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Dave4242
08-06-05, 09:13 AM
We have a whole house stereo system with about 9 pairs of speakers. There is an impedance-matching selector box as well as a dedicated preamp and amp.
Lately, we have noticed that when we play CD's, the sound coming from every speaker sounds "fuzzy" not really static, but just fuzzy and muddied.
We also have XM radio hooked up to the same system and don't notice it with that. I have checked the connections on the patch cords (Monster Cable), and they seem tight. What else could it be?
Thanks
Dave
Lately, we have noticed that when we play CD's, the sound coming from every speaker sounds "fuzzy" not really static, but just fuzzy and muddied.
We also have XM radio hooked up to the same system and don't notice it with that. I have checked the connections on the patch cords (Monster Cable), and they seem tight. What else could it be?
Thanks
Dave
rav12
08-11-05, 06:04 PM
Maybe a problem with the CD player. I would suspect that rather than the speakers. Have you tried to listen with headphone. If it still sounds funny then this could be it.
If a component (solid state like a transistor or an IC used in the main signal path) has become faulty the signal will get distorted. This can sounds very odd depneding on the type of distortion you are getting (clipping, crossover, non-linearity etc).
If a component (solid state like a transistor or an IC used in the main signal path) has become faulty the signal will get distorted. This can sounds very odd depneding on the type of distortion you are getting (clipping, crossover, non-linearity etc).
Dave4242
08-12-05, 07:46 AM
I also think it's the Cd player. Unfortunately, it is a 400 disc unit which would be an extreme pain to replace. I have another receiver hooked up to it in the family room via a toslink digital connection, and there is no distortion. So I am probably going to use my old Yamaha RX-V596 receiver which has a digital input and hook up the cd player that way. I will then use the Yamaha to power the whole house system with my audiosource amp. The Yamaha is 100 watts per channel while the ext amp is 150 watts per channel. Is there any problem with this setup?
rav12
08-12-05, 01:23 PM
I can't see any problems with the suggested setup. If the digital output from the CD player is working that pretty much confirms a problem with one of the amplifler stages in the CD player.
It does not sounds also like it would be a big deal to fix but you would need the circuit and an oscilloscope although you can get audio signal tracers which are much cheaper. Also of course a digital mutimeter would be essential. If you can or know someone who can fix this for you it will be good to get it working 100%.
It does not sounds also like it would be a big deal to fix but you would need the circuit and an oscilloscope although you can get audio signal tracers which are much cheaper. Also of course a digital mutimeter would be essential. If you can or know someone who can fix this for you it will be good to get it working 100%.