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Sound cuts out occasionally in my system

Lately I'm finding that occasionally (every 10 hours of listening or so), the sound cuts out of my system and comes back a second or two later. This is usually accompanied by a loud popping noise when the sound comes out and back in.

Seeing as this can't be good for my system, any ideas on how I can go about pinpointing this? I don't know where to start, as it could be my power conditioner, DAC, source, preamp, crossover (Marchand) or amp.

The only things I've determined is that, since it happens in both speakers at once, it's not an interconnect problem. I'll also say that this also happened once when a CD was not playing in the source, so that would seem to rule out the source (though the source was powered on at the time).
rrolack
orpheus10
5,988 posts
 
Discover the source of the problem by swapping the components one at a time.
rrolack OP
54 posts
 
No tube rectifier in the pre.
lougiants
76 posts
 
If you have a dealer that you have a good relationship with they could lend you some gear to help troubleshoot.

Do you get any static (or light crackle) before the music cuts out or is just an immediate dropout in both channels at once?
elevick
2,439 posts
 
Some solid state have thermal protection. Check with the company. I had this problem with my Music Hall.
rrolack OP
54 posts
 
There is some crackle and pop immediately as the sound cuts out, but not in the few seconds before.
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