Elemental Designs

[Beta Man]

Originally Posted by ausamerika

Hey, I have the 5T5 as my center, and the Onkyo 605 as my receiver, and I seem to be experiencing distortion in that center speaker on extreme highs. I turned down the internal volume in the PS3 and that abated it a little, but I still have some problems -- esp with DVDs with compressed audio.

Any ideas?

The dreaded "blown Tweeter" I fear....

[ausamerika]

Originally Posted by Beta Man

The dreaded "blown Tweeter" I fear....

Ah hah! But I've just discovered that if I watch something with uncompressed audio, I don't have the same problem! I just threw in Yes @ Montreaux and then Across the Universe. Even above reference level, NO distortion!

Maybe these speakers are soooo good, they're revealing the limitations of DVD!

[Metalheadisme]

Originally Posted by ausamerika

Ah hah! But I've just discovered that if I watch something with uncompressed audio, I don't have the same problem! I just threw in Yes @ Montreaux and then Across the Universe. Even above reference level, NO distortion!

Maybe these speakers are soooo good, they're revealing the limitations of DVD!

I've had a similar experience with compressed audio.... I noticed some distortion and arifacts, and actually had to test the encode on another set of speakers and listen very carefully to detect the same imperfections. Damn yous mp3s!

[ausamerika]

Originally Posted by Metalheadisme

I've had a similar experience with compressed audio.... I noticed some distortion and arifacts, and actually had to test the encode on another set of speakers and listen very carefully to detect the same imperfections. Damn yous mp3s!

I would expect that with MP3s... but my biggest source of frustration is actually the newest release of The Sound of Music (40th Anniv Ed)... if anyone gets a chance, throw that in and see if you get the same problem -- noticeable (esp dialogue) distortion throughout the film... Most of my other DVDs sound fine.. that's just an example of one that.... well... doesn't.

[Zman2k2]

THAT'S WHAT I'VE BEEN HEARING! It's been kind of driving me nuts. I thought that the tweeters had a problem, or just weren't burned in enough or something. Everytime I listen to my ipod, or while watching TV, I hear a crackle or popping in the tweeters. This is AWESOME news. I'm so glad that the speakers are fine, and I'm not crazy!

[Metalheadisme]

Just got my A5-350 in today... man is it big!

I ran it through its paces... boy does it sound good. It fills the room very nicely, but with a nice and smooth response. When the music gets boomy though, it has no problem doing the same.

I also managed to put it in protect mode using the ginormous bass boom in the song "Shock" by Fear Factory- but not until my whole apartment was shaking and my ears were about to bleed.

Very pleased with this sub.