Scrivs
New Member
Hello everyone,
For the last couple of days I've been having issues with one of my KRK RP5 monitors and I was hoping that any of you could either give me some advice, or perhaps tell me what's causing it.
I've been using these monitors for about 7 to 8 years now, but recently my left monitor has continually been cutting in and out.
What I mean by that, is that it seems to be losing power somehow, because when this happens it produces a slight popping sound, or crackle, followed by a second of silence, at which point it comes back again.
This happens very sporadically - it could happen multiple times in a row, or it just won't happen for several minutes.
Right now, for instance, when the monitor is powered on but not playing any music, I can hear it popping and crackling. Sometimes just once, at other times up to five times in a row.
Because I had the impression that it was losing power, I thought that maybe the power cord was faulty. So I switched the power cords up between the two monitors, to see whether or not the right monitor would then be having the same issue, but it didn't. It was again the left monitor that was acting up.
Having given this some more thought I figured that this made sense, of course, because the power indicator on the monitor isn't actually blinking or turning off when the monitor cuts out - signifying that it's still being powered correctly.
Another thing that I noticed later on is that the monitor doesn't actually fully cut out. In other words, when it cuts out, most of the times it seems like the tweeter is still acting the way it's supposed to, but that only the 5" woofer cuts out. I say this because I don't hear a big difference in my highs during a cut-out, just a significant loss in my mids and lows.
Now, to give you all a better impression of what exactly it is that I'm talking about, I will attach a 2,5min recording that I made of my left monitor playing a song in which you can clearly hear it cutting out at several points.
https://soundcloud.com/silens-music/studio-monitor-issue/s-dQ8tx
So, obviously, my question is if anyone of you perhaps has any idea what could be causing this? Any input from your end would really be greatly appreciated.
I have the following setup: I use the M-Audio Audiophile 2496 Soundcard in my PC, to this I have connected the Dr. DAC DX2 using an RCA cable, this then sends the output of my PC to my KRK RP10 subwoofer through another set of RCA cables, and then, finally, my two monitors are plugged into the Output of the subwoofer using XLR's.
I use these monitors for both music production and casual listening so you can imagine how much this bothers me.
Thanks in advance, everyone.
For the last couple of days I've been having issues with one of my KRK RP5 monitors and I was hoping that any of you could either give me some advice, or perhaps tell me what's causing it.
I've been using these monitors for about 7 to 8 years now, but recently my left monitor has continually been cutting in and out.
What I mean by that, is that it seems to be losing power somehow, because when this happens it produces a slight popping sound, or crackle, followed by a second of silence, at which point it comes back again.
This happens very sporadically - it could happen multiple times in a row, or it just won't happen for several minutes.
Right now, for instance, when the monitor is powered on but not playing any music, I can hear it popping and crackling. Sometimes just once, at other times up to five times in a row.
Because I had the impression that it was losing power, I thought that maybe the power cord was faulty. So I switched the power cords up between the two monitors, to see whether or not the right monitor would then be having the same issue, but it didn't. It was again the left monitor that was acting up.
Having given this some more thought I figured that this made sense, of course, because the power indicator on the monitor isn't actually blinking or turning off when the monitor cuts out - signifying that it's still being powered correctly.
Another thing that I noticed later on is that the monitor doesn't actually fully cut out. In other words, when it cuts out, most of the times it seems like the tweeter is still acting the way it's supposed to, but that only the 5" woofer cuts out. I say this because I don't hear a big difference in my highs during a cut-out, just a significant loss in my mids and lows.
Now, to give you all a better impression of what exactly it is that I'm talking about, I will attach a 2,5min recording that I made of my left monitor playing a song in which you can clearly hear it cutting out at several points.
https://soundcloud.com/silens-music/studio-monitor-issue/s-dQ8tx
So, obviously, my question is if anyone of you perhaps has any idea what could be causing this? Any input from your end would really be greatly appreciated.
I have the following setup: I use the M-Audio Audiophile 2496 Soundcard in my PC, to this I have connected the Dr. DAC DX2 using an RCA cable, this then sends the output of my PC to my KRK RP10 subwoofer through another set of RCA cables, and then, finally, my two monitors are plugged into the Output of the subwoofer using XLR's.
I use these monitors for both music production and casual listening so you can imagine how much this bothers me.
Thanks in advance, everyone.
