Malev

That's just it boa12, when i have material playing the hiss is still very loud to me. If i'm watching a movie and there is just dialogue, all i'll here is this loud, constant hiss. Anyway, i called my dealer and you know what that prick told me? He told me my problem was the speakers, and said that they werent meant to be played at really high volumes. I did not buy the speakers from him, and i have a feeling that is the reason he is telling me this, but come on, Klipsch speakers arent meant to be played at high volumes? Who the **** is this guy kidding? I may be 17 but i'm not a moron. I was *extremely* insulted by this and he told me that i can bring the receiver in to check it out. Also another problem recently came up, one of the component inputs displays a greyish green picture... sigh, nothing is going right with my new equipment.

On my DA4ES the hiss becomes evident at around -30db, and in their own DSP modes (cinema studio a, b, and c, which sound VERY nice imo) almost DOUBLES the hiss. I guess the only solution is to go with a different receiver, which is the last thing i want to do because i absolutely love this receiver.. sigh

I prefer good looking cable. I like to look at the back of my receiver, and see big, fat, good looking cable and pat myself on the back for having such good looking cable.

yeah thats me

Well, i turned treble gain all the way down when in DSP modes and that cut it in HALF, but the hissing still IS loud, alot louder than id prefer, but i think i can live with it.. sigh I'll call my dealer later on and see what he has to say about it.

I have Klipsch RF-5 mains, RC-7 center, and RS-3 surrounds and i'm pairing them with a Sony DA4ES. Great combination..at lower volumes. At higher volumes there is this insanely loud hiss that is UNBEARABLE. Its not a buzz, it IS a hiss, it sounds like air seeping out. It seems to be coming from the horns about 4 times as loud as from the woofers also. When the receiver is turned all the way up with NO source on (or even connnected) it sounds like its raining, LOUD. I was planning on watching movies at around -30 to -20 on the Receiver, which imho is pretty damn loud and pleasing to my ears, but it is IMPOSSIBLE because of this hiss. Can someone help me PLEASE get rid of this..I have tried unhooking everything one by one, and as of now I only have my dvd player and receiver hooked up via optical. I posted this once before and got directed to some stupid post about how Klipsch speakers are so efficient that they hiss at insanely annoying levels, which i was almost insulted by -Mark

I usually watch TV and play music in 2 channel stereo mode, so no it does not. That seems to be where its most evident.. I understand that they are "more revealing" but there was NO hiss at all at very high volumes with my S38's, so i dont see why these would do it.. ------------------ What? I thought you said this country was free.. This message has been edited by Malev on 09-21-2002 at 06:48 PM

I picked up a pair of RF5's yesterday and there seems to be hissing when they are turned up. I can hear it during quiet parts of movies and music, so it really bothers me. They are being powered by a Sony DA4ES.. I had a pair of jbl studio series (S38's) before these, and they did not hiss at all like the klipsch's. It is coming from BOTH speakers also, and seems to be coming more so from the horns than the woofers themselves.. anybody know what could cause this problem? ------------------ What? I thought you said this country was free..