Monitor 7b woofer pop

MORONGOBOB
MORONGOBOB Posts: 3
in Vintage Speakers
Hi my name is Bob and I am new here. I bought a
Pair of Monitor 7b's and I'm using a Marantz reciever and the woofers are popping. The receiver is rated
at 52 watts. Is this a common issue.
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  • Nightfall
    Nightfall Posts: 10,086
    How loud do you have it turned up if the volume dial is a clock? Past 11 o'clock?

    How much is the bass turned up in the tone controls?

    Does it have a "loudness" button and are you using it?
    afterburnt wrote: »
    They didn't speak a word of English, they were from South Carolina.

    Village Idiot of Club Polk
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  • MORONGOBOB
    MORONGOBOB Posts: 3
    Yes. Past 11 bass maxed and loudness on.
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  • Nightfall
    Nightfall Posts: 10,086
    MORONGOBOB wrote: »
    Yes. Past 11 bass maxed and loudness on.

    My spidey senses are tingling...
    afterburnt wrote: »
    They didn't speak a word of English, they were from South Carolina.

    Village Idiot of Club Polk
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  • MORONGOBOB
    MORONGOBOB Posts: 3
    Sorry I'm pretty new at Vintage audio. I still expect all speakers to sound like a subwoofer. The 7b's do sound very awesome.
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  • Nightfall
    Nightfall Posts: 10,086
    Benefit of the doubt...

    Get a subwoofer with high level inputs, bypass tone controls, turn off the loudness switch, and keep the volume below 11 o'clock.
    afterburnt wrote: »
    They didn't speak a word of English, they were from South Carolina.

    Village Idiot of Club Polk
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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    MORONGOBOB wrote: »
    Sorry I'm pretty new at Vintage audio. I still expect all speakers to sound like a subwoofer.

    Why?

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  • gudnoyez
    gudnoyez Posts: 8,124
    Sounds like you need a pair of Cerwin Vegas. That is if you like it loud and a over emphasis on the Bass, or turn it down a bit and ease off the tone controls hopefully you haven't done any damage.
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  • txcoastal1
    txcoastal1 Posts: 13,285
    gudnoyez wrote: »
    Sounds like you need a pair of Cerwin Vegas. That is if you like it loud and a over emphasis on the Bass, or turn it down a bit and ease off the tone controls hopefully you haven't done any damage.

    Even Cerwin Vegas won't give him justice on 52watt Marantz...somethings going to blow
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  • cooley53
    cooley53 Posts: 26
    Sorry about that Bob, but I think you might have to learn the hard way.
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  • motorhead43026
    motorhead43026 Posts: 3,897
    Blown equipment and ear drums so be it, I am not impressed.
    The best way to predict the future is to invent it.

    It is imperative that we recognize that an opinion is not a fact.
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  • halo71
    halo71 Posts: 4,603
    Poor speakers......
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  • PolkieMan
    PolkieMan Posts: 2,446
    Even if it is still able to output 52 actual watts in it's twilight years you may be over-driving/clipping it, causing it to loose any damping that it has at normal volumes and with the bass set for a more natural sound
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