Rear surround problem/question. (1 Viewer)

[Lee Weiss]

After buying a new 5.1 DTS receiver, I bit the bullet and bought some good S-video, optical cables and speaker wire, getting set to test my new setup.

But to my dismay, as with my old receiver, my rears were sounding as if they were blown. I did not calibrate anything or set any levels since the kids are asleep, but the woofers don't seem to be torn. It has a very scratchy and unclear sound. It also seems more evident at low volumes.

What's up here? Before I open the new set of rears I bought, is there some way of testing the speaker? I know it is not the receiver since this one is new.

Any suggestions would help!

 

[Harry Lincoln]

Its best to calibrate the sytem first, but you could try swapping yur rears with your mains, it should be easier to tell if somethings wrong.

Harry.

 

[Larry Rasmussen]

Hi Lee,

Exactly what Harry said above. If you determine that the rears work ok in front then stick the mains in back. If they sound ok you have a weird problem. If they don't then run a short pair of wires from the rear channel outputs on receiver to a set of proven good speaker. If they sound good you have a wiring problem, if bad you have a problem with receiver with clear documentation if you need to return it.