Nope, Non of the ends of the speaker wires is touching each other, I made it thin enough for them to fit on the holes of the speaker connection on the back, That way non of the wires sticks out, Anyways, I havent heard it clicking for sometime, But how can you be so sure that it could be the grounding within the receiver itself?, And besides, I really can't aford purchasing another receiver due to being unemployed.