Thanks, John! That won't take long since there's only 1 knob on the receiver :D I'll also try taking a q-tip and some alcohol to the binding post in the back too, just in case... [UPDATE: Turning the volume knob didn't do anything to the distortion. Interestingly (to me, anyway) the...
As a longtime lurker, I figured I would come here with my speaker distortion/crackle problem. Here's the deal: I noticed the distortion/crackle coming out of only the left channel of my 5.1 setup (Onkyo HT-S770). I tried different sources (no change) and changed the bare wire connection to...
RCA has a short-run, flat co-ax which it says is "perfect" for connecting inside and outside cables for satellites under windows, etc. BUT, it doesn't mention if its RG6 or not. A google search turned up some combination wire (coax, phone, networking,etc. called "ribbon", I think), but I think...
But doesn't that create a sort of bottleneck that would negate the benefit of the RG6?
Also, I seem to remember hearing something a few years back about a device that you attached to each side of the glass and passed the signal through. Is that still around, or was it a bad application that...
...RCA has a short-run, flat co-ax which it says is "perfect" for connecting inside and outside cables for satellites. BUT, it doesn't mention if its RG6 or not. A google search turned up some combination wire (coax, phone, networking,etc.), but I think that's a little much for me.
Anyone...