Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 Asked & Answered... What Wuzzer said!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philly0116 Posted October 25, 2013 Author Share Posted October 25, 2013 Thank you!. Any suggestions as to why the popping sound? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twistedcrankcammer Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 Does it happen at all volumes??? Is it happening in both speakers??? Rog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willland Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 Thank you!. Any suggestions as to why the popping sound? Philly, Even though the RF-5 is a very efficient speaker, the 2265 may not have the low impedence driving capabilitiy to handle the some of the sub 4ohms dips. I don't know what those exact figures are but maybe something to consider. Bill 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philly0116 Posted October 25, 2013 Author Share Posted October 25, 2013 Thank you!. Any suggestions as to why the popping sound? Philly, Even though the RF-5 is a very efficient speaker, the 2265 may not have the low impedence driving capabilitiy to handle the some of the sub 4ohms dips. I don't know what those exact figures are but maybe something to consider. Bill I bet your right! I will put the Marantz back on the Cornwalls and hook the larger amp to the RF-5's. Thanks!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philly0116 Posted October 25, 2013 Author Share Posted October 25, 2013 Thank you!. Any suggestions as to why the popping sound? Philly, Even though the RF-5 is a very efficient speaker, the 2265 may not have the low impedence driving capabilitiy to handle the some of the sub 4ohms dips. I don't know what those exact figures are but maybe something to consider. Bill Just a thought....I have never had the "clipping" problem with the RF-3 and the RF-5 only goes 3Hz lower and its rated 1db more efficient. Is 3Hz really enough to cause a problem? I mean, I guess it is because Im having that problem but it just seems odd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 As Roger asked, is it one or both speakers? If only one, swap RCA's and speaker wire and see if the issue follows a certain component. Can you tell if it's coming from the tweeter or one of the mid/bass drivers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philly0116 Posted October 25, 2013 Author Share Posted October 25, 2013 As Roger asked, is it one or both speakers? If only one, swap RCA's and speaker wire and see if the issue follows a certain component. Can you tell if it's coming from the tweeter or one of the mid/bass drivers? Sorry. Its just one speaker and its from the mid/bass driver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philly0116 Posted October 25, 2013 Author Share Posted October 25, 2013 Does it happen at all volumes??? Is it happening in both speakers??? Rog Sorry, man. Somehow I missed this. Its just one speaker and its only at pretty high volume. I can listen to them with no problem at a reasonable volume. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philly0116 Posted October 25, 2013 Author Share Posted October 25, 2013 On a side note, on the picture you can see that one banana plug is capped off. On the other speaker the 2 banana plugs on the right are both capped off, not just one.....for what thats worth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derrickdj1 Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 Willand, I like how you signature looks. It is easy to read. The new forum makes most signatures a faint blue. Maybe, I just need stronger glasses, loll. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willland Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 (edited) Willand, I like how you signature looks. It is easy to read. The new forum makes most signatures a faint blue. Maybe, I just need stronger glasses, loll. Thank you sir. You need to go in to "Edit My Profile" and then "Signature" and customize to your liking. You have to choose the color of your headings and the body of your signature. As you can see, I chose a red/orange color for my headings and black for the gear listings themselves. Many fonts, colors, and sizes to choose from. Bill Edited October 26, 2013 by willland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derrickdj1 Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 Thanks Bill! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 Does it happen at all volumes??? Is it happening in both speakers??? Rog Sorry, man. Somehow I missed this. Its just one speaker and its only at pretty high volume. I can listen to them with no problem at a reasonable volume. Sounds EXACTLY like the issue I had with an RF-5. Moderate volumes, it'd play all day with no issues. Crank it and it'd pop like heck. Come to find out, the lead from the wire terminal that runs across the spider to the center of the driver was touching the frame ONLY during high excursion. Pull the driver that's giving you issues and closely look at those particular wires to see if they're close to the frame anywhere. All you have to do is reposition it. Problem gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philly0116 Posted October 27, 2013 Author Share Posted October 27, 2013 Does it happen at all volumes??? Is it happening in both speakers??? Rog Sorry, man. Somehow I missed this. Its just one speaker and its only at pretty high volume. I can listen to them with no problem at a reasonable volume. Sounds EXACTLY like the issue I had with an RF-5. Moderate volumes, it'd play all day with no issues. Crank it and it'd pop like heck. Come to find out, the lead from the wire terminal that runs across the spider to the center of the driver was touching the frame ONLY during high excursion. Pull the driver that's giving you issues and closely look at those particular wires to see if they're close to the frame anywhere. All you have to do is reposition it. Problem gone. I appreciate the suggestion!! I will take a look!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 Had a chance to peek inside yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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