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Crackling in Speakers
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My receiver is a 2002 Panasonic SA-ZR45. For the past few years a crackling sound has penetrated the speakers. When I shut the receiver off the crackling gees away. Until recently. Now, the crackling is on all the time and I had to switch to the TV speakers, not too good. What could be the cause of he crackling, and how can it be fixed? Or, should I invest in a new receiver?
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bagman #294783 03/03/10 01:50 AM
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I'm guessing the crackling might not be good for your speakers at louder levels, you've been allowing this for a few years, that would drive me crazy... what speakers are you using?


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SirQuack #294790 03/03/10 02:25 AM
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Is it coming from both speakers?


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Adrian #294791 03/03/10 02:34 AM
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I have 4 M 3s, a center and rear, and a sub (6 Total + sub). It comes from all, starting from the rear and working its way all around, one-by-one.

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Is it all the time or just when you turn it up?


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It happens now all the time. If fact I've had it off for the past five days.

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bagman #294824 03/03/10 04:26 AM
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Time to get a new receiver, I think, as it's likely not very cost-effective to get your current receiver serviced.

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Baggy, a more up-to-date receiver would probably be a good idea, but there's a possibility that this is simply the result of a dirty volume control. With the receiver turned off, run the volume control(if the unit does have a volume knob)rapidly up and down between the min and max settings at least a couple dozen times to see if this helps by cleaning it a bit.


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JohnK #294848 03/03/10 12:40 PM
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I was thinking that too John. When I went searching for some info on roughly what year digital volume controls became more popular than analogue (prone to crackles,)I found this interesting statement in a short article discussing the pros and cons of both.

"A digital volume control has its own problems. Each 6dB reduction in volume from the maximum setting throws away one bit of resolution. A low volume setting (say, 30dB of attenuation) is equivalent to discarding five bits. If you had true 20-bit resolution in your D/A converter, you'd be listening to 15-bit audio instead of 20-bit. The lower the volume setting, the greater the loss in resolution. "

Anyone with better knowledge care to comment if this is still current and how relevant it is? Here is the link for reference purposes.

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Murph #294860 03/03/10 03:31 PM
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John and Murph, Thanks for the tip, unfortunately it did not work. Looks like a new receiver is answer. Not a bad thing. Any recommendations on one with a price point lower than $400?
Again, thank you.

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