Hi all,
I'm having some weird times with my Pioneer VSX-520K amplifier. Basically, my speakers will occasionally crackle. It is hard to explain - I will be listening to a piece, and suddenly the clarity won't be there - it will distort and not sound right - the best way to describe it is that it will suddenly sound like it was recorded in the 1930s. I generally fix it by pressing stop, play again, then going back to the bit and continuing, which seems to fix it.
It seems strangely inconsistent - I'll test it at a certain volume, it'll crackle/distort, then I'll come back to it again but this time with a louder volume and it will be fine. Likewise, it can sometimes stuff up at lower volumes.
So I am not 100% sure if it is the amp - It seems that it might be though, as my previous speakers encountered the same issue (although not as much). It also sometimes does the same thing with my headphones, when plugged into the headphone slot on the amp.
It is frustrating I can't describe it in a better way - but hopefully you get the idea/know what I mean!
Any thoughts?
Cheers
Edit: Even just testing it then on my headphones - if I adjust the volume upwards to quite high levels, it createsa similar sort of crackling to the type I get randomly. Does this sound like a lack of power problem or something like that?
