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Well, I didn't when I was running that experiment, because I took them out. 😄 Totally worthwhile checking, but I am comfortable with how that works. Thanks again to everybody for their help & suggestions!

As certain as I can be. See the recording above; I can replicate the same results any time I hear a crackle. There are some local shops, but they're pretty focused on selling gear that is substantially outside my budget (at least, based on their websites). I'll drop them a line and ask if they...

Thank you all! Not the ideal outcome from my point of view, but I really appreciate your help in getting here!

The manual says the crossover is at 2.5 kHz, which I assume is appropriate for the tweeters. The tweeters themselves are JBL 050 Ti, but I've not yet found any more information about them.

Thanks both for your thoughts! In that case, S/PDIF coming from my laptop. I hear the same effect with Airplay streaming from my phone, though. Ugh. That's obviously not what I wanted to hear, but thank you nonetheless!

That's what I've understood, but it's not a sharp cutoff, right? There's some reduction of power as a function of frequency, so conceivably a strong enough signal at lower frequencies could still cause the tweeter to do... something. (Sorry, I'm new to this, and I'm learning as I go!) But this...

Actually, I remembered we had an old mini system in storage, so I dug it out and wired it up to these speakers. And sure enough... the tweeters are still crackling, in just the same way.

Thanks both for your help! As far as I can tell the amp is in good condition, and works properly with other speakers. Unfortunately I don't have another handy for a comparison; I'll see if I can track one down. Yes, after I'd been wondering why the nice piece of Satie I'd been listening to to...

Hello, I've recently acquired a pair of old-but-gorgeous JBL L 60 floor-standers (these, not the older, more common, L 60 T). At low volumes, they sound amazing (to my fairly uneducated ears, at least). But when I turn the volume up, I hear a bunch of crackling and popping sounds coming from...