The same thing happened to me with my center channel speaker. I bought the 5.1 reference theater pack from Costco and the center channel speaker keeps cutting out audio in and out, sounds like a crackling sound. I tried using 16 gauge speaker wire but nothing happened, it still keeps doing the same crackling sound. The rest of the speakers sound excellent with no issues. I think the issue is those cheap spring driven connections on the back of the speaker. Its probably not making proper contact with the wire which causes the crackling sound.
Center Speaker Distortion
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The same thing happened to me with my center channel speaker. I bought the 5.1 reference theater pack from Costco and the center channel speaker keeps cutting out audio in and out, sounds like a crackling sound. I tried using 16 gauge speaker wire but nothing happened, it still keeps doing the same crackling sound. The rest of the speakers sound excellent with no issues. I think the issue is those cheap spring driven connections on the back of the speaker. Its probably not making proper contact with the wire which causes the crackling sound.