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Greg Bartusch

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Re: Issue with JBL PRX Speakers
« Reply #10 on: September 23, 2020, 03:18:49 PM »

You may have a failed or failing electrolytic capacitor in the power amp module. That kind of failure can lead to several weird things, possibly including high frequency parasitic oscillations. A cold solder joint is also a possibility, I guess.
Thanks Bill, I'll look into that.
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Re: Issue with JBL PRX Speakers
« Reply #11 on: September 23, 2020, 03:20:14 PM »

We're these outlets in the same room and on the same circuit breaker or not?
Everything is on the same 40A circut.
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Seth Udoll

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Re: Issue with JBL PRX Speakers
« Reply #12 on: September 23, 2020, 05:08:05 PM »

10:1 it's not an issue with the AC power.  The volts come from the same place, and if the neutral is contaminated by a PSU that dumps harmonics, it's gonna be everywhere, not just in 1 circuit.
Still worth eliminating the simplest possible causes, even at 100:1... IMO  Standard process of elimination.
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Seth Udoll

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Re: Issue with JBL PRX Speakers
« Reply #13 on: September 23, 2020, 05:12:10 PM »

Everything is on the same 40A circut.
You might consider what else is on that 40A circuit and just try one out at another location and see if there is any change in behavior.
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Greg Bartusch

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Re: Issue with JBL PRX Speakers
« Reply #14 on: September 23, 2020, 08:37:08 PM »

You might consider what else is on that 40A circuit and just try one out at another location and see if there is any change in behavior.
It's a dedicated 40A circuit. In my thread I mention that when I hit the speaker on the side with my hand, the crackling sound will go away. It might come back in 5 minutes or 2 hours later. My console is in the back of the club and the crackling sound is very faint and you've got to be next to the speaker to hear it. The 8.5k is only happening to 1 of the speakers. This issue has been going on for a few years now and I just deal with it. I took the speaker apart a year ago, but found visibly no issues.
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Re: Issue with JBL PRX Speakers
« Reply #15 on: September 23, 2020, 08:56:06 PM »

Some internal connection in the gain stage is likely causing this. Internal connectors, bad solder joints, something along those lines. It's going to take some component level repair skills and working with live, exposed circuitry. If you've got some background in that have at it but it's definitely one false move and you've destroyed the PC board or even sent yourself to the hospital style repair. Why do I keep stressing this? It's because if you have to ask you're probably going to have trouble.

It's a dedicated 40A circuit. In my thread I mention that when I hit the speaker on the side with my hand, the crackling sound will go away. It might come back in 5 minutes or 2 hours later. My console is in the back of the club and the crackling sound is very faint and you've got to be next to the speaker to hear it. The 8.5k is only happening to 1 of the speakers. This issue has been going on for a few years now and I just deal with it. I took the speaker apart a year ago, but found visibly no issues.
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Scott Holtzman

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Re: Issue with JBL PRX Speakers
« Reply #16 on: September 24, 2020, 02:31:00 AM »

Some internal connection in the gain stage is likely causing this. Internal connectors, bad solder joints, something along those lines. It's going to take some component level repair skills and working with live, exposed circuitry. If you've got some background in that have at it but it's definitely one false move and you've destroyed the PC board or even sent yourself to the hospital style repair. Why do I keep stressing this? It's because if you have to ask you're probably going to have trouble.


The modules are really inexpensive from JBL.  A few hours of bench time and you are upside down.  Be careful spending money on low value items. 
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Bill Meeks

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Re: Issue with JBL PRX Speakers
« Reply #17 on: September 24, 2020, 08:50:26 AM »


The modules are really inexpensive from JBL.  A few hours of bench time and you are upside down.  Be careful spending money on low value items.

Scott makes the best point. Most of today's electronics is just not worth the hassle of repairing at the component level on a circuit board. There are aggravations of multilayer boards, surface-mounted devices and chip resistors and capacitors so damn small that a guy my age can't even see them anymore ...  ;D.

I was trained and worked for a large part of my life repairing analog and digital things at the component level, but I saw that need slowly fade away over the years as new technology took hold. Unless it's something really simple like an obvious dangling connector or visible corrosion, it might be easiest to simply replace the amp module.
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Jim Thorn

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Re: Issue with JBL PRX Speakers
« Reply #18 on: September 25, 2020, 02:34:21 AM »

In my years as a bench tech, I have run into a few cases where low level random crackles and oscillations have been due to a loose or oxidized mounting screw on a circuit board.  Often, one of the board's mounting screws is used as the only connection between the board's signal ground and the chassis ground.  If that is the case, the screw will usually have a star washer, and it will be on a solder pad of the board.  If the screw or washer's solid connection to the solder pad is compromised, you can get a variety of gremlins.  The fix is simple and safe -- back the screw out a half turn, then re-snug it.  Check each board in the device.  If that was not your problem, you've done no harm.  Certainly worth a try!

Jim Thorn
I've got a pair of PRX525 in a cub I work at. The issue(s) I am having are. When the speakers are turned on and  there  is nothing playing through the speakers , I can hear (and this happens with both speakers) a faint crackling noise. I also explain the sound like crumpling up a paper bag, but 1/4 the volume. The way I eliminate the crackle noise is by hitting the side of the speaker or turning off/turning on the speaker, but usually later the noise may come back.  I've taken the speaker apart in the past and it has the enclosed Crown amplifier inside. I've checked the connections inside and didn't notice anything wrong visually. Anyone have any idea what could cause this?
Also another issue I am having is one  of the speakers has a 8.5k squeal coming out of it, and that's been recent and Ive tried ground lifting the plug, and changing the "D" plug as well with no change. Any suggestions would be great.  Thanks all. -Greg
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Re: Issue with JBL PRX Speakers
« Reply #19 on: September 25, 2020, 06:18:14 AM »

I've had the same problem, crackling noise.
After a few months, when I took my wifi over powerline extender out of the wall socket, the noise was gone.
Maybe you have the same problem in the building?
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