Speaker Issues
hordo
Posts: 2
Hi... hoping you can help me with 2 minor problems:
I have a Kenwood Receiver (and cd player, etc), and Polk Audio speakers. The equipment is now approaching maybe 10 years old and has been through 3 moves of my home, but still seems in fine working condition (aside from the problems i'm having). I'm currently using the 2 large main speakers and one center speaker on top of my entertainment center.
My problem is that the sound pops in and out, mostly out these days, when i'm playing a cd. Is this a wiring issue, where i need to get new speaker wire? Or is it just that the speakers are old and i need a new set of speakers? Or is it a receiver issue?
The other problem i have is that sometimes when i'm playing my music loudly, for example if i'm having a party or if i'm just taking a shower and playing the music loud, the whole stereo shuts down in the middle of a song as a sort of power failure and the power on the stereo needs to be turned back on from scratch (the fuse doesn't blow for the entire house, just on the stereo)
I'm wondering why this is and what i can do to fix my two problems.
Thanks for the help.
-Jordan
I have a Kenwood Receiver (and cd player, etc), and Polk Audio speakers. The equipment is now approaching maybe 10 years old and has been through 3 moves of my home, but still seems in fine working condition (aside from the problems i'm having). I'm currently using the 2 large main speakers and one center speaker on top of my entertainment center.
My problem is that the sound pops in and out, mostly out these days, when i'm playing a cd. Is this a wiring issue, where i need to get new speaker wire? Or is it just that the speakers are old and i need a new set of speakers? Or is it a receiver issue?
The other problem i have is that sometimes when i'm playing my music loudly, for example if i'm having a party or if i'm just taking a shower and playing the music loud, the whole stereo shuts down in the middle of a song as a sort of power failure and the power on the stereo needs to be turned back on from scratch (the fuse doesn't blow for the entire house, just on the stereo)
I'm wondering why this is and what i can do to fix my two problems.
Thanks for the help.
-Jordan
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I had a similar problem with a Pioneer CD changer. My problem was that the sound would stop coming from the left speaker only. The right speaker was unaffected.
I tried many trouble shooting ideas. I switched out speaker cable, interconnect cables ect. After some time, I came to realize that the problem was the RCA jack on the back of the CD changer. It had broken. The only thing I could come up with was by pushing on & pulling off RCA cables throughout the years, something had come loose inside the player.
I now use the digital output on this CD changer, and it works fine. Maybe your issue has to do with a connector also.
As far as the power going out, I don't know what that could be. Since your gear is 10 years old, I doubt there is any warranty left. You may consider taking it in for service. Then again, since it is 10 years old, this could be just the reason for you to upgrade to a nice Dolby Digital/DTS reciever.Bob Mayo, on the keyboards. Bob Mayo. -
RCA's could be doing the intermittant thing as gm suggests.
What concerns me more at this point is the protection shut down that's occurring. I am assuming this is a new problem also. This could be the result of a speaker wire problem allowing current to leak. If you have a VOM you can easily test the wire runs.More later,
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what is a VOM and how can that be easily checked? the protection shut down has been going on for about a year now, only once in a while when i make it fairly loud (although still within reason in my opinion). I appreciate all the advice you are all providing. Thanks
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Don't know how to use it...Bob Mayo, on the keyboards. Bob Mayo. -
Well, obviously my assumption was incorrect. Your amp has been telling you for sometime that it cannot handle the load at volume. It would behoove you to listen to what it's saying and back off a bit.
The VOM use in this case would be to check that there is no short between each wire's two leads. Set the VOM to 0-10 ohm range and with the speaker leads disconnected from the amp end, touch the VOM's probes to the wires. Reading should be 4 or more ohms depending on the speaker's nominal impedance. If it's less, the wire is likely bad...More later,
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Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt. - Old English Proverb
"Death doesn't come with a Uhaul." - Dennis Gardner
"It's easy to get lost in price vs performance vs ego vs illusion." - doro
"There is a certain entertainment value in ripping the occaisonal (sic) buttmunch..." - TroyD -
Sounds like a possible output transistor failure. I think your reciever is the problem, so either get it to a repair shop or replace it.Political Correctness'.........defined
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