@russ69 Crackle might not be the best way to describe it. I have never heard the sound before so it’s hard to describe. It was a recording of Ambient music made with a bunch of synthesizers. It could be described as sounding like static you might hear on the radio but not as full.
Magnepan MMGs Crackle Sound
I was listening to an album I had never heard before and I noticed a crackling sound coming out of the speakers. I confirmed it wasn't actually part of the recording by listening thru headphones. What I don't understand is I don't hear it on anything else I listen to. Since I'm not the original owner of the speakers, I contacted Magnepan to get the build date, which was June 2008. Seems like they aren't old enough to go bad after 13 years. I've had them for about 2 months. I don't drive them particularly hard. Max volume in my room is around 88 db. Anything over that is too loud for my ears. My question is how can I troubleshoot the issue to confirm they need to be fixed. I don't want to ship to Magnepan unless absolutely necessary. I know it's not a component issue because I hear the same thing in my office system when listening to the offending album.