Griffon42
07-11-2007, 08:06 AM
I'm having a very strange problem with my receiver's test tones - I was hoping to get some help.
I have a Denon-AVR 1604 receiver set up with 5 speakers. I've been happily enjoying this system for 3 years with no problems. I recently moved - so everything was disconnected, packed up, moved and re-set up at my new place. Naturally, I ran through the receiver's test tones to properly adjust the speakers in my new room. Everything was fine except the front right main - the test tone started to play, then broke up, then went dead and randomly came in and out, ranging from loud to silent.
At first, I thought it was bad connection or bad cable. I re-connected fresh cable and made sure the contacts were good. Re-ran test tones - same problem. So, I figure it must be the speaker - I swapped the speaker out with a different speaker. Same problem with the newly connected speaker (connected to the front right main). Also, the 'original' speaker worked fine when connected to a different terminal (i.e. the rear right).
So, at this point, I figure it must be a bad connection/short in the front right main terminal of the receiver. But here's where it gets weird. Despite the in-and-out test tone, if I play a CD (digital source from the DVD player), everything out of the front right main sounds fine (as far as I can tell). Similarly, if I play from an analog source (phono), no problem at all - front right main sounds fine. However, if I go back to the receiver's menu and play a test tone, the front right main is a mess - it sounds like it's loosely connected and often doesn't sound at all.
What could possibly be going on here? Is there a situation in which the test tone could be busted but all other receiver output be fine? Is this something I should worry about if music (digital and analog) sounds good?
Any help offered would be MUCH appreciated.
Thanks!
brad.
I have a Denon-AVR 1604 receiver set up with 5 speakers. I've been happily enjoying this system for 3 years with no problems. I recently moved - so everything was disconnected, packed up, moved and re-set up at my new place. Naturally, I ran through the receiver's test tones to properly adjust the speakers in my new room. Everything was fine except the front right main - the test tone started to play, then broke up, then went dead and randomly came in and out, ranging from loud to silent.
At first, I thought it was bad connection or bad cable. I re-connected fresh cable and made sure the contacts were good. Re-ran test tones - same problem. So, I figure it must be the speaker - I swapped the speaker out with a different speaker. Same problem with the newly connected speaker (connected to the front right main). Also, the 'original' speaker worked fine when connected to a different terminal (i.e. the rear right).
So, at this point, I figure it must be a bad connection/short in the front right main terminal of the receiver. But here's where it gets weird. Despite the in-and-out test tone, if I play a CD (digital source from the DVD player), everything out of the front right main sounds fine (as far as I can tell). Similarly, if I play from an analog source (phono), no problem at all - front right main sounds fine. However, if I go back to the receiver's menu and play a test tone, the front right main is a mess - it sounds like it's loosely connected and often doesn't sound at all.
What could possibly be going on here? Is there a situation in which the test tone could be busted but all other receiver output be fine? Is this something I should worry about if music (digital and analog) sounds good?
Any help offered would be MUCH appreciated.
Thanks!
brad.