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Paradigm speaker question

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BornStar

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We just got some new front speakers for our home theater system but I've been noticing some flaws in the voice track. We purchased the Paradigm CC-370 and the Studio 9s. The problem is that whenever some text is emphasized or somebody makes a loud noise, there is some crackling that accompanies it. Granted there are several places where this problem could. We're still running some pretty old 16ga. cable to the center (we've got 12 but haven't installed it yet). The reciever is just a Sony STR-DE835 (I'm trying to talk my dad into replacing it) and the DVD player is a reasonably old Sony. Does anybody have any ideas on what would be causing this? It's a little frustrating to drop so much money on some speakers and then not have them perform up to par. TIA.

edit: I was wrong, it's a STR-DE835, not a 885. Right now we're struggling with getting the 12ga. speaker wire into the clips to connect it. Sony didn't think it was necessary to provide 5-way binding posts for the center channel. The DVD player is a Sony DVP-S360 which is connected to the reciever by digital coaxial cable.
 
Originally posted by: Anubis
badd connection? or they are underpowered
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Alright, that's what I was thinking. I rather hope it's not the second one because I don't see my dad plunking down money to buy a better reciever for a little while.
 
Try another set of speakers, use same volume and the same part of a track it happens. If it doesnt, reconnect the Paradigms and see what happens.
 
Does anyone else have any suggestions? Assuming the cable doesn't solve the problem, would a Denon reciever provide cleaner power than the Sony? (I assume it does but I'm not positive.) I'd like to go the pre/pro + amp route but I just don't see my dad going for that. 🙂
 
Originally posted by: BornStar18
Does anyone else have any suggestions? Assuming the cable doesn't solve the problem, would a Denon reciever provide cleaner power than the Sony? (I assume it does but I'm not positive.) I'd like to go the pre/pro + amp route but I just don't see my dad going for that. 🙂
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Yes, the Denon would be a much better move. I'm assuming that you are talking about the AVR-1804 or AVR-2803/2804 model - or, even the AVR-3803. The "DE" series of receivers from Sony are nothing like their higher end receivers - the "ES" series. Also, you might consider looking at the other following receivers: Harman Kardon AVR-230 or the Yamaha RXV-1400. 🙂 - But, before I'd make a move on a better receiver, I'd see if you could borrow a receiver from a friend. I'd hook it up and make sure that it is actually your receiver that is causing the issues.

Some other things to look for: ensure your positive connection from the receiver is connected to the positive connection on the speaker terminal - do the same and ensure the negative connection is the same, etc. You could also check your inter-connects between the DVD player and receiver. There might be a problem with either the optical cable or digital coax cable between the DVD player and receiver.

 
Well, I took the DVD into the place where we bought the speakers and we tested it on the CC-370 and the Monitor 9s and came up with the same problem. The difference was we were able to use a Marantz THX certified reciever and a Marantz DVD player. I think it's quite possible that there was just a problem with the person's mic. While by no means conclusive, I'm pretty happy it doesn't appear to be the reciever. I'm going to try to get some new dipolar surround speakers before I tackle a new reciever.
 
What it is NOT is speaker power. The recommended power to drive them is 15 watts. If it is the receiver, its because it is starting to go.

I would still suggest the cables. Cut off an inch at each end, and see what happens. Sometimes oxidation causes bad connections.
 
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