Hi all,
I recently picked up the Sony HT-SS370 Home Theatre System for my living room. Installation went smoothly, as did calibration. Cable box, BluRay, and Xbox360 all run and sound great. However, I've noticed a slight popping sound from the right front speaker. It does not happen frequently, and its actually kind of difficult to hear unless you're looking for it. It seems to happen on AMC, NBC, and ESPN, as well as during certain moments on certain games on my Xbox. It is definitely isolated to the right front only.
The kicker is that the right front speaker on my OLD system made a similar popping sound during the same broadcasts, only it seemed more pronounced on the old sound system (which was an OLLLLD Panasonic CD/Tape deck surround system).
Last night I noticed a certain part of "The Killing" on AMC was popping...so I rewound that part (thank goodness for DVR) and played it again over and over, every time reproducing the same slight pops during that scene. In other words, it was consistent. I was able to reproduce a similar pop on my Xbox360 in the menu of a game. Entering and leaving the menu within the game would produce a slight pop from the right front speaker each time.
Anyone know what could be causing this? Some notes:
--Running HDMI from cable box to receiever, HDMI from xbox to receiver, HDMI from BluRay to receiver, and HDMI out from receiver to TV.
--All components are plugged into a Monster Power strip.
--The Comcast Cable coaxial runs from the wall to the Monster Power Strip, then another coaxial from the Monster Power Strip to the Comcast cable box. I recently purchased a new power strip...could this be causing me an issue?
--It's a new apartment complex so I believe I'm grounded properly. Never had a short of any kind or had to mess with the breakers in my bedroom.
--I've tested the system out by ensuring my computer, all lights, dryer, washer, etc are off, and the slight popping sound remains.
ANY help would be much much appreciated!!
Joe C.
