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Schiit Loki equalizer causing POPPING SOUND

I cannot figure this one out. It occurs in my (R) speaker only, upon turning on the equalizer’s adjustment settings, and then again, when I shut off or turn on the Loki. Annoying and startling on my Klipsch Cornwall Heritage pair.
Any suggestion would be appreciated and thanks!

Dave

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fuzztone
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Warranty if they honor it.

mlsstl
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Did you try switching the cables from left to right in & out of the Loki to see if the sound moves to the other side?  That would confirm that its the Loki and not something else. (Example, the Loki could be fine but there is some DC offset from the preamp.)

 

erik_squires
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It sounds like a coupling cap has gone bad perhaps. If this is in a chain with a tube pre, that would make even more sense. If that's true, consider having the tube pre looked at as well, or measure DC on the outputs with a basic multimeter.

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