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Need to figure out how to troubleshoot

I KJ with 2 Peavey SP15 speakers on a 1600w Peavey amp. I am getting intermittent popping in sound and not sure exactly what is causing it. I thought it was coming from cheap mics but got different ones and still have the problem. Besides putting on varying tunes, with no mics, for an extended period of time, to monitor if I experience any bad sounds, is there a way to test the speakers on a more technical level? The speakers sound great otherwise and I have been using them for a number of years.
jsimpson73
erik_squires
16,057 posts
 
It sounds like you have bad caps in your amp.


jsimpson73 OP
1 posts
 
Thank you so much for your response. Would that be something that could be fixed or does that mean replacement of amp? How do I verify diagnosis?
erik_squires
16,057 posts
 
You ask a tech to look at it. :)

And yes, it's easily fixable, but if you are going to spend the money  and time, and the amp is decades old, you probably want to have a comple re-capping done.
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