Replacing Speaker Wire on HTIB. Makes A Difference?

[huma]

I'm not exactly sure where to post this thread, but here's my dilemna.

I purchased a Sony Dream System LF-9 HTIB, integrated dvd player/receiver, as a gift for a friend. I hooked it up to see how it would perform and during intense action scenes, the HTIB would shut-off if the volume knob was at 2/3rd's max (around 70-75 db). It would perform fine when I turned it down a notch. I didn't mess with the original speaker/subwoofer levels, so they're all at 0 level. This system is fairly decent. It's definately better than just sound from the tv set.

I was thinking that maybe changing the original 22(?) guage speaker wires to either 14 or 16 gauge wire would help improve the situation? Any thoughts or suggestions?

 

[MDS]

How long is the run of speaker wire?

Most of those all-in-one systems come with very low impedance speakers, although the receiver should be designed to handle them. The receiver shutdown is often caused by a short in the speaker wire or too low of an impedance. If the wires are not damaged and no stray wires are touching metal on the back of the receiver, then it could be caused by too much resistance due to low gauge wire run over too long a distance. In that case, 16 gauge wire might fix the problem. If not, there are other problems with the receiver.

 

[markw]

maybe, maybe not. ...but it can't hurt.

A lot depends on how loud you expect this puppy to go. "Intense" scenes can put a tremendous instantaneous power draw on an amplifier and HTIB's are not exactly designed for heavy duty use.