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  1. casjr

    subwoofer "hum"

    Is it normal to hear a low-pitched hum comming from my subwoofer when there's no dvd or cd playing through it? It's annoying and makes me think I have something set up or wired wrong.
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    A real "Newbie" question about 5.1 speakers . . .

    I've been frustrated in researching the answer to what must be a pretty basic question about speakers for my home theater. Specifically, for my LR and RR surround sound "satellite" speakers, I obvously have two RCA jacks in the back panel of my SONY receiver for connecting these speakers and...
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    Using Bose Acoustimass for non-Bose system??

    Would a Bose Acoustimass Powered Subwoofer be compatible with my Sony-based HTsystem, or is it proprietary to the Bose Acoustimass system ?
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    Identifying speaker wires

    I have a long run of speaker wire in which both wires are identical ... no markings that I can use to establish + and -. Is there a method using a battery to send current down the one of the two wires so that I can figure out when I have both ends of the same wire in order to establish polarity?
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    Using powered subwoofer speaker bypassing amp?

    If the amplifier inside my powered subwoofer cabinet is blown, how would it work if I bypassed the amp completely and connected directly to the speaker itself? In effect, converting my powered subwoofer to a NON-powered subwoofer.
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    Powered Subwoofer Blown ??

    I hooked up my KLH powered subwoofer to my old Phillips home theater system using the high-level, two-wire inputs, and it sounded great. For awhile. After the music CD that I was listening to ended, I noticed that there was a low-pitched hum coming from the subwoofer. I tried playing the CD...
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    HELP!! TV does not receive HDMI signal from new receiver

    I'm setting up a HT systme for the first time. The problem I'm having is that I'm getting the "No Signal" message from my TV. I am using HDMI connections between the cable box, Blue Ray, receiver and TV. The Blue Ray player to TV works fine. The receiver is showing the "auto detect" mode is...
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    4- ohm speakers on an 8 ohm- receiver??

    Would using my existing 4-ohm home theater speakers with my new receiver that recommends 8 to 16 ohm speakers damage the speakers or the receiver? Or would they work OK, but not optimally?
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    KLH ASW8-120B back panel connections?

    I have connections on the back of my KLH powered subwoofer that I do not understand how to use. I have RCA jacks marked "low level" input and out put and I also have terminals labled "high level out to speakers." (See photo attached.) Can anyone tell me how these outputs can be used...
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