Who upgraded the speakers? They are very expensive to upgrade. This whole thing sounds suspect. $3800 sounds very cheap. If Meridian did the upgrade they would be fully tested and should be as good as factory new.

See my other post on your center. I highly suspect your drivers are damaged. Most folks refuse to ship 5500's and up unless they have factory boxes. Damaged drivers will crackle and probably overload the amp.

- Fiddler (IMHO)

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