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  1. Sorry it has been a long time but things are hectic with a new house. Anyway, I am still seeing this problem.

    I had a friend over the other day and it was making the noise and removed the manual for it which I had sitting on top (of the receiver) covering some of the vents and the noise tapered off after a moment. It is not 100% reliable, but fanning into the vents in the top seem to help most of the time. How can a brand new HK be overheating?!? Am I screwed?

  2. Thanks for all the responses!

    I have not had much time to investigate lately. The problem seemed to go away when I moved the receiver away from the other components but after a couple days it was back (but fainter than before) and today after work it was back in full force. It was as loud as ever today while watching tv. The room is in the basement/lower level of our new house. The oil furnace is through a wall relatively close to the setup. I don't think it happens every time the furnace runs but am not positive (it provides out hot water so it runs year round). I have mostly high quality cables with the exception of the sat to rec cable which is a fairly high gauge no-name rca bundle (L,R,vid):

    rec to speakers: monster wire w/ monst connectors

    rec to TV: component

    dvd to rec: component, dig coax

    sat to rec: rca bundle (red, white, yellow)

    Could this cable cause a prob? I have yet to hear it while watching a dvd but the wife says she has seen the problem during dvd operations. [We never turn the sat box off] Disconnecting this cable did not stop the buzzing noise.

    Today when I was hearing the buzz again, I moved the speaker cable to the RH front channel and the noise stopped (coincidence or not, I do not know).

    Also, I have the tv power cable plugged into the rec and the rest of the power cord run to an APC surge protector.

    **I JUST REMEMBERED: I had to get one of those stupid Radio Shack remote wireless phone systems for the sat box which requires a phone jack. The sender/source is upstairs and the receiver is right next to the HT. What does it use? RF, I think. Maybe that is the problem?? I need to unplug it the next time we get the buzz in the HT.

  3. There are no halogen lights in the room.

    It sounds like a typical feedback with noise in the signal. I guess a cross between the bee and snake. It does not occur 100% of the time but when it does happen, it continues for anywhere from 30 sec to 10 min.

    **Update: I moved the receiver away from the tv, dvd, and sat box and have not heard the sound in 2 days. Hopefully, it was noise from 1 or all of the above and the problem is solved. Anybody else seen this issue?

  4. Hey everybody-

    Have had my first HT system up and running now for almost a month.

    I have noticed a disturbing problem though. I am getting an intermittent

    buzzing/static sound through all speakers. I started with the RF-15s and

    recently added the RC-25 (the problem was present before and after the addition

    of the center channel). The sound cuts in during tv shows and remains for

    anywhere from 30 sec to 10 min. It's the audio version of a snow-storm on

    the screen (the actual sound is very faint in the background but cranking the

    vol would be way too much static). It is independent of the surr sound

    mode on the receiver, volume, tv channel. Turning the power off and back

    on does not help. My wife says she has had the problem while watching a

    dvd also, but I have only seen it with our dish network box providing the

    signal.

    We just moved so the setup is only temp with the receiver literally next to the

    TV (32" Toshiba) where they are almost touching and dvd and cable box are stacked on the receiver. Is it a shielding

    problem?

    Receiver is a HK AVR 340 brand new.

  5. OK, so it's not really a HT with just 2 speakers but it's on the way! I'm really excited!!

    I got a good deal on a pair of RF-15s (I realize they are bottom of the Ref line, but they are Ref). I also bought a HK AVR 340. I am now looking for a center channel, sub, and surrounds (probably in that order). I was thinking about

    center: maybe an RC-25 if I can find one in my price range

    sub: KSW10 or KSW12

    surround: no ideas

    They will come, slowly but surely. I do not want to skimp on the center but the 25 may be overkill - I would like to hear some opinions. Thanks

  6. I am starting from the ground up...

    pair of Synergy SF-1s

    Now, the next step to find a receiver that will fill them out. I

    am leaning toward HK or Denon from research and past experience.

    The SF-1 are rated at 100 W by Klipsch. I know I don't want the

    fanciest megawattage unit but I was thinking since I don't have a fancy

    HDTV, maybe a used receiver like a HK AVR 3xx (335,330,etc). I

    would like to have outputs for a second room and the ability to handle

    most DVD audio. I am not so worried about the video perf (I know

    I'm not investing in HDMI stuff very soon). I am not quite as

    familiar with the recent Denon product lines- would a 3801 be

    comparable to a HK 3xx or 4xx? Thanks for any advice!

    BTW- saving dinero on the receiver leaves room for the needed center

    channel and sub (I hope) but that's probably another post...

  7. Thanks for the response!

    What are my connectiviuty options for the 4.1 system and a decent quality receiver? The input to the setup is a couple of headphone-jack style connections (1 for front, 1 for surround, I assume). Am I stuck using a pc with my HT in order to use these speakers? Thanks

  8. Hey folks, I recently got out of college and moved on the to the real

    world. I have always been a big Klipsch fan but have never had

    the dollars to spare to get into them[:(] (I grew up with a Dad who had

    a nice NAD amp/preamp setup but multimedia has passed him by

    now). The only exception was a Promedia 4.1 system I recieved as

    a gift a couple years ago. I know this has been asked before, but

    I am looking for the latest and most up-to-date advice about adapting

    the promedia setup to a home theater/reciever. I do not have a

    reciever yet b/c I'm kinda waiting for technology to slow if

    possible. I'd like to see an HK with HDMI inputs/outputs (maybe

    that's already out there) but that's another story.

    My dilemma now is: Can I use these speakers (with the addition of

    a center channel) with a HT? ... or should I leave them with the

    computer? The sub would be great for a HT IMO.

    It would be nice if I do NOT have to start from scratch- ie needing all speakers and a reciever.

    Also, if the brains of this system (RH and sub) will not work, can I

    use the 2 sats (with the headphone style minijacks) as sats in a HT or

    do they need to stay with the 4.1 system?

    I post here in HT b/c I want a HT perspective: what, if any, sound

    quality will I see with these speaker as opposed to a normal HT

    setup.

    Thanks for any and all advice!

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