Is my amp clipping?

The noise is actually in every tweeter I tried -- even switched to a different speaker all together.

My preamp is by Van Alstine, I actually just got it as a used piece of equipment from his shop -- so it shouldn't have any crud...

So, noone's heard of Oppo CD players doing something like this?

Here's an easy troubleshooting step.

Plug your Oppo's L&R analog outputs directly into the Belles Amplifier. Turn the Oppo on, press the volume down button on the Oppo remote about 20 times to insure the built-in digital variable volume is set to a very low level. Turn on the Belles and play a tune. Once a CD is playing, gradually turn up the Opp's volume using the volume up button on the remote.

The Oppo has variable volume built-in, so you can bypass the pre-amp as a test. Actually, if you have a single source, you don't even need a pre-amp. Try it. If the problem goes away, its the pre-amp. If the problem still exist, try a different source or a different amplifier if you have one or can borrow one.

Enjoy,

TIC

I tend to agree with Chadnliz, sounds like your tweeter got fried. Maybe you could hook up your Oppo CD player to a friend's equipment and see if you have the same problem, then you will know it's the CD player. Personally, I have never heard of any CD player as being the culprit in these types of situations, it's usually the power amp.

I remember my Levinson CD player used to make a downright horrible noise (through the speakers). If I turned it off then tried to play it without waiting about 30 minutes, sounded like all hell breaking loose.
The dealer I bought it from said: Oh yeah, this is "normal".

Thanks guys.

This weekend I'll take all the components over to a friends house and see if the noise follows.

Has anyone had any CDs that were 99% fine but had a crackle or pop in one or two places?