Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Advice from Axiom Owners Back surrounds, static sound/distortion

Last night the wife and I where watching The Polar Express, loud. The movie was giving my QS8 a real working out.

about half in the movie when the tom hanks is on top of the train yelling right/left to get back on the tracks and when it hits the tracks it makes a loud bang.

That is about when the static sound/distortion but more like static on loud parts and a little on quite parts.

I find that it is worse when I watch movies in THX Cinema then the DTS/DD.

I even tryed music in Neo 6 then THX music and THX sounds like crap.

I have the Onkyo 806 and have had it for only a half year, does anyone else have this trouble. I just wanted to ask you guys before I try the customer service that Onkyo offer...

Does my Onkyo need a update or somthing, or is it broken? if it is broken then would none work of the sound settings work eg. DTS/Ect not just THX?


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Did more testing and it seems to be on THX did a a/b test on the music intro of fight club and DTS=fine THX cenima=Distortion

Is it through all the speakers, only the mains, only the surrounds? it is possible one driver/tweeter in a speaker is blown.

Just the backs and when I stand on a stool and listen to them and switch THX cuts in and out and is popings and distorted. All most like a digital distortion if that makes any sence

Also did the white noise test for all speakers and it sounds fine from the backs, also setting the level calibration it sounds fine.

To rule out the speakers, hook a different pair up to the rear terminals. If the static follows, it is not the speakers.

I will test my old speakers on Sunday, I hope I did not blow them does my warranty cover such an event?

When you say "old", not sure I understand. Are the rear Qs8's the only Axioms you own? All you have to do is move the wires from your other speakers to that terminal. Or, move your Qs8's to another terminal to see if the static follows the Qs8's.

Axiom's warranty is not going to cover your old, other brand speakers.

Of course, I could be not understanding what your saying.

Going to get the old bookshelf speakers (JVC) from the basement and put them in place of the Qs8 to see if the distortion still is there. If it is still there then it must be my receiver or my HTPC but I did not change any settings and looked over them twice.

how can I tell if one of the tweeters/woofer are blowen on the Qs8

Is it easier to take a QS8 down and connect it to a front main wire? This way you will now for sure if it is the speaker. If the Q still sounds fuzzy at that point the speaker is bad and you can try to tell which drivr is gone, if the Q sounds good then the wiring to the surrounds could be loose or the amp section for the surround is causing an issue and the Onkyo would nedd to go in for repair

To tell which driver you should be able to tell with your ear listening closely to each driver. If they all sound bad it could be a crossover issue as well.