ScottL

Thanks for the suggestions. I'm leaning towards a pair of mounts from http://www.btech-usa.com (model BT6). I haven't been able to find anything negative about them and they're almost half the price of the 10.0 OmniMounts. -Scott

Does anyone have a product recommendation for mounting the SS-1 to a wall? I need a bracket with tilt and swivel. So far the only suggestion I've seen is from omnimount.com. Any others? Thanks -Scott

Yes, I've tested the receiver with DVD, radio and CD... all produce the same distortion. I don't think I emphasized in my earlier post exactly how bad the distortion is. I'm confident that this is not how the speaker should sound. I understand that you sometimes get some static on voices with horn speakers and I sometimes catch that on my floor standing units but this is much, much worse. Prior to purchasing the set of speakers I listened to it on a couple different receivers, all similar to what I have now, and they sounded fine. I immediately noticed the distortion when I hooked them up so I don't think it's something I developed an ear for. My fiance also noticed it right away and I don't think she could distinguish the difference in sound quality between a $200 setup and a $5000 setup. Also, I didn't mean to imply that the speakers were causing the receiver to malfunction. It's my fiances receiver and she's moved it from apartment to apartment several times without repackaging it well so it could be something lose inside for all I know. -Scott

Thanks for all of the quick replies to my problem. It turns out that the receiver is definitely the problem. Gils suggestion nailed it. The center sounds great when I attach it to anything BUT the center output. Unfortunately, during my monkeying around the right front output has stopped working completely. This receiver is a couple years old but I've only used it with fronts... this is my first surround sound setup. The receiver is a very low-end JVC that's turned out to be a real POS. I guess I'll be in the market for a replacement now. Thanks again for all of the suggestions! -Scott

I just purchased a set of Klipsch speakers (SF-1, SC-1, SS-1) and I'm having trouble with the sound quality on the center. The other speakers sound great but the center has some real harsh sounding distortion that's primarily noticable on voices. "S" and "T" sounds are especially bad, they come out sounding static-like. I thought the speaker was busted so I exchanged for another but the same problem occured. I've double checked the wiring and connections and everything looks good. Treble adjustment doesn't seem to matter either. I have also noticed that the louder the person is speaking, the less I hear distortion. I tested this in surround mode and with radio, same results. The only thing that I can think of it that my receiver is too weak (I think it's rated at something like 40W/channel). Does anyone have any other thought or suggestions? Thanks -Scott