Speaker Interference

[mtschust]

I recently hooked up A brand new pair of Athena Audition Bookshelf sized speakers. I am noticing distorted sound or interference even with the volume turned all the way down. It is also noticiable and annoying at reasonable volumes. (Listening to classical music is not very enjoyable with this problem). I wired the speakers with Original Monster Cable the ten foot length. I made sure not to cross wires with AC cords or interconnects. The speakers I used before were speakers that came with a cheap mini system and They did not have this problem. I am not sure what might be causing this and I am wondering if anyone has any suggestions on how to fix it. There is a lot of extra speaker cable but thats all I can think of.

Any help would be apperciated.

Thanks

 

[av-man]

Is the service panel for electricity on the wall outside the speakers? If so that is a lot of current. just a thought.

 

[Dan Banquer]

Speker Interference

Go here: http://www.audioholics.com/techtips/audioprinciples/interconnects/bulletproofingsysteminterf.php

You may well find some useful hints here.
d.b.
As to why Moderators are not pointing you here is beyond me.

 

[mtrycrafts]

The speakers I used before were speakers that came with a cheap mini system and They did not have this problem.
Any help would be apperciated.Thanks

It is not your monster cables for sure, even though you probably paid too much for it

What kind of system are you hooking your speakers up to? If you cross your speaker cable with power cable, you will get a distinct characteristic noise but should not be distortion. Something is going on for sure. Almost sounds like an overload someplace, input signal, amp overload, etc. More info?